This document provides a summary of settled land claims data in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It finds that the average time to settle a claim was 9 years, with ranges from 6 to 15 years depending on the district. The majority of settled claims were cash settlements for urban residential land. Challenges in analyzing the data included misclassified files, missing reference numbers, difficulties cooperating with project officers, and limited communication channels. The document recommends addressing these issues to improve analysis of land claims outcomes in the province.

1. Human Sciences Research Council
(HSRC)
PHASE 1 RESEARCH REPORT
Developmental Outcomes of Land Restitution
PROVINCIAL OVERVIEW
EASTERN CAPE
16 July 2013
Prepared by:
Xolani January
HSRC Research Assistant

2. Outline
 Provincial summary statistics (Settled Claims)
 Data management system
 Brief description of settled claims
 Districts overview by settled claim category
land, cash, combined
 Challenges and recommendations

3. Provincial summary statistics (Settled
Claims)
Provincial summary statistics (Settled Claims)
District Municipality Number of Settled Claims Sampled Claims (15%)
Alfred Ndzo 69 10
Amatole 10612 1592
Cacadu 5247 787
Chris Hani 332 50
Joe Gqabi 179 27
O.R. Tambo 92 14
Total 16531 2479

4. Data management system
 The Research Team were expected to get an understanding of the databases the
Provincial/Regional Office (Information Management Unit) use which are:
 Magic
 Land base
 Umhlaba Wethu
 Saflii website
The main outcome of this exercise was to ascertain which system is the most reliable and
extensive and is the one that the study will be utilising

5. Data management system cont…
Land base system
 Since the start of the research exercise Land Base system has never been up and running, on the 27th of
June 2013 an attempt to fix it was made, but no progress was made
Electronic Data Management (EMD)
Scanned files
Used for Unsettled Claims
Challenges with EDM:
 Not all the settled claims are available in the system.
 Not all the necessary information needed is available in some instances Research Assistants would find a claim
with only valuation report or validation report no Gazette form nor Section 42D in some cases project name are
available but are un-accessible.
 Missing documents both electronically and in hardcopy files.
 Repetition of information in some claims

6. Brief description of settled claims
Municipal District Rural/Urban Cash
Settleme
nt
Land
Settlem
ent
Combined Land size Cash Monetary STANDARD CLAIMANT PROFILES
Average time
settled
Yes/No Yes/No Yes/No Hectares Value [Fin Comp] No. of Households
Alfred Nzo 790% Urban 100% 0 0 0 R 221 681,00 51
10% Rural
Amatole 880% Urban
20%Rural 70% 20% 10%595ha R 4 189 774,00 398
Cacadu 9100% Urban 100% 0 0605ha R 15 038 972, 06 1518
Chris Hani 860Urban 80% 0 20%83,931ha R 1 031 460,92 166
40% Rural
O.R. Tambo 10100% Rural 80% 10% 10% 22 213 853 R 20 014 086,35 16166

7. Districts overview by settled claim category
land, cash, combined
 In Amatole District the Sample Indicates that it took an average of 9 years to settle
claims, The sample also indicates that it can take a minimum of 6 years to 15 years to
settle claims, In Amatole District 80% of settled Claims are Urban claims and 20 % are
Rural Claims.
 70% of the Settled Claims are Cash Settled Claims 20% of the Settled Claims are Land
Settled Claims and 10% of Settled Claims and Combined Settled Claims
 The Sample indicates that out of the 20 % Land Settled Claims an average of 595 ha has
been settled
 100% of Settled Claims were Residential Land. In terms of Monetary value an average of
R 4 189 774 settled which an average of 398 household claimed

8.  In Cacadu Districts the Sample indicates that it took a an average of 9 years to
Settle Claims, whilst on the other hand it indicates it can take a minimum of 6 years
to a maximum of 12 years to settle claims
 Out of the Settled Claims in Cacadu 100% of the Settled Claims are Urban Claim. The
Sample indicates that an average of 605 ha of Land were claimed. The Sample also
indicates that 100% of Settled Claims were Residential land.
 The monetary value of settled claims in Cacadu is in an average of R 15 038 972,06
which was claimed by 1518 household

9.  Notes: In Chris Hani District the Sample indicates that it took an average of 8 years to settle a claim. The sample
also indicate that it can take a minimum of 4 years up to a maximum of 14 years to settle a claims
 Out of 100% Settled Claims in Chris Hani District 60% of the Claims are Urban Claims whilst 40% of Claims are
Rural Claims.
 In Chris Hani District 80% of Settled Claims are Cash Settled Claims, 20% of Settled Claims are Combined Settled
Claims.
 The Sample also indicates that out of the 20% Combined Claims an average of 83,931 ha were settled. The
Sample indicates that 100% of Settled Claims are Residential Claims.
 The monetary value of the settled claims in Chris Hani District is in an average of R 103 1460,92 , which was
claimed by 166 household.

10. 
 Note: In the Case of O.R. Tambo the Sample indicates that to settle a claim it takes an average of 10 years,
whilst it also indicate that it can take up to maximum of 14 years and also a minimum of 6 years.
 In O.R.Tambo 100% of Settled claims are Rural Claims, which 80% of the Settled claims are Cash Settlements,
10% of Settled Claims are Land Settlements and 10 % of the Settled Claims are Combine Settlements.
 In the 100 of Claimes in O.R. Tambo an average 22 213 853 ha was claimed, out of the 10% Land Claimed
90% land was for residential use 10% for conservation. The monetary value of Settled Claims in O.R.Tambo is
an average of R26 014 086, 36. The Total number of Household claimed in O.R. Tambo is an Average of 16166


11. Cont..
 Notes: It took an average of 9 years to settled the claims on the sample. In terms of
type of settlement 100% was Cash settlement, The average land sized claimed is not
available. The Claimed land was for residential use. The monetary value of the claims
is an average of R 582 400,00 which was claimed by 8 Households

12. Challenges and recommendations
 Misclassification of Files and Missing Reference numbers
 Cooperation of Project Officers
 Communication channels
 Project Duration