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b) Redistribution, a system of discretionary grants that assists certain categories of people to
acquire land, largely through the market.
c) Tenure reform, intended to secure and extend the tenure rights of the victims of past
discriminatory practices.
A number of land restitution and land redistribution cases have been made in the Northern Cape.
During the period of 1994 to 2009, a total of 264 729 hectares of land has been acquired and
transferred as a result of the Redistribution Program (PGDS). Most of the land in the Northern
Cape consists of agricultural land, and in 2009, 3 707 land restitution claims have been settled.
Approximately R1 billion has been spent by government in acquiring land in the province.
Furthermore, according to Shushu (2011) 43 approximately 466 576 hectares of land has been
transferred to approximately 21 805 beneficiaries. This points to remarkable progress made due
to the various policy interventions of government. The most significant of land restitution cases in
the year under review was the settlement of the Gatlhose community in the John Taolo Gaetsewe,
the Gatlhose community lost 49 000 hectares of their land, and now the community on the
different locations have opted for a combination of financial compensation, alternative land for
agricultural purposes, housing development and development of infrastructure like schools and
clinics. An amount of R197 million has been budgeted to purchase land in the 2011/2012 financial
year and R32 million is set aside for recapitalisation of distressed farms. To date the land
redistribution programs has resulted in 1.6 million hectares of land being transferred to 29 005
beneficiaries.
The national target for land reform is the redistribution of 30% of productive agricultural land by
2014. According the LED Strategy, the Northern Cape has delivered 1 061 638 hectares of land to
previous disadvantage communities through the Land Redistribution programs from 1994 to 2008.
The following table illustrates the land distributed in 5 year intervals in each district municipality:
Table E.43: Land Redistribution per district municipality (Source: LED Strategy).
DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY HECTARES BENEFICIARIES
1994‐1999
John Taolo Gaetsewe 2 281 41
Namaqua 44 971 58
Pixley ka Seme 4 474 98
Siyanda 14 153 483
Frances Baard 20 706 1 339
TOTAL 86 585 2 019
1999‐2004
John Taolo Gaetsewe 3 387 50
Namaqua 161 216 410
Pixley ka Seme 33 123 139
Siyanda 31 925 479
Frances Baard 10 412 742
TOTAL 240 063 1 820
2004‐2008
John Taolo Gaetsewe 22 309 325
Namaqua 235 564 1 134
43 Shushu, G.N.J 2011: Budget speech by MEC for Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in the Northern
Dennis Moss Partnership