The government will need as much as R179bn to settle outstanding land claims, but only a small fraction of this amount is available, the DA said on Friday.
"We sincerely hope that the re-opening of land claims will not create false hopes and unrealistic expectations among land claimants," Democratic Alliance MP Kevin Mileham said in a statement.
While the DA supported the re-opening of land claims - as enabled through the restitution of land rights amendment bill - it hoped this was a genuine commitment by government to return land, rather than "an election ploy" to garner the support of land claimants. READ MORE
Source: www.fin24.com. #IFAMAFRICA
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