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Land restitution and compensation cost South Africa about R60bn since 1995

Timeslive · · 704 words · By Linda Ensor
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“The government has allocated about 3.9-million hectares of land at a cost of about R27bn under its restitution programme since 1995”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia entries about South African elections, Cape Town, and a road (N4), and a website for Black graduates. None of these sources contain data regarding land allocation hectares or costs for the restitution programme.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General elections were held in South Africa on 7 May 2014, to elect a new National Assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. It was the fifth election held in South Africa under condi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, afte…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The N4 is a national route in South Africa that runs from Skilpadshek on the Botswana border, past Rustenburg, Pretoria, eMalahleni and Mbombela, to Komatipoort on the Mozambique border. The entire ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N4_(South_Africa)
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“about R27.6bn had been paid as financial compensation to qualifying beneficiaries”
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While one web search result mentions R22.5 billion spent on financial compensation, it does not match the specific figure of R27.6 billion. Other results are irrelevant (Klinefelter syndrome, NYC subway).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Velddrif (the name of the town) or Velddrift (the name of the farm on which the town was established), is a coastal fishing town in the Bergrivier Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. The t…
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“about R5.5bn allocated in the form of development grants”
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Define approximately. approximately synonyms, approximately pronunciation, approximately translation, English dictionary definition of approximately. adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate t…
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“In 2025/26 the department acquired about 53,000ha of land”
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The evidence includes general information about the year 2025 and the existence of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, but does not provide any specific figures for land acquisition in 2025/26.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan) is an executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the redistribution of agrarian land in the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is a department of the Government of South Africa created in June 2019 by the merger of the agriculture functions of the forme…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform was, from 2009 to 2019, one of the departments of the South African government. It was responsible for topographic mapping, cadastral surveying, dee…
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“allocated more than 35,000ha to qualifying individuals and communities, of which about 20,000ha went to women and 13,000ha to youth”
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One source mentions 34,156 hectares allocated to women, which is different from the claim's figures (35,000 total, 20,000 women, 13,000 youth). Other results are irrelevant (Unitree robot, dictionary definitions).
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“About 700ha was acquired and transferred to more than 700 farm dwellers and labour tenants”
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of APPROXIMATELY is in an approximate manner —used to indicate that a stated number, amount, or value is an approximation. How to use approximately in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/approximately
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web search NEUTRAL — Get a quick, free translation! APPROXIMATELY definition: 1. close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time: 2. close to a…. Learn more.
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web search NEUTRAL — Define approximately. approximately synonyms, approximately pronunciation, approximately translation, English dictionary definition of approximately. adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate t…
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“about 206,000ha was transferred from the state to affected communities”
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“The proposed Equitable Access to Land Bill... would be presented to cabinet and thereafter for public consultation by June”
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The evidence provided refers to an American financial company (Equitable Holdings) and dictionary definitions, not a South African land bill.
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web search NEUTRAL — Equitable Holdings, Inc. (formerly The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, and also known as The Equitable) is an American financial service…
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web search NEUTRAL — EQH - Login Forgot User ID or Password?
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · The meaning of EQUITABLE is having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned; often, specifically : fair in a way that accounts for and attempts to offset dispa…
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“The Communal Land Tenure and Administration Bill would also be presented to cabinet and released for the public consultation process by the end of June”
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“The department has been allocated a budget of R10.4bn for 2026/27”
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“R630m has been earmarked for the acquisition and allocation of about 57,751ha of land for redistribution and tenure-related purposes”
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“About R388m has been allocated for infrastructure and production support linked to these interventions”
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“At the end of December 2025 a total of 83,721 land claims had been settled through the restitution programme”
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“These settlements benefited about 2.4-million individual beneficiaries and 468,761 households”
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“In 2026/27 the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights plans to settle 307 claims and finalise 284”
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“The number of outstanding old order land claims stands at 5,245”
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