Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
@plaasuwc.bsky.social
The Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) is an independent policy research hub within the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.
🔊 Register online to watch our Land Availability and Land-use Changes in Africa report. Four minutes to go!
🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🔊 Register online to watch our Land Availability and Land-use Changes in Africa report. Four minutes to go!
🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
#AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org
Join Dr Lubabalo Mbekeni for a PLAAS academic seminar as he shares insights from his research on the Ebenhaeser community, a case study of how land reform can aid poverty reduction.
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Join Dr Lubabalo Mbekeni for a PLAAS academic seminar as he shares insights from his research on the Ebenhaeser community, a case study of how land reform can aid poverty reduction.
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993
See you in 10 minutes! ✍🏾
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
See you in 10 minutes! ✍🏾
🔊 Today's the day! Join us online for this Masterclass as @kuminaidoo.bsky.social presents just solutions for the climate emergency - with respect and solidarity at its centre.
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
🔊 Today's the day! Join us online for this Masterclass as @kuminaidoo.bsky.social presents just solutions for the climate emergency - with respect and solidarity at its centre.
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
💻 shorturl.at/aDjdc
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African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
The #PLAAS30 Land, Life and Society conference kicked off yesterday with important keynote addresses and plenaries from experts.
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
October 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The #PLAAS30 Land, Life and Society conference kicked off yesterday with important keynote addresses and plenaries from experts.
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP
For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25
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@plaasuwc.bsky.social marked 30 years of scholarship and advocacy with the Land, Life and Society conference — bringing together global experts to explore how land, food, and climate justice can shape a more equitable future.
#IAmUWC
#IAmUWC
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
@plaasuwc.bsky.social marked 30 years of scholarship and advocacy with the Land, Life and Society conference — bringing together global experts to explore how land, food, and climate justice can shape a more equitable future.
#IAmUWC
#IAmUWC
The Land, Life and Society Conference is live! Watch our plenaries via live stream on our YouTube account.
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
October 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
The Land, Life and Society Conference is live! Watch our plenaries via live stream on our YouTube account.
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC
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What's driving land grabbing in the world today?
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
The ‘return’ of land grabbing?
This introductory paper to the Special Forum on ‘The Return of Land Grabbing’ examines the evolving dynamics of land grabbing. We argue that land grabbing never disappeared but has persisted and tr...
www.tandfonline.com
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What's driving land grabbing in the world today?
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies
We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
October 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc
Two days to go until the Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop ahead of our 30th anniversary Land, Life and Society conference. #PLAAS30 🎉 Meet the early career and PhD scholars who will learn from some of eminent academics in our sector. plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
Writeshop 2025 | Plaas
The Journal of Peasant Studies & partners are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Writeshop in Critical Agrarian Studies and Scholar-Activism 2022
plaas.org.za
September 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Two days to go until the Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop ahead of our 30th anniversary Land, Life and Society conference. #PLAAS30 🎉 Meet the early career and PhD scholars who will learn from some of eminent academics in our sector. plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
How do we consider land as heritage? As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day today, listen to @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social explain everything to understand about the country's first expropriation with nil compensation case, which uses the 1975 expropriation Act. omny.fm/shows/capeta...
Will Ekurhuleni land expropriation become test case? - Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit
Will the expropriation of a 34-hectare piece of property in Ekurhuleni without compensation become a test case for South Africa? Lester Kiewit speaks to Professor Ruth Hall, Director of the Institute ...
omny.fm
September 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
How do we consider land as heritage? As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day today, listen to @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social explain everything to understand about the country's first expropriation with nil compensation case, which uses the 1975 expropriation Act. omny.fm/shows/capeta...
📢 Does the medium-scale commercial farming model contribute to structural transformation, wealth creation, and improved livelihoods? Dr Clement Chipenda will reveal insights from his work in Zimbabwe. Register below for 13:00 today.
Join Dr Clement Chipenda on Tuesday for an academic seminar, where he will share insights from his fascinating research on Zimbabwe's medium-scale farming sector.
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
September 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
📢 Does the medium-scale commercial farming model contribute to structural transformation, wealth creation, and improved livelihoods? Dr Clement Chipenda will reveal insights from his work in Zimbabwe. Register below for 13:00 today.
How do you write a well-grounded journal article? These researchers will refine their manuscripts at the Journal of Peasant Studies writeshop on critical agrarian studies.
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
September 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
How do you write a well-grounded journal article? These researchers will refine their manuscripts at the Journal of Peasant Studies writeshop on critical agrarian studies.
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair...
#PLAAS30
Join Dr Clement Chipenda on Tuesday for an academic seminar, where he will share insights from his fascinating research on Zimbabwe's medium-scale farming sector.
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
September 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Join Dr Clement Chipenda on Tuesday for an academic seminar, where he will share insights from his fascinating research on Zimbabwe's medium-scale farming sector.
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
📆 Tuesday, 23/09/2025
🕐 13:00-14:00
📍PLAAS Seminar Room or via Zoom: shorturl.at/YYZTm
What does his research show? 🧵👇🏾
#AcademicSky
Our next four participants for the JPS writing workshop have many shared and unique research interests, ranging from agrarian political economy to gender equity.
Meet Bernard Ekumah, Courage Rodwell Bakasa, Diane Tapimali, and Jabulile Manyike.
#PLAAS30
Meet Bernard Ekumah, Courage Rodwell Bakasa, Diane Tapimali, and Jabulile Manyike.
#PLAAS30
September 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Our next four participants for the JPS writing workshop have many shared and unique research interests, ranging from agrarian political economy to gender equity.
Meet Bernard Ekumah, Courage Rodwell Bakasa, Diane Tapimali, and Jabulile Manyike.
#PLAAS30
Meet Bernard Ekumah, Courage Rodwell Bakasa, Diane Tapimali, and Jabulile Manyike.
#PLAAS30
💪🏾 We're gearing up for our 30th anniversary Land, Life and Society Conference, happening at @uwconline.bsky.social from 7-9 Oct. We're kicking off with a Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop on Critical Agrarian Studies & Scholar Activism. These 4 will join 17 others in Cape Town. 🚀 #PLAAS30
September 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
💪🏾 We're gearing up for our 30th anniversary Land, Life and Society Conference, happening at @uwconline.bsky.social from 7-9 Oct. We're kicking off with a Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop on Critical Agrarian Studies & Scholar Activism. These 4 will join 17 others in Cape Town. 🚀 #PLAAS30
Why is communications vital for funding in 2025 and beyond? How do people understand "land justice"? Are we creating decolonised environmental policies? Prof @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social, Nkayniso Gumede and Oluwaseyi Agboola brought their expertise to Research Week at @uwconline.bsky.social.
September 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Why is communications vital for funding in 2025 and beyond? How do people understand "land justice"? Are we creating decolonised environmental policies? Prof @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social, Nkayniso Gumede and Oluwaseyi Agboola brought their expertise to Research Week at @uwconline.bsky.social.
#UJLG2025 this weekend was a powerful reminder of people's right to land for more than housing. This major Constitutional Court decision in South Africa last week was just as important of a recognition of this right. @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf76...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf76...
Concourt ruling affirms grazing rights of long-term residents
YouTube video by Newzroom Afrika
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
#UJLG2025 this weekend was a powerful reminder of people's right to land for more than housing. This major Constitutional Court decision in South Africa last week was just as important of a recognition of this right. @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf76...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf76...
It's day two of the third Urban Land Justice Gathering at Workshop17 at the V&A Waterfront. At 14:30, PLAAS researcher Nkanyiso Gumede and research associate Siphesihle Mbhele talk strategies for inclusive land redistribution plans for marginalised people. #ULJG2025
August 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
It's day two of the third Urban Land Justice Gathering at Workshop17 at the V&A Waterfront. At 14:30, PLAAS researcher Nkanyiso Gumede and research associate Siphesihle Mbhele talk strategies for inclusive land redistribution plans for marginalised people. #ULJG2025
"We need to dismantle the 'property' concept."
Justice means:
- Reclaiming the commons;
- Expropriating private property to avail land;
- Understanding the regulation, limit, and constraints on private because of how financialised it has become.
~ @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
#ULJG2025
Justice means:
- Reclaiming the commons;
- Expropriating private property to avail land;
- Understanding the regulation, limit, and constraints on private because of how financialised it has become.
~ @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
#ULJG2025
August 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"We need to dismantle the 'property' concept."
Justice means:
- Reclaiming the commons;
- Expropriating private property to avail land;
- Understanding the regulation, limit, and constraints on private because of how financialised it has become.
~ @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
#ULJG2025
Justice means:
- Reclaiming the commons;
- Expropriating private property to avail land;
- Understanding the regulation, limit, and constraints on private because of how financialised it has become.
~ @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social
#ULJG2025
Professor @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social joins the programme today at the third Urban Land Justice programme, and tomorrow, you'll hear from research associate Siphesihle Mbhele on a panel facilitated by researcher Nkanyiso Gumede. Keep an eye on our socials.
August 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Professor @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social joins the programme today at the third Urban Land Justice programme, and tomorrow, you'll hear from research associate Siphesihle Mbhele on a panel facilitated by researcher Nkanyiso Gumede. Keep an eye on our socials.
Tomorrow! We're at the third Urban Land Justice Gathering, co-hosted by Ndifuna Ukwazi, the Housing Development Agency, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, and the A City Occupied Collective.
📅 22-23 August 2025
📍 Workshop17, CT
RSVPs are closed, but watch the socials for updates.
📅 22-23 August 2025
📍 Workshop17, CT
RSVPs are closed, but watch the socials for updates.
August 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Tomorrow! We're at the third Urban Land Justice Gathering, co-hosted by Ndifuna Ukwazi, the Housing Development Agency, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, and the A City Occupied Collective.
📅 22-23 August 2025
📍 Workshop17, CT
RSVPs are closed, but watch the socials for updates.
📅 22-23 August 2025
📍 Workshop17, CT
RSVPs are closed, but watch the socials for updates.
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Exciting news! Dr @sandrobsimon.bsky.social joins PLAAS next week for an academic seminar. He'll be delving into his work on gleaning. You can join us online or in person. Read more about the seminar and register via Zoom on this link. shorturl.at/ib81d
#PLAASAcademicSeminar
#PLAASAcademicSeminar
July 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Exciting news! Dr @sandrobsimon.bsky.social joins PLAAS next week for an academic seminar. He'll be delving into his work on gleaning. You can join us online or in person. Read more about the seminar and register via Zoom on this link. shorturl.at/ib81d
#PLAASAcademicSeminar
#PLAASAcademicSeminar