Question NW499 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
18 March 2024 - NW499
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What has her department found to be the factors that contribute to land restitution breaking the cycle of poverty?
Reply:
The recipients of the Land Restitution programme received land as an assets or Financial Compensation which enables the claimants to participate in the economy of the country thus breaking the cycles of poverty. More than 998 479 individuals benefited from financial compensation and more than 1 134 039 individuals benefited from land restoration.
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