Land claims and restitution are set to cost South Africa upwards of R50-billion by the time the process is completed, acting chief land claims commissioner Andrew Mphela said on Tuesday.
Briefing journalists in Gordon's Bay near Cape Town following a meeting of regional land commissioners, he said the state had to date approved restitution awards of R17,6-billion.
However the value of outstanding claims was "quite huge".
"Out of 79 696 claims lodged with the commission, we now have about 4589 claims that are still outstanding.
"Initial projections were these would cost R17 billion to settle, but indications now are they might be more... the remaining claims are quite huge."
The cost of claims in the Kruger National Park, involving 400 000 hectares, would cost at least R15-billion to settle, he said.
Responding to a question, Mphela admitted restitution and land claims would cost "at least R52-billion by the time the process is finished".
This could be as late as 2014 in provinces such as the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.
Mphela said both Cabinet and Treasury were aware of the additional billions that would be needed to finalise his commission's work over the next few years. - Sapa
Briefing journalists in Gordon's Bay near Cape Town following a meeting of regional land commissioners, he said the state had to date approved restitution awards of R17,6-billion.
However the value of outstanding claims was "quite huge".
"Out of 79 696 claims lodged with the commission, we now have about 4589 claims that are still outstanding.
"Initial projections were these would cost R17 billion to settle, but indications now are they might be more... the remaining claims are quite huge."
The cost of claims in the Kruger National Park, involving 400 000 hectares, would cost at least R15-billion to settle, he said.
Responding to a question, Mphela admitted restitution and land claims would cost "at least R52-billion by the time the process is finished".
This could be as late as 2014 in provinces such as the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.
Mphela said both Cabinet and Treasury were aware of the additional billions that would be needed to finalise his commission's work over the next few years. - Sapa
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