PICS: Covie land handover will help secure livelihoods and dignity, says Mabuza
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Cape Town â Deputy President David Mabuza led a land handover ceremony in the Covie Community, in Bitou Local Municipality on Friday.
Mabuza, in his capacity as the chairperson of the inter-ministerial committee on land reform, led the handover which comes as a result of a restitution claim.
The residents will not only have secured land ownership, but will also be able to generate economic returns from their land.
The handover is part of the ongoing work of the land reform inter-ministerial committee to accelerate land reform and increase the efficient and sustainable land redistribution and restitution.
Land handed to Covie community The land claim was lodged by Irene Bernardo, who is a descendent of one of the original inhabitants of Covie. Source Friday, 30 April 2021, 15:30 Deputy President David Mabuza, as the Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform is leading the initiative and is supported by the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza and the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Ms Patricia de Lille. Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde and Mayor Booysen were also present at the event.
NATIONAL NEWS - As part of government’s effort to accelerate land reform, Deputy President David Mabuza has handed over 764 000 hectares of land to the Covie community after a successful land settlement claim.
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