Amid the release of the latest census, which showed a 10.9% increase in formal dwellings since the last census in 2011, the African National Congress- (ANC-) led government is amplifying the ‘Title Deeds Friday’ campaign that was launched over the weekend.

The ANC explains that the campaign is being rolled out nationally, guaranteeing society ownership and security over houses and land.

The ANC says the campaign is a reversal of the “ugly vestiges of apartheid” that saw black citizens subjected to inhumane evictions and not being allowed the opportunity to own land.

In 1955 progressive South Africans led and united by the ANC and fraternal organisations met in Kliptown, Soweto in what is called the Congress of the People to adopt the Freedom Charter.

“The ANC prides themself with its work of advancing the Freedom Charter and the right to water, sanitation, land and housing, and most importantly ownership and rights enshrined in the Constitution of the country. The campaign on title deeds is the restoration of human dignity and a guarantee of human dignity,” said the ANC.