Land restitution claim
On her 98th birthday, oldest District Six land claimant hopes for restitution
Sharifah Khan is one of hundreds of former residents who've been waiting more than 20 years to return to District Six.
In 2015, the Constitutional Court declared the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act of 2014 to be invalid and stipulated that land claims lodged by 1998 be finalised before the legislation is re-enacted.
The former president has cited budget constraints as one of the many hurdles in dealing with land restitution.
In a unanimous judgment, the court ruled the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act was invalid.
The Act allowed people who missed the 1998 cut-off date another five years in which to lodge land claims.
In a unanimous judgment today, the ConCourt found Parliament failed to properly consult over the law.
The ConCourt declared it invalid as Parliament failed to allow for proper consultation before the Act.
The Commission of Restitution of Land Rights says they will not be able to return to the land.
The privately-owned plot along Jakes Gerwel Drive is the subject of a Western Cape High Court battle.
Understaffing and inadequate research capacity are some of the challenges, according to a report by the SAHRC.
The process will help people who had land taken away from them during apartheid to lodge claims.
Officials said the process will run for five years starting from 30 June 2014.
Rural Development Minister is optimistic the restitution project will be completed by 2014.
Government says it is investigating cases of people who received land fraudulently.
Public representatives can have their say in a workshop on land redistribution.
The National Land Claims Forum will ask government to restart the land claims programme.
The ANCYL on Saturday said the ANC emerged victorious from its policy conference this week.
It is in the interests of both white and black South Africans, that the land question be dealt with quickly.
In May, a court ordered that the squatters be removed from Walmansthal, north of Pretoria.