Land tenure in Zimbabwe's post agrarian reform
Paradzayi, Charles
Zimbabwe has embarked on a massive land redistribution programme which has resulted in thousands of hectares of land being unalienated by the state using the Land Acquisition Act. The Act empowers the government to compulsorily acquire land for redistribution to the landless indigenous people. A massive cadastral surveying exercise is currently being undertaken to subdivide the acquired farms into smaller A2 models units. The resultant diagrams and general plans of the subdivisions will be annexed to the 99 year lease documents. This paper attempts to analyze the 99 year leasehold tenure system as it pertains to Zimbabwe in the post agrarian reform programme. The paper will focus on the lease registration process, the surveying requirements and security of tenure issues (mortgages, transferability, and collateral).
Event: XXX FIG Working Week and General Assembly : Strategic Integration of Surveying Services
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