Mashatile promises land back to the people

DEPUTY President Paul Mashatile delivered a firm commitment in Parliament: the new government will return the land to the people - and ensure they don't lose it again to banks.

- KAMOGELO MOICHELA

Answering questions in the National Assembly yesterday, Mashatile said the government was determined to protect land reform beneficiaries from being trapped by commercial debt.

“Our role as a new government is to return the land to the people and do it in such a way that we protect them from the commercial banks,” he said.

“We don't want a situation where they lose land again because of loans.”

Questions about land ownership were asked by the DA MP, Willie Aucamp and MK Party MP, Andile Mngxitama. Mashatile also explained that most land-related funding currently comes from state institutions like the Land Bank and other government financial entities.