The scourge of poverty among South African rural women : in defence of social justice

Thaba-Nkadimene, Kgomotlokoa Linda; Molotja, Tsebe Wilfred; Mafumo, T. N.

doi:10.31920/2050-4284/2019/8n3a4

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“…Barriers to land ownership debilitate rural and urban women because culture within their environments offers limited economicrelated opportunities, this led to less than 5% of Black women in South Africa own land (Thaba-Nkadimene et al, 2019). Moreover, there an inability or disinclination, to address the widespread cultural and traditional values that continue to suppress women.…”

Section: The Effects Of Land Inaccessibility and Denied Land Ownershi...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Gendered effects of land access and ownership on food security in rural settings in South Africa

Masuku,

Mthembu,

Mlambo

2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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South Africa is one of the many countries that experience critical challenges regarding land issues, with rural women in particular having limited access to and ownership of land. This paper argues that land inaccessibility for women contributes significantly to their deprivation of economic opportunities. Secondary data on women and land ownership were extracted from main sources such as peer-reviewed articles and government gazettes. In the execution of this study, a comprehensive literature review (CLR) was conducted to illuminate the topic under investigation. The three phases (the exploration phase, the interpretative phase, and the communicative phase) of the comprehensive literature review method were adopted. The result of the review suggests that the gendered nature of land distribution contributes to the phenomenon of food insecurity that faces numerous women and their households in rural areas. The customary law is a key institutional factor that poses challenges for rural women in acquiring equal access to land ownership compared to men. The study recommends that the South African government should formulate better land policies that provide equal access to and ownership of land for both men and women.

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Section: The Effects Of Land Inaccessibility and Denied Land Ownershi...mentioning

confidence: 99%