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Belgium and Britain have jointly pledged more than R70-million towards the administration of land reform in South Africa.
At a function at the British high commission in Pretoria on Wednesday, High Commissioner Paul Boateng said land reform would underpin South Africa's political stability and assist rural economic growth.
"Land reform has an important role to play in addressing persistent inequality and creating a sense of ownership, not just in the land itself, but in the process of its development," he said.
Speed up land reform
Britain's Department for International Development would contribute around R13-million, for speeding up land reform in rural areas and Belgium's contribution was around R56-million.
South Africa's policy is to redistribute up to 30 percent of agricultural land by 2015.
The donation would help the government in dealing with outstanding land claims, including those of rural farm dwellers, and assist in finding ways in which new landowners and land reform beneficiaries could be supported.
"This programme will specifically address land restitution claims," Boateng said.
The function in Pretoria was also attended by Belgium's ambassador to South Africa, Jan Mutton and Shaheed Rajie from the National Treasury.
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Belgium and Britain have jointly pledged more than R70-million towards the administration of land reform in South Africa.
At a function at the British high commission in Pretoria on Wednesday, High Commissioner Paul Boateng said land reform would underpin South Africa's political stability and assist rural economic growth.
"Land reform has an important role to play in addressing persistent inequality and creating a sense of ownership, not just in the land itself, but in the process of its development," he said.
Speed up land reform
Britain's Department for International Development would contribute around R13-million, for speeding up land reform in rural areas and Belgium's contribution was around R56-million.
South Africa's policy is to redistribute up to 30 percent of agricultural land by 2015.
The donation would help the government in dealing with outstanding land claims, including those of rural farm dwellers, and assist in finding ways in which new landowners and land reform beneficiaries could be supported.
"This programme will specifically address land restitution claims," Boateng said.
The function in Pretoria was also attended by Belgium's ambassador to South Africa, Jan Mutton and Shaheed Rajie from the National Treasury.
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