LAND use and productivity came under the spotlight when the KwaZulu-Natal government and Amakhosi convened a Land Governance Summit, aimed at unlocking future economic growth.
The two-day summit, which is currently underway at the Durban Olive Convention Centre, aims to find innovative solutions for equitable and productive use of land to facilitate the development of communities.
The summit mobilises land administration and management role players in the public sector, including the private sector and civil society, for a collective review and improvement of land administration and management efficiencies in the province.
The administration and land use management role players will determine whether the province of KwaZulu-Natal can successfully reverse the apartheid spatial settlement patterns, and address poverty in rural areas.
Addressing delegates on the first day of the summit on Tuesday, KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala noted that the province has rural areas where people live far away from government services.
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