The South African Right of Way Association (SARWA)

History and affiliation to IRWA

During September 1997, a group of 40 right of way practitioners got together for two days at Mabalingwe in the Limpopo Province to discuss the need to form an association, which some day, could affiliate to the IRWA.  The urgent need for such an association was agreed upon amongst the delegates.

During a meeting held at Rand Water in November 1997, a Steering Committee was formed to facilitate the formation of the SARWA.

On 21 April 1998, during a meeting held at the Eskom Conference Centre, the South African Right of Way Association was founded and a draft constitution submitted to the delegates for approval.

During June 1998, five of the SARWA Executive Committee members attended the IRWA education seminar in Minneapolis, MN, in the United States to discuss affiliation with the IRWA.  The IRWA finally offered SARWA international affiliate status on 29 February 2000.  Two of our Executive Committee Members, Carl Visser and Bobby Richardson, eventually signed the agreement in June 2000 at the Educational Seminar held in Orlando, Florida.

The 10 years of SARWA was celebrated at Gallagher Estate during the 10th Educational Seminar on 6 & 7 March 2008.

SARWA is an association which:

·     facilitates the networking of the different practitioners and disciplines involved in and associated with the acquisition of property rights  

·     promotes the development of its members through education and training

·     underwrites the fair, ethical, transparent and professional conduct of its members.

The SARWA strategy

To join SARWA please email your request to info@sarwa.co.za you will receive all details on return email