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Ramaphosa dishes out title deeds to Griqua descendants, saying apartheid ‘degraded their dignity’
The president says the title deeds are meant to help 'undo the bitter legacy of the apartheid and colonial past'.
President Cyril Ramaphosa (left) with Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane before handing over title deeds to descendants of the Griqua community in the Western Cape. Picture: Twitter (PresidencyZA)
President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently in the Western Cape, where he plans to hand over title deeds to the descendants of the Griqua community in the Western Cape.
Ramaphosa, alongside Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, will be giving the title deeds to the community of Ebenhaeser, Beeswater. He will be handing over title deeds for 3990 hectares of commercial farmland.
The official Twitter account for the presidency says this land is being given “to the direct descendants of the Griqua community that have established themselves on the farm since 1926”.
“Taking place under the theme ‘Restoring dignity through land reform’, the settling and finalising of land claims is part of the land reform programme which is part of the transformative principles of our constitution,” another tweet read.
Ramaphosa, speaking to the community ahead of handing out the title deeds, said it was the responsibility of his democratic government “to undo the bitter legacy of the apartheid and colonial past”.
The president said apartheid “degraded the dignity of the people” in this community, which he said government was now hoping to make right.
The community of Ebenhaeser in the Western Cape Province, awaiting the arrival of President @CyrilRamaphosa who is handing over title deeds for the 3990 hectares of 178 Vanrhynsdorp #Beeswater commercial farmland.#DignityThroughLand #OurLandOurHeritage pic.twitter.com/hUOeiTCDEG
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 23, 2019
President @CyrilRamaphosa with @DRDLR_online MinisterNkoana-Mashabane will hand over title deeds for the 3990 hectares of 178 Vanrhynsdorp #Beeswater commercial farmland to the direct descendants of the #Griqua Community that have established themselves on the farm since 1926. pic.twitter.com/osCodtBnNO
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 23, 2019
Taking place under the theme “Restoring dignity through land reform” the settling and finalising of land claims is part of the Land Reform programme which is part of the transformative principles of our Constitution. #DignityThroughLand #OurLandOurHeritage pic.twitter.com/BEmLFqo2e5
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 23, 2019
President @CyrilRamaphosa will this morning hand over title deeds to more than 50 households of #Ebenhaeser, Beeswater in the Western Cape province. #DignityThroughLand #OurLandOurHeritage pic.twitter.com/GyNcMup2Hl
— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) March 23, 2019
The President says apartheid degraded the dignity of the people and it is this wrong that government is trying to make right @DRDLR_online #Ebenhaeser, #Beeswater,#landreform #DignityThroughLand #OurLandOurHeritage @PresidencyZA @PresidencyZA pic.twitter.com/LLk5yo8yI2
— @SAgovnews (@SAgovnews) March 23, 2019
(Compiled by Daniel Friedman)
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