Land situated 29km from the Tshwane city centre will be released by government for the municipality to build about 4,000 houses.
The 15 properties are more than 4,000 hectares in size. Their value stands at about R18.8m.
Land transferred by the department must be used for human settlements and not for resale to the private sector. This is onDe Lille said: “Returning land to dispossessed families is one of the fundamental actions we can make to reverse the legacy of apartheid, where people of colour were stripped of their dignity, their land, the right to own land and homes. In this process, families and communities were torn apart when people were displaced and forcibly removed to the outskirts of cities.
“The process of returning land to dispossessed families has been a long one, but one that should be hastened with urgency so that claimants can finally have closure, as they have already waited too long since the land claims process closed in 1998. “Equally important as the restitution process is land distribution to develop integrated human settlements for those in need, who have been on housing waiting lists for many years. Our country’s history has made our democracy and restoring people’s dignity through giving them a home a cumbersome process, but it is a task that must be expedited.
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