Mr Speaker,

Land claims continues to be a burning issue in KZN due to the closure of the claims register in 1998 and between 2014 to 2016. Today, with greater awareness more people feel cheated due to forced removals as a result of the Group Areas Act; others have registered claims but await restitution remedies and others have claims but the register has closed.

This Hon. House calls on the KZN Adhoc committee on land claims to broaden its mandate and term to consider all claims, with recommendations before finalising its report.