- Title
- The impact on restitution claims as a means of achieving a sustainable livelihood among the people of CATA Village in the Eastern Cape
- Creator
- Mgweba, Bongani
- Subject
- Land reform--Law and legislation
- Subject
- Land reform--Government policy--South Africa
- Date
- 2022-02
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/23721
- Identifier
- vital:58594
- Description
- Land reform contestation in South African reflects how restitution of lands has impacted the livelihoods of beneficiaries and the community at large. This study examines the restitution impact on the livelihood of Cata community members, a controversial land reform zone in Eastern Cape. Although the people of Cata suffered a loss of land through forced removal by the apartheid government, the ‘betterment planning’ by the state did not address their problem. The study investigates the extent of socioeconomic livelihood improvement that the land restitution policy has offered the people of Cata. The study explores the extent to which land restitution settlement has contributed to a sustainable development and how such development has impacted the everyday lives of the community. The study made use of qualitative approach for data collection. Interviews were conducted among land beneficiaries in Cata. These included land beneficiaries living in Cata and those who are also beneficiaries but were not presently living in Cata. To understand the state of developmental impact in the lives of Cata people, a focus-group discussion was organized to hear contributions from some community members. The study indicates that, financial compensation has not benefited many of the claimant. This is because many of the funds have not been put to good use considering the enormous socioeconomic challenges facing households. However, the formation of BRC brought some relief to the community members through helping beneficiaries by lodging their claims, helping with appropriate compensation awards and offering land restitution advice to claimants. The help from BRC has contributed to the developmental project that respondents attest has improved their livelihoods.
- Description
- Thesis (MA) -- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, 2021
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (xi, 71 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Rights
- rights holder
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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