Don’t tell us: We want land. We know what you really want:
An overwhelming 73% of black people saw ‘more jobs and better education’ as the ‘best way’ for them to get ahead.
Conversely, the IRR`s 2017 field survey showed that only 1% of black respondents identified ‘speeding up land reform’ as a top priority for the government. Even among people who lost land under apartheid laws, and were later compensated, most opted for cash compensation than having actual land restored to them.
Of the roughly 76 000 successful claims in post apartheid South Africa’s land restitution process which began in 1994, only about 5 800 chose to have land returned to them.
The remaining 92% preferred cash compensation.
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