Bjatladi community restitution claim
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2007
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Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This diagnostic study examines the restitution case of the
Bjatladi Communal Property Association (CPA) and the
development and use of the land that has been restored
to it in terms of the restitution programme. It examines the
nature and content of the post-settlement support which
they have received, and draws lessons from their experience
of a strategic partnership arrangement. It is hoped that
the documenting of these initiatives will contribute to the
development of a strategy for post-settlement support
provision by land reform institutions and associated
agencies.
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 postdispossession
period. The process of the claim lodgement,
verification, 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 various landholding, shareholding and
management structures are considered. The activities
undertaken during the post-settlement period and the
extent of post-settlement support provision are examined.
The study highlights issues for consideration regarding
the strategic partnership arrangement as a model for the
provision of post-settlement support, and draws conclusions
about the central issues emerging from the investigation.
In summary, the conclusions focus on the unique set of
circumstances surrounding the settlement of the claim; the
exclusive nature of the relationship between the community
and the strategic partner and the implications of this for
support provision; the extent to which the wider land needs
of the community, such as land for housing and for smallscale
food production, have been addressed; the nature and
flow of benefits accruing to the community; the extent to
which the rights of individual members have been defined;
the sources of potential competition and conflict; and the
potential impact of ambiguously drafted agreements.
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Bjatladi community, Restitution Claim, Post-settlement support, Limpopo Province, Settlement
Citation
Manenzhe, T. et al. (2007). Bjatladi community restitution claim. Research Report 31. Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape