Recent Developments in Land Issues in Namibia (Wolfgang Werner)

Land reform in Namibia comprises three main components: (i) redistributive land reform; (ii) tenure reform; and (iii) the development of unused land in non-freehold or communal areas. It remains a moot point whether the Affirmative Action Loan Scheme (AALS) should be regarded as being part of wider land reform or not. The AALS encourages previously disadvantaged Namibians to buy commercial agricultural land through the provision of subsidised loans administered by Agribank. In a sense, therefore, the Scheme widens access for previously disadvantaged Namibians, albeit not the poorest of the poor, to freehold land held primarily by white owners.

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