Land audit report November 2017

The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has released the Land audit report November 2017 Version 2. "The purpose of this Land Audit is to provide information on private land ownership by race, nationality, and gender as of 2015. The Land Audit reveals the relationship of South Africans to one another through the management of land as a resource for sustainable development and nation-building. It shows that 114 223 276 ha or 94% of 121 924 881 ha land in the country is registered in the Deeds Office. The outstanding 7 701 605 ha or 6% is unregistered trust state land in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo at 5 545 156 ha."