The significance and importance of land to our society is self evident. In ours, like all other countries, land is the most fundamental of resources. The notion of personal dignity and empowerment is often enshrined in the extent to which the state recognises that legitimate occupation.
Land provides the platform for most development.
Elected governments have a duty of care to the community that elects them to ensure the security of the citizens in their rightful occupation of the land. A thoughtfully planned and far sighted policy for the administration of the land resource is vital for both that security and an adequate and equitable supply of land for human socio-economic uses for the both present and future generations. A fair, accessible, transparent, efficient and secure land administration system is necessary for a prosperous community. The land administration system of the state must reflect the cultures of the community it serves, providing an administrative infrastructure which satisfies the need for agriculture, industry, personal and family space, shelter, industry, recreation, worship and protection for all sections of the population. It must be transparent, flexible, secure and diligently maintained and reformed where necessary to satisfy changing community needs.