DEPUTY President David Mabuza has said government is offering support programmes for beneficiaries of land reform to ensure that they use their newly acquired land productively.

The Deputy President said this when he responded to questions in the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday.

“Land must continue to contribute to the broader economic and developmental growth of our country. For this to happen, we must ensure that our post-settlement support programmes to beneficiaries of land reform are effective to ensure that restituted land is utilised optimally.

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“The government land reform programme must be implemented in a way that land access is complemented by the necessary support for it to be suitable for use by the different beneficiaries, given the land use and planning that is consistent with their needs,” he said.

Mabuza said it is government’s moral duty to address the historical injustice of land dispossessions and this remains one of the critical imperatives to transform society and to forge a united and a cohesive country.

He said through government’s land reform programme, the State is taking a responsible and a measured path of restoration, redress and dignity for all who should share in the wealth of the land.

The Deputy President said addressing the challenges of skewed land ownership through equitable access to land is not only an act of justice, but a social imperative to broaden economic inclusion and participation.

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