Land Tenure

Politics & Policy

Land conflicts: do populist state measures actually fix problems?

Do populist state measures – especially when launched by a politically powerful leader – deliver improvements for the stated beneficiaries?
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, gestures, while smiling, and seated, in an October 2023 photo
EconomyEnvironmentPolitics & PolicyProperty

Raising revenue from land: what African cities can learn from Hong Kong’s unique leasehold system

Often cited as a prime example of effective land value, Hong Kong uses a variety of land-based financing models that have proven effective in funding key public projects
Final approach to Hong Kong with views of Victoria Harbour and Stonecutters Bridge in the early morning, July 2016
OpinionProperty

How Stanbic has provided a 360 degree solution to property ownership

The journey to owning a house in Uganda usually starts with acquiring land. Stanbic Bank has made this easier by providing the financing means irrespective of the land tenure
A residential house