Land reform in Southern Africa: How can South Africa choose a different path from Zimbabwe?

Keynote speakers: Dr. Thembela Kepe, University of the Western Cape, John Blessing Karumbidza, University of Natal

Time: Tuesday, 22 October, 1600-1900 hrs (please note the change in time)

Place: Perminalen (2nd floor), Øvre Slottsgt. 2, 0157 Oslo.

Admission fee: None

Registration: To lise@ccm.no no later than Monday, 21 October.

Dr. Thembela Kepe is a senior researcher at the Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape. Dr. Kepe is currently in Norway, hosted by NORAGRIC (Agricultural University, Ås) and the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights (University of Oslo), as part of a research/teaching co-operation. John Blessing Karumbidza is from Zimbabwe, a former police officer and Doctoral Candidate in Development, Gender, Land and Agrarian Transformation at the University of Natal in Durban.

Dr. Kepe will give a presentation on the relationship between land reform and sustainable development in South Africa, while Mr. Karumbidza will introduce a dialogue on similarities and differences between the land reform processes in the two countries, and how South Africa can avoid ending up in the miserable situation that Zimbabwe is in.

The forum is hosted by the Centre for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management and the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights.