Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso has expressed deep concern as majority of beneficiaries of the land restitution programme by the government are opting for money, instead of getting the land back.
Nyhontso, a veteran politician who is also president of the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC was elected by President Cyril Ramaphosa in July as a Cabinet minister spearheading the land reform and rural development in the Government of National Unity.
In July, shortly after Nyhontsos appointment, IOL reported that in a country where land ownership remains largely in the hands of minority groups , the newly appointed minister of land reform and rural development had identified the land reform programme and ensuring access to land as his key priorities when he assumes his influential role in Cabinet.
In an interview with Cape Times newspaper at the time, Nyhontso said The people are landless. The people are homeless. People do not have jobs.
This week, in an interview with broadcaster Newzroom Afrika , Nyhontso said his 100 days in office have been interesting and he has led to settling of some of the land claims by previously disposed communities.
