Who owns SAs land?

A government audit has revealed that the ownership of more than 8 million hectares
of land is unclear auditors cant immediately figure out whether its privately held
or in the hands of the state. Heres what the audit found:
Nationally

North West

Gauteng

Limpopo

79%
(96 550 79 ha)

71%
(7 481 942 ha)

65%
(1 181 518 ha)

70%
(8 844 083 ha)

7%
14%
(17 061 882 ha)

6%
23%
(2 409 778 ha)

18%
17%
(304 137 ha)

9%
20%
(2 551 790 ha)

Free State

Mpumalanga

91%
(11 857 160 ha)

63%
(4 805 344 ha)
13%

2%
7%
(845 084 ha)

25%
(1 875 146 ha)

Northern Cape

Western Cape

Eastern Cape

KwaZulu-Natal

94%
(35 210 998 ha)

89%
(11 502 427 ha)

67%
(11 370 084 ha)

46%
(4 297 235 ha)
4%

24%
1%
5%
(1 829 347 ha)
Source: State land audit

3%
8%
(1 040 801 ha)
Privately-owned land

9%
(1 510 553 ha)
State-owned land

50%
(4 695 245 ha)
Land unaccounted for

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