Southern Africa and Land: Justice Denied?
By Laura | May 4, 2010
The focus on land reform in southern Africa has been based primarily on repossessing the land that was taken by European settlers during colonial rule. In each of the countries and to varying degrees the land taken represented a major facet of colonial injustice. The complete control of the political process in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe by white minorities ensured that access to resources, including natural resources such as land and water, was deeply skewed in favour of the colonial settlers. The indigenous African population was thereby immensely disadvantaged.
The political settlements to achieve liberation and democracy often meant that issues of land inequality and injustice were not resolved. Land remains at the heart of political struggle today as it was during colonial times.
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