Minister Patricia de Lille should clarify which pieces of land were transferred to the province
21 July 2020
The Western Cape Government has not received 14 000 hectares of land for human settlement development from the National Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille.
In a Cape Argus article, on 21 July 2020, she is economical with the truth, particularly since she highlights her own contradictions. She confirms that the National Cabinet, in October 2019, approved the transfer of 14 000 hectares of land, but then goes on to state that the “Western Cape received land in District Six and in the city centre over and above that. I’ve given them six houses for the fight against Gender Based Violence.”
The six houses referred to, went to the Western Cape Department of Social Development. District Six forms part of the failed land reform project, which is driven by the National Department of Rural Development, and currently under a litigation process.
Where is the 14 000 hectares that is being referred to?