7 April 2009
A total of 1164 beneficiaries of the Land Restitution Programme will benefit
from the Housing Development Programme which is a partnership between the Land
Claims Commission and the of Department of Local Government and Housing in the
Free State. The programme to be implemented by the Department of Local
Government and Housing, and funded by the Land Claims Commission for a total of
R30 078 698.40 for the entire programme of which these beneficiaries are part,
will provide housing for beneficiaries in four of the five districts in the
Free State.
The MEC for Local Government and Housing will address various claimants as
per programme below in ensuring the implementation of this programme.
The meetings are intended to outline a course of action regarding the
implementation of the project as agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding
signed between the Department of Local Government and Housing and the Land
Claims Commission.
The meetings will be held in the following districts as per details
below:
District: Fezile Dabi District
Town: Kroonstad
Name of claims: Marabastad
Number of Beneficiaries: 177
Date: 7 April 2009
Time: 14h00
District: Lejweleputswa District
Town: Wesselsbron
Name of Claims: Marantha
Number of Beneficiaries: 111
Date: 14 April 2009
Time: 09h00
Town: Hennenman
Name of Claims: Marantha
Number of Beneficiaries: 106
Date: 14 April 2009
Time: 13h00
Town: Odendaalsrus
Name of claims: Marobe
Number of Beneficiaries: 391
Date: 14 April 2009
Time: 16h00
District: Thabo Mofutsanyana District
Town: Warden
Name of Claims: Warden
Number of Beneficiaries: 94
Date: 15 April 2009
Time: 10h00
Town: Harrismith
Name of Claims: Skoomplaas
Number of Beneficiaries: 226
Date: 15 April 2009
Time: 14h00
District: Motheo District
Town: Ladybrand
Name of claims: Platberg
Number of Beneficiaries: 59
Date: 20 April 2009
Time: 10h00
For enquiries and requests for interviews, please call:
Senne Bogatsu
Cell: 082 774 1014
Issued by: Department of Local Government and Housing, Free State Provincial
Government
7 April 2009
