Farm Radio Weekly

This articlepresents the story of a group of people returning to ancestral lands from which they were displaced as a result of apartheid policies carried out during Namibia’s occupation by South African forces. It raises issues about land rights and land use that may be relevant to people in your listening area. Here are some ideas for related local stories:Land rights
-Are there peoples in your country who were displaced by former regimes and who are now resettled, or wish to resettle, back on ancestral lands?
-Are there national laws, policies and procedures to return land to those who have been displaced? If so, are they being implemented? If not, why not?
-If peoples have been resettled, through what process did they obtain the right to return to the land?
-What challenges did the people face after resettlement and how did they overcome them?
-If people have been resettled on farmland, do they have the skills and financial resources to make a living as farmers? Have any retraining programs been put in place? What national or local organizations – governmental or NGOs – are working on this issue?
-Are resettled people discarding traditional land uses in favour of new uses? If so, why?
-If legal proceedings are underway to resolve a land claim, what are some of the arguments being considered?

Traditional land use
-What are some of the traditional land uses in your area (such and hunting and gathering plants)?
-To what extent are these activities still carried out today?
-What benefits do people gain from these activities (such as food, medicine, income, retention of culture)?
-Do these activities ever come into conflict with modern land use? If so, how are conflicts resolved?