SIPHELELE NKETO
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, March 20, hand over title deeds to claimant groups previously dispossessed of their land rights.
The handover ceremony will be conducted in Umzimkhulu in the Harry Gwala district. The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development led by Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso will restore over 17 000 hectares of land to four claimant communities, namely: the St Paul community, the Ngunjini community, the Ndzimankulu/Vierkant community, and the Lawrence family.
The handover marks a significant milestone in the government’s ongoing efforts to redress historical land dispossession and restore land rights to rightful beneficiaries. The event will also acknowledge progress made in resolving land claims and transferring land ownership to beneficiary communities.
The president will be joined by members of the inter-ministerial committee on land reform, the premier of KwaZulu-Natal Thami Ntuli, leadership from the Harry Gwala District Municipality and the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality, as well as representatives from the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights.
