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You are here: Home / News / Not a single house has been built for land claimants after 26 years

Not a single house has been built for land claimants after 26 years

20 July 2026 by Guest

About 2,000 beneficiaries in Buffalo City are still waiting after restituted land earmarked for housing was illegally occupied

Twenty-six years after settling a land restitution claim, about 2,000 beneficiaries of the West Bank Restitution Project in East London are still waiting for homes. Photos: Johnnie Isaac.

About 2,000 beneficiaries of the West Bank Restitution Project are still waiting for homes 26 years after their land claim was settled.
The housing project stalled and the land earmarked for beneficiaries has been occupied.
Buffalo City Metro and the Housing Development Agency are blaming each other for failing to clear and secure the site.
Beneficiaries say many original claimants have died while waiting and are frustrated by repeated promises that have not materialised.

Twenty-six years after their land claim was settled, about 2,000 beneficiaries of the West Bank Restitution Project in…

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