Question NW1268 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
10 July 2017 - NW1268
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
What is the total number of (a) land restitution claims that were submitted in each province since the inception of his department’s land restitution programme in 1995, (b) the specified claims that have been finalised to date and (c) the specified claims that have been settled through (i) financial compensation and/or (ii) land transfers?
Reply:
(a)
Province |
Total Lodged |
Eastern Cape |
16,716 |
Free State |
2,682 |
Gauteng |
13,162 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
16,394 |
Limpopo |
3,489 |
Mpumalanga |
3,400 |
North West |
3,902 |
Northern Cape |
3,852 |
Western Cape |
16,099 |
TOTAL |
79,696 |
(b)
Province |
Total Finalised |
Eastern Cape |
17,489 |
Free State |
3,239 |
Gauteng |
11,164 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
740 |
Limpopo |
4,095 |
Mpumalanga |
2,822 |
Northern Cape |
2,887 |
North West |
2,112 |
Western Cape |
16,502 |
TOTAL |
61,050 |
(c ) (i) 68 661, Annexure A
(ii) 7 478, Annexure B.