Progress has been made in acquiring farm land for redistribution, says NPA
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform have concluded 29 significant Asset Forfeiture Unit cases involving farm land to the value of R318m. Speaking to reporters in Parliament on Thursday, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti and National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams said the department had made progress in acquiring productive agricultural land for redistribution. The acquisitions were empowered by laws including the Restitution Act, the Security of Tenure Act, the Land Reform Act and the Provision of Land Assistance Act. Abrahams told reporters that the NPA got involved after receiving complaints from ordinary South Africans about the circumstances under which farms were acquired and transferred.
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