SEMINAR - II :Land Reforms in African Developmental Context Chairperson Jennifer Whittal, University of Cape Town, South Africa Speakers The Status of Land Record System and Its Relevance to Infrastructural Development in Nigeria Surv. C. E. Oboli (fnis),Director Cadastral Surveys* Surv. A. O. Akpoyoware (mnis), Assistant Chief Surveyor* *Federal Ministry of Environment Housing and Urban Development, Mabushi, Abuja, Nigeria Key Observations from Research into Accessing, Holding and Trading of Land in the SA Urban Areas and GIS Opportunities Lauren Royston, Urban Land Mark Programme, South Africa Initial Research into Conflicting Land Tenure Rights Within the Formal and Informal Sectors in the Eastern Cape, SA: Two Case Studies Rosalie Kingwell, Doctoral Thesis, South Africa A. Jagadish, Head, Business Development, Speck SpatialTech Ltd., India