ASSESSING THE ROLE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN MANAGING WATER DEMAND: THE CASE OF UMGENI RIVER CATCHMENT By Quinex W. Chiluwe Student Number 24017094 Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Arts, School of Social Science In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy Integrated Water Management Monash South Africa Supervisor: Associate Professor Bimo Nkhata Co-supervisor: Professor Devi Tewari March, 2014