The land issue has been at the centre of this year's general election, but if it is only used as a political gimmick without a sustainable solution this will backfire
The land issue has been at the centre of the 2019 general election, but if it is used as a political gimmick without a sustainable solution it will backfireAt no other time since the birth of the democratic dispensation in 1994 has the land question become such a defining feature of national elections.
all of us — government, industry and private sector, communities, nongovernment and nonprofit organisations, politicians as well as other roleplayers — if we get too preoccupied with policy, constitutional and other legislative changes but fail to urgently tackle these challenges. The often cited challenges with the willing-buyer-willing-seller approach to the land reform programme, coupled with the waning patience and growing frustration of land reform beneficiaries, has pushed the land reform issue firmly into the centre of social and political discourse. The emotive question of land reform will, to a large extent, determine the fortunes of the political parties that competed in the elections.
The restitution process has to be streamlined. In this regard, two areas require urgent attention. On the one hand, during the first round of land claims 90% were settled through financial compensation. It is highly likely that this will be the case once the new window is reopened. If this process can be speedily and fairly completed, a large portion of restitution claims can be finalised. On the other hand, high-value, large-scale and complex claims have taken decades to resolve.
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