📢 Applications are now open for our 2027 Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, the only accredited programme of its kind in South Africa. Learn more and apply: plaas.org.za/postgraduate...

Happy Africa Day! 🌍 Join us today at 🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST as we unpack the first-ever global Status of Land Tenure and Governance Report with experts Ward Anseeuw, Dr Stha Yeni & Dr Joan Kagwanja. 📍 Online via Zoom OR In-person: PLAAS Seminar Room Register here: uwc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Why does policy progress on #landtenure still fail to deliver change for the marginalised? Join us to discuss on Monday, 25 May 2026 🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST 📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall (Main Hall), UWC Register: uwc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Can solidarity from history be reimagined for the present geopolitical moment? Join us for our colloquium on Solidarity then & Now, with a panel of experts from Africa & Norway at @uwconline.bsky.social. Bring your toughest questions, & join us for a light lunch. RSVP is necessary: shorturl.at/GS29M

🦶🏾Land tenure is about belonging, identity, cultural values and meanings, grounded in distinct ways of knowing. Yet implementing policies on land tenure and governance lags. 💻 Stream: Status of Land Tenure and Governance report launch: shorturl.at/kPSKl @fao.org @uwconline.bsky.social #ICARRD20

The 2nd Int'l Academic Conference Land, Life & Society at University of Cartagena, Colombia, starts with the Cape Town Declaration, written at the 1st Int'l Academic Conference: Land, Life & Society at @uwconline.bsky.social in 2025. 📃ENG, SPA, FRA & POR: shorturl.at/zoFP2 #ICARRD20

📢 Putting land redistribution back on the agenda: As we head to #ICARRD+20, Prof @ianscoones.bsky.social reflects on experiences from very different settings to inform future policies. 🗓️ Wednesday, 11 February 2026 🕐 13:00-14:00 CAT 📍 At PLAAS or online shorturl.at/rDJ1N @uwconline.bsky.social

📢 APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 9 JANUARY 2026 Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq

We asked 5 participants from our special Journal of Peasant Studies-PLAAS Africa Writeshop to show us what they're learning about journal publishing during their week with us. What do they want? Community! 🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏾 Watch the intro below, and follow their journeys here: shorturl.at/ZNjDm

🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom? Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity. Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).

🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa #AFSA @oaklandinstitute.org

Join Dr Lubabalo Mbekeni for a PLAAS academic seminar as he shares insights from his research on the Ebenhaeser community, a case study of how land reform can aid poverty reduction. 📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025 🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST 📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC 💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993

The #PLAAS30 Land, Life and Society conference kicked off yesterday with important keynote addresses and plenaries from experts. Watch the replays here: Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25

Day 1 opens with keynotes from SA Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mzwanele Nyhontso; Morgan Ody, @via_campesina General Coordinator; Professor @IssaShivji from the University of Dar es Salaam; with @RuthHallPLAAS as chair. Programme shorturl.at/WlUfb #PLAAS30

The Land, Life and Society Conference is live! Watch our plenaries via live stream on our YouTube account. This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC

African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc

How do you write a well-grounded journal article? These researchers will refine their manuscripts at the Journal of Peasant Studies writeshop on critical agrarian studies. Learn more about our participants: plaas.org.za/sarchi-chair... #PLAAS30

📝 Dr Chipenda will go into more details about this work, his methodologies, and his findings at the seminar. If you have questions, you can send them to us via our BlueSky Chat. Register below.

Our next four participants for the JPS writing workshop have many shared and unique research interests, ranging from agrarian political economy to gender equity. Meet Bernard Ekumah, Courage Rodwell Bakasa, Diane Tapimali, and Jabulile Manyike. #PLAAS30

💪🏾 We're gearing up for our 30th anniversary Land, Life and Society Conference, happening at @uwconline.bsky.social from 7-9 Oct. We're kicking off with a Journal of Peasant Studies Africa Writeshop on Critical Agrarian Studies & Scholar Activism. These 4 will join 17 others in Cape Town. 🚀 #PLAAS30

Why is communications vital for funding in 2025 and beyond? How do people understand "land justice"? Are we creating decolonised environmental policies? Prof @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social, Nkayniso Gumede and Oluwaseyi Agboola brought their expertise to Research Week at @uwconline.bsky.social.

It's day two of the third Urban Land Justice Gathering at Workshop17 at the V&A Waterfront. At 14:30, PLAAS researcher Nkanyiso Gumede and research associate Siphesihle Mbhele talk strategies for inclusive land redistribution plans for marginalised people. #ULJG2025

"We need to dismantle the 'property' concept." Justice means: - Reclaiming the commons; - Expropriating private property to avail land; - Understanding the regulation, limit, and constraints on private because of how financialised it has become. ~ @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social #ULJG2025

Professor @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social joins the programme today at the third Urban Land Justice programme, and tomorrow, you'll hear from research associate Siphesihle Mbhele on a panel facilitated by researcher Nkanyiso Gumede. Keep an eye on our socials.

Tomorrow! We're at the third Urban Land Justice Gathering, co-hosted by Ndifuna Ukwazi, the Housing Development Agency, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, and the A City Occupied Collective. 📅 22-23 August 2025 📍 Workshop17, CT RSVPs are closed, but watch the socials for updates.

Exciting news! Dr @sandrobsimon.bsky.social joins PLAAS next week for an academic seminar. He'll be delving into his work on gleaning. You can join us online or in person. Read more about the seminar and register via Zoom on this link. shorturl.at/ib81d #PLAASAcademicSeminar

Thank you to Prof Jose Frantz, DVC for Research and Innovation at @uwconline.bsky.social, for her #PLAAS30 anniversary wish. This message is for those who have helped us create impactful work for the last three decades - the visionaries, tireless activists, and our generous supporters. 🎉

Today, PLAAS celebrates its 30th anniversary! 🎂 Director Prof @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social says PLAAS is as important now as it was when it first started in 1995. Listen to her birthday message, and celebrate with us by sending us your wish for next 30 years of PLAAS. 🎤 forms.gle/dpGigm3HBLkn...

📍This Thursday Land dispossession, racial exclusions to natural resources, & climate change means decolonised conservation is more urgent than ever. Join our online Masterclass with Prof Thembela Kepe for examples from the South. 📖 More info: shorturl.at/H3KXT 💻 Register: shorturl.at/jmsAS

What are the efforts towards decolonising biodiversity conservation, and why do its issues persist? Learn from the Living Landscapes in Action Masterclass with Professor Thembela Kepe. 🗓️ Thursday, 12 June 2025 🕙 10:00 - 13:00 SAST 📝 Register: shorturl.at/jmsAS 📖 Suggested reading: shorturl.at/1qrRf