Restitution is one of the key components of the land reform programme which has progressed amid difficulties. Of the entire 79 696 land claims lodged, the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR) had finalized 57 726 claims. According to the Strategic Plan 2011 - 2014, the CRLR was yet to finalize 18 297 claims, with about 3 673 land claims that still required research. The CRLR was further verifying the accuracy of the number of land claims lodged and outstanding under the Records Management Project of the