Deputy Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha handsover Financial Compensation for Land Restitution to Qelana Community, 6 Mar

Deputy Minister Mcebisi Skwatsha will handover Financial Compensation for Land Restitution to the Qelana Community outside Mthatha - Eastern Cape

Members of the media are hereby invited to cover a handover of financial compensation for the Restitution  of land rights, which will be  awarded  by  the Deputy  Minister of  Rural Development and Land Reform; Honourable Mcebisi Skwatsha, to the Qelana Community outside Mthatha, Eastern Cape, on the 06  March 2017.

This community Land Claim comprises of families which were forcefully removed from the claimed property during 1957-1964, due to racial discriminatory laws. The Qelana Community Land Claim is made up of 178 original individuals who were dispossessed and there are 2000 land restitution beneficiaries, who are direct descendants of this community that will benefit from the compensation. Hon. Deputy Minister Skwatsha will also brief other communities on the status of their claim.

The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights is committed in Reversing the Legacy of 1913 Natives Land Act and thus by restoring dignity of the communities we serve.

The Details of the Handover are as follows:
Venue: KwaTshemese Village- Komkhulu – Outside Mthatha  
Date: Monday, 6 March 2017
Time: 10h00

RSVP’s can be directed to:
Ms Sibusiso Mxabano
Cell: 078 9425 389
E-mail Sibusiso.Mxabano@drdlr.gov.za

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