CADASTRAL REFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND REDISTRIBUTION CASE OF ZIMBABWE

[摘要] Cadastral reform in a rapidly changing environment is inevitable andessential, not optional. If reform is not initiated, there are risks of adegraded cadastre, inefficient practices, overpriced surveys and aninability to fully utilise new technologies (Smith, 1990)Sustainable land reform is linked closely to organisations that deal with land rightsadjudication, boundary demarcation, land use planning and valuation control. Whenthese functions are spread across different institutions with different business culturesand management styles, delivery of key processes and affordability of the finalcadastral products is put to the test. The cadastral system in Zimbabwe is dominated by subdivision and consolidationrelated transactions. Over 95 % of requests lodged into the system fall under the twocategories. The way these processes are conducted is therefore very importantespecially now because of the land reform programme currently underway. It isalmost certain that at some stage, property rights within the resettlement areas willhave to be adjudicated in order to reduce boundary dispute related problems andpromote investment in land.This paper addresses sustainable land reform in Zimbabwe as a process, which isintimately linked to a coordinated and integrated cadastral system. Based on an initialbenchmark of the subdivision process, a cadastral reform for sustainable land reformapproach is proposed. The current subdivision process is analysed in order to identifyloopholes. A discussion of these problem areas is presented and alternative remedy