Cadastral reform for sustainable land redistribution : case of Zimbabwe
Chimhamhiwa, Dorman
This draft paper has been presented at the occasion of the Symposium 'Land redistribution in Southern Africa', 6-7 November 2002, Pretoria SA. A final version of this paper will be published February 2003.<br>
Sustainable land reform is linked closely to organisations that deal with land rights adjudication, boundary demarcation, land use planning and valuation control. When these functions are spread across different institutions with different business cultures and management styles, delivery of key processes and affordability of the final cadastral products is put to the test. The cadastral system in Zimbabwe is dominated by subdivision and consolidation related transactions. Over 95 % of requests lodged into the system fall under the two categories. The way these processes are conducted is therefore very important especially now because of the land reform programme currently underway. It is almost certain that at some stage, property rights within the resettlement areas will have to be adjudicated in order to reduce boundary dispute related problems and promote investment in land. This paper addresses sustainable land reform in Zimbabwe as a process, which is intimately linked to a co-ordinated and integrated cadastral system. Based on an initial benchmark of the subdivision process, a cadastral reform for sustainable land reform approach is proposed. The current subdivision process is analysed in order to identify loopholes. A discussion of these problem areas is presented and alternative remedy options elaborated.
Event: Symposium Land Redistribution in Southern Africa
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