Just Access: The Real Democracy - Episode 2: Whose Land, Whose Decision?

Who decides how land is used, whose rights are recognised, and who benefits from development? Host Tasneem Essop speaks with PARI researchers Gaynor Paradza, Daniel Sher and Federica Duca about how municipal land decisions shape where people can live, work and build a future.

They explore party promises about state land, housing and title deeds, the rights that formal records overlook, and the pressures of a changing climate. From community consent to the location and affordability of housing, the episode asks what it would take for development to challenge inherited inequalities—and for residents to have a meaningful say.