Groenfontein–Ramohlakane community restitution claim
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Date
2007
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Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This diagnostic study examines the efforts of the
Groenfontein-Ramohlakane Trust to develop and use
the land in (Mpumalanga) that has been restored to the
community in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act
22 of 1994 (‘Restitution Act’). It examines the nature and
content of the post-settlement support received and draws
lessons from the community’s experience that might inform
the development of a strategy for post-settlement support
provision involving land reform institutions and associated
agencies.
At the outset, the report describes the location and physical
features of the restored land, the history of ownership and
dispossession and the changes in land use that took place
in the post-dispossession period. The process of the claim
lodgement, verification of membership, negotiations and
settlement are then traced. A detailed assessment of the
Settlement Agreement and its implementation is made
and the establishment and functioning of the legal entity
is considered. The developments and support during the
post-settlement phase are examined.
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Keywords
Groenfontein, Ramohlakane, Community, Restitution Claim, Land Rights Act
Citation
Tilley, S. et al. (2007). Groenfontein–Ramohlakane community restitution claim. Research Report 29. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape