Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies

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The Institute for Poverty, Land, and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) is an independent policy research hub within the Economic and Management Sciences Faculty at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Advert card highlighting PLAAS's Living Landscapes in Action Masterclass with Professor Thembela Kepe on southern Africa's examples of decolonising conservation, rights, livelihoods and access. This takes place online via zoom from 10:00 to 13:00 SAST, and includes a link to register. More information is available on plaas.org.za.
A poster for a free screening of Mathonga Elizwe, followed by a panel discussion, at the University of the Western Cape on 14 May 2024 from 12:00-13:30.
A poster with details for an open dialogue with South Africa's Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso at UWC's Jakes Gerwel Hall on Tuesday, 11 March at midday. The poster has a picture of Reclaim the City activists on a Cape Town street with banners demanding housing and an end to racial segregation within the country's housing crisis.