On this historic occasion, precisely 100 years since the infamous 1913 Natives Land Act was passed, the Honourable Free State Premier, Ace Magashule, will launch Ngwathe’s Land Reform Project by releasing the first title deeds in an ambitious project that includes over 30 000 black-held properties.
The Project will make Ngwathe the first local government in which all black-held land is held under full unrestricted freehold title indistinguishable from title in historically “white” areas, thereby eradicating a century of land tenure discrimination against black South Africans.
The Project will over the next few years unleash the economic potential of over 30,000 households by releasing into the hands of land holders and into the economy what has hitherto been “dead capital”.
Ngwathe is committed to promoting genuine economic freedom for its residents by granting them secure and freely tradable property rights. This will enrich and empower disadvantaged communities. Tradable land, even without the need to use it as security, by making communities “bankable”, facilitates access to a range of financial services and ensures economic growth.
The Project is a case study in the vision and challenges of conversion of black-held land into full unrestricted ownership. Each step along the way is being recorded in a manual on title conversion for use throughout South Africa. It will include recommendations to make conversion expeditious and affordable.
Project objectives:
- To have all permanently occupied land in Ngwathe converted to unambiguous, freely tradable, lettable and mortgageable ownership at minimal or zero cost to owners.
- To create a case study and implementation manual for the project to be replicated throughout South Africa in which most black South Africans occupy land under a complex variety of restrictive tenure and titles.
Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Time: 10h00 to 13h00
Venue: Tumahole (outside Parys
Programme
- 10h00 to 10h30: Arrival | Tea | Crèche children to sing national anthem
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10h30 to 11h30: Welcome: Mayor Joey Mochela, Ngwathe Council,
Why land reform matters: Leon Louw, Free Market Foundation, The role of the sponsor: Marius Marais, First National Bank, Ngwathe’s land reform project: Premier Ace Magashule, Free State, (MC: Temba Nolutshungu, Free Market Foundation) - 11h30 to 12h00: Ribbon cutting ceremony at nearby houses
- 12h00 to 12h30: Hand out of title deeds
- 12h30 to 13h00: Finger lunch
Transport will be arranged for journalists from Johannesburg and Bloemfontein
Please book by Friday 18 October latest.
Opportunities for photographs, filming and interviews contact Jayne Boccaleone at: 082 904 3616.
RSVP:
Gail Day
E-mail: gailday.fmf@mweb.co.za.
