South Africa: Portfolio Committee Calls for Decisive Action on Westbank Restitution Project

APO Group - Africa-Newsroom: latest news releases | 27-08-2026 03:46pm |

The Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development has called for decisive action on the Westbank Restitution Project. The project aims to restore housing to families forcibly removed from Westbank in East London during apartheid. Although the claim was settled in 2000, beneficiaries are still waiting for homes. The committee expressed concern over the lack of construction despite substantial planning and investment.

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