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Didiza vows to expedite title deed handovers

by Noluthando Ngcakani
12th April 2021
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Didiza vows to expedite title deed handovers

Minister in the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza has resolved that active evictions in the Gert Sibande district be terminated. Didiza's decision comes amid mounting tensions between farmers and officials in the provincial department. Photo: Twitter |@DALLRDgov_ZA

While 39 Mpumalanga farmers are celebrating Thoko Didiza’s decision to withdraw eviction notices issued to them, the agricultural sector is cautiously optimistic that title deed handovers will also be expedited.

Earlier today [April 12], Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, confirmed that her department will look into this following a weekend meeting with concerned farmers in the Gert Sibande district municipality.

“The meeting agreed that the department must speed up the title deeds process until the FALA (financial assistance and land administration) land procedures are concluded,” said the minister via a media release.

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She adds that Mandla Msibi, Mpumalanga’s MEC for agriculture, rural development, land and environmental affairs was instructed to meet with her department to look at the functionality of land trusts and community property associations to assist farmers.

This weekend, minister Thoko Didiza met with farmers, farmers’ unions and other stakeholders to address issues in the Gert Sibande district of Mpumalanga. The issue of farm evictions was high on the agenda. Photo: Supplied/GCIS
This weekend, minister Thoko Didiza met with farmers, farmers’ unions and other stakeholders to address issues in the Gert Sibande district of Mpumalanga. The issue of farm evictions was high on the agenda. Photo: Supplied/GCIS

Didiza intervened following mounting tensions between evicted Mpumalanga farmers and the Mpumalanga provincial government. During the meeting on Saturday, she resolved to suspend all pending evictions in the Gert Sibande district municipality. This includes, among others, the Chief Albert Luthuli, Dipaleseng, Govan Mbeki and Lekwa local municipalities.

The 39 farmers in the province took government to task over alleged corruption, contractual disputes and lease agreements that were not renewed following a 2013 moratorium.

Also, some of the Mpumalanga farmers have allegedly received letters from the Mpumalanga department of agriculture informing them that they would be evicted from their state-owned farms. This allegedly happened after the farmers in question refused to pay R250 000 to certain officials for their lease contracts to be renewed.

Didiza has since resolved, among others, that all eviction letters be withdrawn, and that a team from the property management unit of her national department be summoned to the province for two weeks.

“The MEC (Msibi) will convene a meeting with farmer organisations within three weeks on post-settlement support and agricultural development support,” said Didiza.

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With roots in the Northern Cape, this Kimberley Diamond has had a passion for telling human interest stories since she could speak her first words. A foodie by heart, she began her journalistic career as an intern at the SABC where she discovered her love for telling agricultural, community and nature related stories. Not a stranger to a challenge Ngcakani will go above and beyond to tell your truth.

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