Issued by: Commission on Restitution of Land Rights
COMMISSION ON RESTITUTION OF LAND RIGHTS KOMMISSIE OP HERSTEL VAN GRONDREGTE IKHOMISHANA YOKOBUYISELWA KWAMALUNGELO OMHLABA KHOMISHINI MABAPI LE PUSETSO YA DITSHWANELO TSA LEFATSHE
MEDIA STATEMENT ON CHANGES IN A LAND CLAIM BY THE MANENZHE COMMUNITY IN THE SOUTPANSBERG DISTRICT.
A number of farms in the Soutpansberg district have been withdrawn from a land claim by the Manenzhe Community at present under investigation by the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights.
According to a statement issued by the Regional Commissioner for the Northern Province, Gauteng, North West and Mpumalanga, Ms Emma Mashinini, the community has requested that seven farms be withdrawn from the list of farms being claimed by the community.
THe farms no longer forming part of this claim are: Feskraal 85 MT, Folorodwe 79 MT, Hettey 93 MT, Doppies 95 MT, Charlotte 90 MT, Cross 117 MT and Frampton 72 MT, all in the Soutpansberg district.
THe farms were listed in a notice published in the Government Gazette on 8 September 1995 as being part of a claim on a number of portions of land in the area.
It is understood that the Manenzhe Community has been approached by another community who objected against the above-mentioned farms being claimed and have agreed to withdraw these farms from their claim.
The possibility of a claim on these farms by the other community has been raised, but to date no official claim has been put forward.
Further information can be obtained from the Regional Land Claims Commissioner for the are concerned at Tel (012) 312 9647; Fax (012) 328-3990.
ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER FOR GAUTENG, NORTH WEST, NORTHERN PROVINCE AND MPUMALANGA.
27 FEBRUARY 1996
MEDIA ENQUIRIES: Emma Mashinini (012) 312 9647 Thys Human (012) 341 7900 Cell: 082 5598597