SPECIAL MASTER
Gugile Nkwinti to appeal against court relief for labour tenants on farms
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti will appeal against a landmark ruling that ordered his department to appoint a special master to deal with land claims lodged by thousands of labour tenants. The judgment was delivered by the Land Claims Court. The case spanned three years and was brought by four labour tenants and the Association for Rural Advancement because they said the department was failing to process claims. Nkwinti on Sunday said the judgment was "premature". "We were busy implementing a [previous] court order, including the appointment of a senior manager, [but] now the court orders the appointment of a special master before giving the initial court order time to take effect," Nkwinti said. He said the department would appeal. A "special master of labour tenants" will have to produce a plan to implement labour tenant claims to facilitate ownership of farm land in terms of the Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act of 1996, according to the judgment deliver...
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