Land matters and rural development: 2015 (1)

Abstract

Government has increased its focus on land reform and several redistribution programmes have been launched. The re-opening of the land restitution process in July 2014 has resulted in several new claims being instituted. By 30 January 2015, more than 46 058 claims have been received by the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR) (Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) 'Annual Performance Plan 2015/16' http://bit.ly/1dWfLDTaccessed 3 June 2015). The work of the CRLR has been severely criticised by the Human Rights Commission and in several court decisions. The annual reports of the DRDLR to parliament, however, all promise a new dispensation for the CRLR that would solve several of the challenges that the Commission is experiencing