{"id":269412,"date":"2019-06-13T08:50:36","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T06:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=269412"},"modified":"2019-06-13T08:50:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T06:50:36","slug":"flexible-land-tenure-system-to-be-introduced-for-the-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=269412","title":{"rendered":"Flexible Land tenure system to be introduced for the poor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js_2\" class=\"_5pbx userContent _3576\" data-testid=\"post_message\" data-ft=\"{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;K&quot;}\">\n<p>Zorena Jantze<br \/>\nTHE Ministry of Land Reform has announced a new land allocating system which will create an opportunity for poor people living in informal settlements to obtain titles to land which is cheaper and easier to administer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_269419\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/62325944_2287995907934023_618951404928630784_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-269419\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/62325944_2287995907934023_618951404928630784_n-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/62325944_2287995907934023_618951404928630784_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/62325944_2287995907934023_618951404928630784_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/62325944_2287995907934023_618951404928630784_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured: Informal settlements in Windhoek have mushroomed over the years, with residents grapping land illegally. Photo: File<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Simon Nghipandulwa, Development Planner at the Ministry of Land Reform explained that the introduction of the Flexible Land Tenure System (FLTS) through the Flexible Land Tenure Act (Act No. 4 of 2012).<br \/>\n\u201cThe Act aims at creating the opportunity for people living in informal settlements to obtain titles which are cheaper and easier to administer. It is an innovative system complementary to the current formal system of freehold tenure which is too costly, time-consuming and complicated for the urban poor.\u201d Nghipandulwa said.<br \/>\nHe further stated that an information session will be held with commercial banks operating in Namibia on the subject matter.<br \/>\n\u201cThe aim of the meeting is to create awareness to these institutions and inform the banking sector about the new titles under the Flexible Land Tenure Act, 2012 (Act No.4 of 2012) and to discuss the possible credit worthiness of these titles which for example would be. transferable, inheritable, security for loans\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-268238\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Driveline-728x180px.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zorena Jantze THE Ministry of Land Reform has announced a new land allocating system which will create an opportunity for poor people living in informal settlements to obtain titles to land which is cheaper and easier to administer. 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