Land reform: Govt doing new research

Gugile Nkwinti, the Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform, said on Monday that his department is currently looking at ways to speed up the acquisition of land for land reform and to get it more cheaply. He said the results of the research will be presented to cabinet this month.

Giving a written reply to a Parliamentary question from Annette Steyn of the Democratic Alliance, Nkwinti said that methods used to arrive at these strategies include case studies of successful experiences locally and internationally, a survey of high-delivery areas in the country, interviews with key informants in the property industry and reviewing local and international jurisprudence on compensation paid in state land acquisition cases.

"Consultations with stakeholders will form part of the general consultative process that will be followed once the report has been approved by cabinet," Nkwinti said.

He added that stakeholders involved in the research include "researchers from academic institutions both nationally and internationally, local consultants in the land and agricultural sector, farmers in selected case study areas, land reform beneficiaries in selected case study areas, professional valuers, estate agents and other experts involved in the agricultural property market"

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