Question NW3995 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
13 December 2023 - NW3995
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is delaying the finalisation of the Kramer Family restitution claim that was submitted 27 years ago, considering that the Kramer Family responded to the Mayecon Report within the legal timeframe with evidence to support their dispute, and that all the necessary documentation have been submitted to the Land Claims Commission?
Reply:
The family initially disputed the outcome of the investigation that was conducted by MayeCon and raised dissatisfaction on the extent of the land. A mapping exercise was then conducted by the National Geo-Spatial and Information (NGI) to determine the extent of the land in support of the investigation report. Thereafter the family consented to the outcome of the mapping exercise and this resulted in the gazetting of the claim.
The claim has since been published in Government Gazette No. 4044 on10 November 2023 and in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994, a 90-day period is provided for submission of objections to the claim by any interested parties. Thereafter, the claim will be processed further towards finalisation.
The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights through the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commissioner in Eastern Cape is currently serving the affected landowners with the Gazette Notice.
It is important to note that the delay in the finalisation of the claim was caused by the Community’s disagreement on the extent of the rights lost.
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