Question NW3820 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
22 November 2023 - NW3820
Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What are the relevant details pertaining to the total number of (a) applications received and (b) successful land claims since the establishment of the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights under her department?
Reply:
a) The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights received over 80 000 claims by the 31st December 1998.
b) A total of 83 067 land claims have been settled since inception until 30 June 2023. The higher number of settlement is due to the counting of rights lost per claim as opposed to the number of claim forms lodged.
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