We are a collective of civil society organization and community groupings championing rural democracy and restorative land justice.
We have consistently argued that democratic South Africa has failed to meet key constitutional obligations to ensure security of land tenure for residents of the former Bantustans.
Working with activists, movements and organizations, we have built strong networks across five provinces in South Africa to capacitate activists and communities to actively resist, mobilize and organize against the erosion of their land rights and the marginalization of former homelands in the national consciousness constructed as a post apartheid democratic dispensation.
This has included issues of local governance, traditional authority and socio-economic development. Our work involves partnerships between community based organizations, movements and NGOs providing research, advocacy and legal support.
The ARD works to challenge undemocratic practices and discriminatory laws through on the ground campaigns; test law reform through cases brought before the courts and; capacity building initiatives for rural communities and activists; participatory research; and other related policy work.
We operate in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Mpumalanga, and the North West
Volunteering time, experience, skills and resources to represent rural communities across South Africa
Our organization has connected with over 10 000 rural citizens. This includes capacity building workshops with community representatives; mass mobilization campaigns and participatory research and collaboration for submissions to parliament and lobbying, and more recently, direct COVID19 social relief.
Attend discussions, forums, seminars and demonstrations happening across South Africa
The question of who gets to own land after it has been redistributed has collapsed relations between the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters, who
Is the Traditional Courts Bill necessary to enable access to justice for communities in the former homelands? This webinar will give perspective on these questions
What do we know about the state land that is being released? This webinar interrogates the release of state land for redistribution.
Publication Source: Dailymaverick.co.za The passage of the Traditional Courts Bill and the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act through Parliament is clear evidence of a choice
Constance Galeo Mogale is an experienced South African land activist who has played leading roles in several campaigns and initiatives. She led grassroots movement called
The Land Network National Engagement Strategy (LandNNES), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and the Food and Agriculture
