The eThekwini Municipality Council has given the green light for the transfer of 169 properties to the State for the settlement of various land claims on behalf of residents, in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act.

A report presented to the council in December by the Human Settlements, Engineering, and Transport Committee stated that 169 claimants opted for settlement through the land restoration process.

The municipal land is expected to be transferred to the National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development for the settlement of various land claims lodged with the office of the regional Land Claims Commissioner.

Land dispossession claims to the commissioner ended on 31 December 1998.  Approximately 8,000 land claims were lodged within the municipality. The report stated that most claimants opted for financial compensation, while others sought redress in the form of land restoration.