Moving with Dignity: Land Access, Relocation and Livelihoods

What this course is about

When mining needs land, families can lose homes, fields, grazing and graves. This course explains the rights people hold over land, what fair compensation and livelihood restoration look like, and how communities can take part in decisions that move them.

Who it is for

Families and community leaders on land affected by mining, traditional and civic structures, farm dwellers, municipal officials, and company staff who work on land access and resettlement.

What you will be able to do

Explain the main kinds of land rights in South Africa, including informal rights, and when consent matters.
Describe why compensation for structures alone is not enough, and what fuller compensation includes.
Explain how graves and heritage must be treated during relocation.
Describe how livelihoods are restored and monitored after relocation, and how to raise grievances.

Preview: the first two minutes

Module 1 · Introduction · 2 min

An older woman walks along a footpath to her mealie field at sunrise, a hoe over her shoulder.

Animated scene (Pula village): Mme Palesa has farmed the same field for 40 years without a title deed. A surveyor places pegs in her field. "Is this land mine?" she asks.

Modules

Module 1 · 18 min
Land rights and consent
Explain the main kinds of land rights in South Africa, including informal rights, and when consent matters.
Module 2 · 18 min
Compensation beyond structures
Describe why compensation for structures alone is not enough, and what fuller compensation includes.
Module 3 · 18 min
Graves and heritage
Explain how graves and heritage must be treated during relocation.
Module 4 · 18 min
Livelihoods and monitoring outcomes
Describe how livelihoods are restored and monitored after relocation, and how to raise grievances.