Deputy President Mashatile and Minister Nyhontso to hand over land and title deeds to the Schulk Marhiqa CPA, Mpumalanga Province

Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile, along with the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mr Mzwanele Nyhontso, will on Friday, 13 March 2026, hand over land and title deeds to the Mtshoeni/Mtsweni family, also known as the Schulk Marhiqa Communal Property Association (CPA), at Secunda, in the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District in Mpumalanga Province.

The title deeds that will be issued to the family claimants are for the two Grootvlei 293 IS Farm properties divided into Portion 24 and 26. The properties are owned by the land claimants through the Schulk Marhiqa CPA.

The claimant family lived on the subject properties in the early 1700s. The land parcels claimed by the claimant family measures more than 627 hectares, situated within the Govan Mbeki Local Municipality’s jurisdiction. The claim was lodged by Schulk Ngazimbi Marhiqa Mtshoeni on behalf of the affected families, before the old order claims cut-off date of 31 December 1998, as set out in the Restitution of Land Rights Act. 

The Mtshoeni/Mtsweni family land claim comprises 18 households and 86 beneficiaries. For three decades, the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights has been at the forefront of South Africa’s transformation journey, restoring dignity through land restitution. Every restored hectare, every handed-over title deed, and every resolved claim is a step towards justice, a tangible symbol of Government’s commitment to healing 
historical wounds and rebuilding South Africa into a just, equitable country. FThe Commission’s work also demonstrates that land restitution is more than compensation, that it is the restoration of identity, belonging, and opportunity to the beneficiary communities.

(Members of the media are invited to cover the event as follows:
Date: Friday, 13 March 2026
Time: 09h00 (Media to arrive 08h00)
Venue: Grootvlei Farm, Tritchardt (Secunda), Govan Mbeki Local Municipality, Mpumalanga Province.

For media RSVPs and further information regarding the event, kindly contact the following officials: Ms Zithini Dlamini on 082 4611 890 or at zithini.dlamini@dlrrd.gov.za or Ms Sonto Shongwe on 071 856 0580 or at Sonto.Shongwe@dlrrd.gov.za. 

Media enquiries:
The Presidency: 
Acting Spokesperson to the Deputy President, Mr Keith Khoza,  
keithk@presidency.gov.za or  066 195 8840

Land Reform and Rural Development:
Media Liaison Officer: Mr Cassiem Dawood Khan, CassiemK@dlrrd.gov.za or  083 443 6836
Eviction Toll-free Number: 0800 007 095

Issued by: The Presidency
Pretoria