Question NW799 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(1)Whether the Bringwater farm in Wakkerstroom in the Pixley ka Seme Local Municipality in Mpumalanga is currently under any land restitution claims; if so, what is the status of such claims; (2) is the owner of the specified farm allowed to evict the people who have lodged the claims for the land until the claims are finalised; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, how will his department be able to locate the specified claimants once the claim is finalised; (3) whether he has found that his department’s issuing of letters of acknowledgement to both (a) owner and (b) claimant when receiving land restitution claims has proven effective; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (4) whether any mediation processes have been put in place to allow peaceful proceedings while his department is investigating the claim to ensure that no one is disadvantaged throughout the process; if not, (a) why not and (b) what must one do if there are no mediation processes; if so, what are the relevant details?