Research Papers

“If one can live, all must live”: A report on the past, present and alternative land use in the Mier Rural Reserve in the Northern Cape, (English/Afrikaans), 1990

Land Use in Namaqualand: Towards a community-based management strategy for agricultural land use. Henry Krohne and Lala Steyn, (English), 1990

Between the Church and the State: No Salvation for Matjieskloof? (English), 1992

Klipfontein Report, A report on the community of Klipfontein that lives on land that is owned by the Church, SPP, (Afrikaans), 1992

Working Document on the Role of Women in Namaqualand, Fiona Archer (English/Afrikaans), 1993

“You don’t know Whether to Prepare for the Future or wait for the Promises”: Some aspects of Church Land Ownership in South Africa, Zohra Dawood and David Mayson, (English), 1993

A claim to Riemvasmaak, an abridged version of the Submission to the Commission on Land Allocation on behalf of the community of Riemvasmaak (English/Afrikaans), 1993

Submission to the Commission on Land Allocation - on behalf of the community of Riemvasmaak, (English)

Maladministration, Maneuvering, and the Meandering Transition to Democracy in the Namaqualand Reserves, Ashley Westaway (English) 1994

Plotting the Path to Popular and Viable Local Government in Namaqualand, Ashley Westaway (English and Afrikaans) 1994

Race and Space: Dispossession through the Group Areas Act, Zohra Dawood (English), 1994

Closing the Door: The Implications and Implementation of the 1993 Land Legislation, SPP/NLC Publication (English), 1994

”A woman’s work is only recognised when it is not done: - Women, Land Tenure, and Land Reform in Namaqualand’s Coloured Rural Reserves, (English) 1995

Current and Future Land Use in the Namaqualand Rural Reserves, (English and Afrikaans) 1995

Town Commonage in Land Reform and Local Economic Development (Preliminary study), Megan Anderson (English) 1996

Namaqualand District Planning and Management Project (Pre-planning Phase) A draft submission to the Northern Cape Land Reform Steering Committee, written by Philip van Ryneveld for SPP, (English), 1996

Riebeeck Kasteel Land Claims, A report submitted by Surplus People project on behalf of the Oukloof Location Community, (English), 1997

Wellington Land Claims, A research report written for the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, Lynne Teixeira (SPP), (English) 1997

Gender Baseline Study: Special Focus on St. Helena Bay Hostels, Mmabatho Matiwane & Zohra Dawood, (English) 1997

Farmworkers in the Western Cape, A report on the Current Conditions and Options for Change, Hildegarde Fast (SPP), (English/Afrikaans), 1997

The Sakkieskamp Land Claim, A research report for the Commission for the Restitution of Land Rights, Lynne Teixeira (SPP) and Thandabantu Nkwenkwezi (Commission), (English), 1998

Is Restitution in need of a Remedy? Zohra Dawood, (English) 1998

Household Study, An investigation of the use of “the household” as the unit of subsidy allocation and the basis for beneficiary identification in land reform policy, A research project jointly conducted by the Surplus People Project and Centre for Rural Legal Studies, (English), 1998

An examination of Share Equity Schemes on beneficiaries in the Western Cape and Mpumalanga - A joint research report of the Surplus People Project and Land and Agriculture Policy Centre, Hildegarde Fast, (English), 1999

Land Restitution in South Africa and Alternative Forms of Compensation, SPP, (English), 1999

Executive Summary of Land Restitution in South Africa and Alternative Forms of Compensation, SPP, (English), 1999

Wittewater Moravian Mission Station, A report submitted to the Western Cape Department of Land Affairs, Crystal Jannecke, (English), 1999

Goedverwacht Moravian Mission Station, A report submitted to the Western Cape Department of Land Affairs, Crystal Jannecke, (English), 1999

Genadenberg Moravian Mission Station, A report submitted to the Western Cape Department of Land Affairs, Crystal Jannecke, (English), 1999

Progress Report on Research Commissioned by the Moravian Church, The historical acquisition of rural church land and an inventory of Moravian rural church land, Crystal Jannecke and Ricado Jacobs, (English), 1999

Namaqualand District Planning and Management Project, A report to the Department of Land Affairs, SPP, (English), 1999

Northern Cape Department of Agriculture and Surplus People Project: Extension Pilot Project - Commonage Committees, 2000

Report on the “ Saailand “ Pilot Study in the Rural Areas of Namaqualand: Report Study in the Rural Areas of Namaqualand

Surplus People Project Report on the Community Facilitation and Education Project on Municipal Demarcation in the Act 9 Areas of Namaqualand: On the community facilitation and education project on municipal demarcation in the act 9 areas of Namaqualand

An Inventory and Description of the Historical Acquisition of Moravian Church Land, November 2000

Other Publications available from SPP:

Land Claims in Namaqualand: This dynamic book dealing with the thorny issue of land claims in this dusty district of South Africa most renowned for its beautiful spring flowers, (English/Afrikaans), 1994

Rural Land Reform: Lessons for South Africa from different countries, (English), 1993

Forced Removals in South Africa: The SPP Reports - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5

Elandskloof land Restitution: Difficulties in Establishing Membership of a Communal Property Association, David Mayson, M. Barry and R. Cronwright, (English)

Resources:

Video: Abafazi Abangajikiyo: The women who didn’t turn back, the story of the women’s struggle for land in Malmesbury, (English/Xhosa)

A set of 6 photographs by Paul Grendon

Government Support Programmes - Land Reform and Rural Development, A SPP Pamphlet to assist land reform beneficiaries and rural communities to access funds and support services, with a focus on the Western and Northern Cape Provinces. Full directory of government programmes, funds, and services available from SPP, Cape Town.

, SPP (English), 2004