Question NW3777 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
27 October 2022 - NW3777
Madlingozi, Mr BS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
With reference to her reply to question 3254 on 29 September 2022, in which she indicated that Phase 1 of the settlement of the Lower Zingcuka Land claim will take place during this quarter and that the settlement will depend on the co-operation of the community, what (a) total number of phases will it take to settle the long outstanding claim, (b) will each phase entail and (c) sort of co-operation is expected from the community in order to fast-track the settlement of the specified claim?
Reply:
a) The claim was to be settled in two (2) phases, however due to policy changes in the processing and the settlement of claims in the Commission, full and final settlement of the claim at once is planned.
b) The claimant beneficiaries comprises of three (3) villages, namely Lower Zingcuka, Upper Zingcuka and Lower Ngqumeya. The household verification for Lower Zingcuka and Lower Ngqumeya has been completed and the household verification for Upper Zingcuka is currently underway.
c) Submission of verification documents by Upper Zingcuka beneficiaries to finalise the household verification process.
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