ABSTRACT
Land is the ultimate resource and fundamental to people in the developing world, but in recent times, its access is becoming more tenuous than ever as the population is growing rapidly. Both Malawi and Tanzania are countries that are experiencing rapid urbanization, with pressure on land and infrastructure in urban and peri-urban areas including border areas due to increase in cross- border activities. The land parcels in the cross-border areas are rendering it difficult to be properly adjudicated. There is no guiding processes and legal framework on how such land should be registered to ensure tenure security. Secure land tenure provides a foundation for planning and implementing projects that require land acquisition for infrastructure development. A concurrent mixed research was adopted and the sample was purposively selected. The study reveals that the law is silent on how land that borders two countries should be treated for the purpose of registration.
