REPORT ON A FORMAL INQUIRY ON THE LHDA RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMME

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                             

Acknowledgements      

Executive Summary         

Introduction        

Part 1         -          Nature of Complaints

Part 2         -          LHDA’s Response

Part 3        -          Evidence by NGO’s

Part 4         -          Site Inspections

Part 5        -          Findings 

Part 6        -          Legal Aspects

Part 7        -          Decision

Part 8       -          Recommendations 


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Ombudsman wishes to extend his profound appreciation for the assistance and co-operation he received from various people, groups and organizations during the inquiry.  Without this assistance and co-operation this inquiry would not have been the success that it has been.  Those people and organizations are:

1.    The complainants who used to travel long distances and sit patiently during the hearings which lasted for days.  They also waited for months for this report.

2.    The LHDA team who stood the test of patience and endurance during the rigorous cross-examination to which it was subjected.  It also assisted the inquiry in understanding the many aspects of the compensation programme.  We appreciate its readiness to admit the matters it could not defend.

3.    The Transformation Resource Centre (T.R.C.) which assisted in many logistical areas.  It also gave the evidence that assisted the inquiry strike the balance between the versions of the warring sides.

4.    The Chiefs: The Acting Principal Chief of Thaba-Bosiu, Chief Lerotholi Theko and Chief Mosuoe Theko of Ha Mosuoe.  These chiefs sat with the inquiry literally all the time for the duration of the hearings both in Maseru and in Machache, the two venues of the hearings.  Theirs was an exemplary dedication to the service of the public.  Also exemplary was their evidence.  They gave an unbiased version criticizing both LHDA and complainants alike and praising them where necessary.

5.    The investigations and secretarial staff of the office of the Ombudsman.  They displayed an unprecedented spirit of civil service by ungrudgingly working odd hours sometimes well into the night.  Gladly, their sacrifices are already bearing fruit as evidenced by the expansion of the Ino Primary School at Ha Mosotho, Machache, following the Ombudsman’s Special Report thereon which was released on 3 April, 2003.  Hopefully, they will enjoy more fruits of their selfless efforts in this inquiry after the publication of this report

6.    The Lesotho Highlands Water Commission - it threw its weight behind the Ombudsman’s initiative in the name of justice.  It made constructive and useful inputs during the sessions it had with the investigation panel and LHDA.  It also came up with concrete proposals for the redness of some of the complaints even before this report was released.  Truly commendable efforts.

7.    Molengoane Lodge for a warm welcome all the time and the respectful treatment accorded us during the hearings and during the report-writing stage.  It would be remiss of me if I did not mention their delicious dishes.

8.    Convention Centre for kindly arranging the venue for us whenever we needed it and making its public address system available to us.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

In terms of section 134 (1) of the Lesotho Constitution there shall be an Ombudsman who shall be appointed by the King acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.  The functions of the Ombudsman are set out under section 135 (1) of the said Constitution and section 9 of the Ombudsman Act No.9 of 1996 (hereafter referred to as “the Act”).

Section 9 (1) of the Act provides that the Ombudsman shall, in the performance of his functions under section 135, have power :-

“ a) to initiate investigations or inquiries upon a complaint or request or on his own motion if he deems that the public  interest so  requires;

b)    to hold and conduct a formal inquiry, and hear evidence on a matter in question;

c)      - - - - - -

d)      - - - - - -

e)      - - - - -

f)     to administer oaths to witnesses or take affirmations of witnesses appearing before him at a formal inquiry …..”

During the months of December 2002 and January 2003 the Ombudsman received tens of complaints from the people who have been resettled from the areas of the Mohale Dam in the mountains of Lesotho into the lowlands of the country.  The resettlees were complaining against the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (hereafter referred to as “LHDA”) about various matters the most important of which related to LHDA’s compensation programme.  LHDA is charged by law with the responsibility of implementing the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in terms of section 20 of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority Order No. 23 of 1986 and Article 7 of the Treaty on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project entered into by Lesotho and South Africa.

Considering the volume of the complaints, the circumstances of the complainants and the importance of the body complained about in Lesotho’s economy and general scene the Ombudsman decided to hold and conduct a formal inquiry into those complaints.

THE SCOPE OF THE INQUIRY

The Ombudsman, having made the above decision, then drew up a list of the matters which would be covered by the inquiry. These were:-

·       To take evidence on the precise respects in which the various complainants have been affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project and the nature of compensation to which they are each entitled.

·       To hear evidence on the refusal or delay by LHDA to make compensation to the members of the public who have been affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

·       To investigate whether or not the Treaty on the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, (including any Protocols thereto), the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority Order No. 23 of 1986 (including any amendments thereto) and any other relevant legal instrument(s) have been complied with by the parties to the complaints.

·       To hear evidence on any matter or respect which may be relevant to the proposed inquiry.

THE INQUIRY METHODOLOGY

Each community of the complainants put their grievances together and chose one of their number to represent them before the Ombudsman.  Individuals were also allowed to give evidence either to fill up the representative or on matters which affected them as such and not as a group.  There were people who appeared before the Ombudsman with complaints but who had not written to him before the inquiry started.  The Ombudsman allowed such people to state their cases.  Each person who testified before the inquiry did so on oath administered by the Ombudsman.

LHDA put questions to any witness whose testimony it wanted to challenge.  At the end of the testimony by complainants LHDA gave its own and complainants crossed-examined it thereon.  The Ombudsman’s panel also had the right to ask questions intended mainly to seek clarification on the facts testified to by witnesses.

The second phase of the inquiry consisted of site inspection of communities, households picked out at random, some schools and public infrastructure and facilities such as roads, water supplies and health facilities.

CATEGORIES OF WITNESSES

The inquiry took evidence from complainants, liaison committee members, LHDA, chiefs and representatives of Non–Governmental Organizations.  It also received documentary evidence, which was produced by the parties and other witnesses.

During the inquiry the Ombudsman did seek clarification from some of the complainants and LHDA separately.  This happened mostly during the inspection phase.  There was another session with LHDA where the legal aspects of the inquiry were discussed.  This being a technical session complainants did not participate in it (though not excluded from it) but they had been informed that the same would follow towards the very end of the inquiry.  For the same reason, the chiefs, committees and Non-Governmental Organisations were not invited to this session.

Discussions were also held with the Lesotho Water  Commission about various aspects of the inquiry.  Such sessions took place in the presence of LHDA.

 

EVIDENCE

The complainants testified to a wide variety of failures by LHDA ranging from failure to pay compensation for lost fields to failure or refusal to refund the moneys used to pay the people who had been hired to drive animals from the mountains to the lowlands.

There were accusations of LHDA acting outside the law by failing to pay interest on the amounts of compensation which were not paid in time in accordance with the agreement between the parties and most importantly in accordance with the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority Order No. 23 of 1986.

Some complainants lamented that they had been discriminated against in that they (the Thetsane relocatees) had been denied certain classes of compensation to which the resettlees from the mountains were entitled.  This, they argued, violated the Lesotho Constitution because they were treated differently from the resettlees yet they were also affected by the construction of the Maseru-Mohale Road (Kofi Annan Road).  In-as-much as they were moved from their original homes and deprived of their valued properties they were in similar circumstances as the resettlees and in terms of compensation entitlements they should have been placed on the same footing as the mountain resettlees.

FINDINGS AND DETERMINATION

The inquiry has found the allegations proved and LHDA itself conceded most, if not all, the failures complained about.  It honorably admitted to have failed to apply its compensation legislation and to have used its compensation policies to the exclusion of the relevant legislation.  This failure as well as delay in the payment of compensation were sought to be justified by LHDA’s internal problems and the inadequacies in the legislation but these excuses could not exculpate LHDA from its legal obligations and compliance with the law.

There is a further finding that some of the complainants made attempts to defraud LHDA of compensation benefits.  They do not qualify for resettlement but pose as deserving cases.  We find that some of the failures by LHDA are too serious to be committed by an institution of the stature of LDHA e.g. failure to comply with the compensation legislation.  We find that had LHDA effectively used its Legal Department it would have avoided some of these infractions of the law.  We also find disparities in the treatment of complainants. The Matala, Tsoapo-le-Bolila and Tsolo resettlees have not been afforded the housing scheme afforded the Thetsane relocatees for the alleged reason that Thetsane is situated in the municipal area.  Matala, Tsoapo-le-Bolila and Tsolo also lie within that area but their housing scheme is markedly inferior to that of Thetsane.  In terms of time, Matala, Tsoapo-le-Bolila and Tsolo were established after Thetsane so that Thetsane should have served as a precedent to follow in their cases.

The inquiry has also found that LHDA was not monitored or supervised by the Lesotho Water Commission as the Treaty requires.  Had the Commission carried out its obligation under the Treaty the complaints under investigation would have been picked up and addressed long ago.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The Ombudsman makes a wide range of recommendations some of which have far-reaching consequences as they have financial implications.

It is recommended, for instance, that LHDA pays interest at the banks’ commercial lending rate on all amounts which were not paid timeously or not paid at all and gave rise to these complaints.  There is also a recommendation that LHDA addresses the disparities that exist between the Thetsane community and other communities in the municipal areas of the Maseru City.

It is recommended further that since LHDA negligently failed to build rondavels for some of the complainants but instead added the measurements of such rondavels to the measurements of the new houses, LHDA at its own cost, demolishes the new houses to the extent of the measurements of the huts and builds the required rondavels.  If this cannot be done without damaging the structural soundness of the main house then LHDA, at its cost, builds the hut or negotiates an amicable settlement mediated by the Ombudsman.  We recommend that compensation moneys payable for communal assets be used on community projects which benefit both resettled and host communities and not individual households.

Regard being had to the seriousness of LHDA acting completely outside the law in implementing its policies, we are recommending  suitable amendments  to the legislation governing compensation to assist LHDA use its policies properly and to close the hiatuses  in the legislation which LHDA says make it difficult for it to run its compensation programme effectively. We call for co-operation between the Lesotho Water Project to avoid past mistakes and facilitate amicable settlement of future problems.

Finally, we have not been able to deal with some of the complaints for various reasons.  For instance, the complaints from the villages which were affected by the construction of the road from St. Michaels’s to Ha Mohale were said to be under investigation by an advisory committee set up by LHDA’s Chief Executive.  These villages are St. Michael’s, Ha Ralejoe, Ha Molengoane, Ha Nqheku, Setibing and Ha Koporala.

Complaints from Ha Ntsi were not dealt with to finality because while the Ombudsman was in the process of writing this report the Ntsi community instituted a court action under number CIV/APN/240/03 seeking interdict against many parties including the Ombudsman and seeking substantially the same reliefs as those sought in the complaints placed before the Ombudsman.

 

INTRODUCTION

Over the period December 2002 through to January 2003, the Ombudsman received many written complaints from the people who have been affected by the Lesotho Highlands Water Project in various ways.  They were complaining mainly about the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority’s compensation programme.  The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority is hereinafter referred to as “LHDA”.

Considering the volume of the complaints, the circumstances of the complainants and the position occupied by LHDA in Lesotho’s general scene, the Ombudsman decided to hold and conduct a formal inquiry into those complaints.

The inquiry was to hear evidence on, inter alia, the refusal or delay by LHDA to pay compensation to the affected persons and to investigate whether or not any laws or legal instruments regulating payment of compensation to the said people had been complied with.

At the hearing each community testified to their complaints through a representative with individuals having the right to fill up or give evidence on matters affecting them individually.  Every witness gave a sworn testimony and was subject to cross-examination by the opposite side.

A total of 172 witnesses testified before the inquiry and twenty-six complainant communities were visited for site inspection.  Public infrastructure and facilities were also inspected at twenty-six places.

The findings made in this report are based on the evidence taken and recorded during the hearings.  Any item of evidence which was received after the hearings (and there in fact was) was ignored especially if it was not any- thing new (i.e. it was already within the witness’s knowledge during the hearings and would require the other party to make answer to it.  The cardinal principle is to hear both sides to the dispute.  (“Hear thou the other side”).

Finally, it is to be stated and recorded that despite the use of the words connoting the plural, the third person etc, the report remains the sole work of the Ombudsman.  It is he who did the analysis of the evidence, made findings, the decision and recommendations
 

PART 1

 

NATURE OF COMPLAINTS

1.0.        DELAY IN THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION

1.1    All the resettlees complained bitterly about the delay on

the part of LHDA to pay compensation such as disturbance allowance, minimum threshold, cash for arable land or delivery of grain in those cases where grain consistituted the mode of compensation.

1.2     Closely linked to 1.1 was a complaint that the late 

        payment of compensation was not accompanied by  

payment of interest on the outstanding amounts.

2.0    INADEQUACY OF COMPENSATION (GENERAL)

Almost all resettlees complained that the compensation rates were very low.  It was their feeling that their standard of living was far lower than before resettlement as the amounts of compensation for their lost assets were too little to keep them going for one year.

 

3.0      NON-PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF          

        COMMUNAL ASSESTS

They alleged that the LHDA had promised to pay each family the above-mentioned compensation, but to their surprise LHDA now requires that they form co-operatives in order for them, as communities and not individual families, to access the money.  The above complaint was received from all resettled communities.

 

4.0  COMPENSATION FOR GARDENS

4.1 They testified that the new gardening plots are hopelessly      

inadequate.  The information/explanation given by LHDA before resettlement differs from what happened during  resettlement. They were promised monetary compensation  for their original gardens and adequate plots for  gardening purposes in the new locations.  Likewise this complaint was common amongst all resettlees.

4.2           They alleged that they were promised garden plots separate  from the residential sites but this has not materialized.   Instead the LHDA now claims that their residential sites include 300 square metre garden plots, a policy which was not communicated to them prior to resettlement.  They further accused LHDA of treating the stage 2 resettlees in a discriminatory manner because the stage 1 resettlees were paid compensation for their original gardens on top of the garden land in the new homes measuring 300 square metres but the  stage 2 resettlees do not get cash compensation.

 

5.0  MINIMUM THRESHOLD ALLOWANCE

They alleged that: -

5.1          Payment of minimum threshold is not uniform as some households do not get it at all. 

5.2          This allowance is always paid late but appropriate interest as laid down in the relevant legislation is never paid.

5.3          They demanded that this compensation be paid for as long as the    dam exists. This demand is made by all complainants. 

6.0   COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSS OF PRODUCTION

        FROM ARABLE LAND

They stated that:-

6.1 For those who have opted for grain compensation, the grain arrives late contrary to the agreement between themselves and LHDA that it will be delivered in June each year.

6.2 The LHDA refuses to give them cash for fresh seasonal produce (lehoetla) namely maize, pumpkin, peas, beans etc claiming that it is already included in the compensation for the loss of production from arable land.

6.3           Consequently they demand a lump sum payment for this type of compensation but the LHDA now wants them to submit proposals for investments, which when submitted the LHDA always queries. 

6.4           They demand further that this type of compensation be paid for the life time of the dam not for fifty years so that even their great grandchildren can enjoy the proceeds.  This too is a general demand by all resettlees.

 

 

7.0  DOCUMENTS

 7.1  Compensation Policy

7.1.1 Complainants claimed that the compensation policy document was never availed to them and in the case of Thetsane it was availed only as late as 2001, some five years after their relocation.

7.1.2    They also complained that it was written in English and as

                          such they did not understand it. 

7.1.3    The Thetsane relocatees complained that the special

 compensation  policy applying to them is discriminatory of  

 them in that it denies them some forms of compensation to 

 which the Mohale resettlees are entitled.

 

          7.2  Blue Cards

Resettlees complained about the dissimilarity between stages 1 and 2 blue cards and about the difficulty they experience in understanding them.

7.3  Title Documents

They pointed out that Leases/Form C’s were not yet available to them across the board.  They therefore did not feel any sense of ownership of these   properties in the absence of these title documents.

 

8.0  PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND AMENITIES
8.1  Roads

They argued that LHDA had promised to construct access roads to the villages but it had not fulfilled this promise.

8.2  Water Supplies

They alleged that in some villages such as Ha Mosuoe there is no potable water supply whilst in other villages the water sources are far from the resettlees.  The Tsolo community complained about the unreliability of their water supply.  Sometimes they go for weeks without water.

 

8.3      Health facilities

They alleged that LHDA had promised to provide health facilities in or close to their new homes but had reneged on the promise.

8.4  Schools

Resettlees charged that LHDA had promised to build and upgrade schools but this had not been done, citing Ino, Ratau and Metolong Primary Schools as examples of schools which required immediate attention.

 

8.5  Electricity

The complainants stated that even though LHDA had said that those resettled in urban areas would be provided with electricity, there were cases where this had not been done e.g. Ha Matala, resettlees Thabo Ralikomo, Taelo Motseki and Kahlolo Sekolopata and the two households at Tsoapo-le-Bolila.  The  Matala and Thetsane resettlees also complained that LHDA had not provided them with the promised street lighting.

 

8.6  Footbridges

Those relocated at Ha Thetsane claimed that they had requested for the construction of a footbridge on what they call “Blue River” but their request had not yet been responded to.

 

9.0  RESETTLEMENT SITE

9.1  Size

They alleged that the resettlement sites are so small that kraals and other essential outbuildings cannot be accommodated therein and they are left with little or no land for gardening.

9.2  Fencing

There were specific cases regarding fencing at Ha Seoehlana, Ha Thetsane and Lithabaneng. 

9.2.1  At Ha Seoehlana a complaint lodged was that the fencing does

 not serve the security purpose it was intended for due to the 

 topography of the area. 

 

9.2.2  At Ha Thetsane the gate at Leferefere’s house did not close

Properly as the two sides of the fence were not in alignment.

9.2.3  At Lithabaneng the resettlee had been given a roll of fence smaller than the extent of the area to be fenced.

 

10.0  HOUSES

10.1  Sizes of houses

10.1.1 There was a general complaint that LHDA had built houses with

  fewer rooms than agreed and specified in the Blue Cards.

10.1.2  In some cases construction specifications were not followed i.e.

 despite the owners’ instructions separate rondavels were not 

 constructed but their area measurements added to the 

 measurements of the main houses.

 

10.2  Defects in houses

There was a widespread complaint about structural defects in the houses which included:

10.2.1  Cracks in the walls

10.2.2  Leaking roofs

10.2.3  Sagging and stained ceilings and cornices

10.2.4  Windows and doors not closing properly and letting in rain and   

            wind

10.2.5  Dampness in the walls

10.2.6  Tiles that were coming off

10.2.7  Facia boards falling off roofs

10.2.8  VIP toilets not being in good working order.

10.2.9      Water tanks

                         §       Have dripping taps

§       Non-fitting water tank lids because of down pipe

§       Low platform making it difficult to draw water

There was a problem with three pit latrines at Ha Matala, Ha Maja and Nazareth which the complainants claimed were threatening to sink.

 

10.3   Stoves

Most of the complainants who had had coal stoves installed complained that:

10.3.1 They emitted smoke into the house.

10.3.2  They appeared to be leaking a black substance/liquid in the 

            chimney.

10.3.3  Some had parts missing e.g. a leg

10.3.4  The owners were never instructed on the usage of the stoves. 

10.3.5      At Ha Mpiti, Thabo Bosielo had been provided with a gas stove

without a gas cylinder contrary to LHDA’s policy.

11.0  THETSANE  HOUSING  SCHEME

11.1     The above-mentioned defects in the resettlees’ houses are also

pertinent to the Thetsane relocatees.  In addition the following problems were raised by the relocatees:

11.1.1     There was a general complaint that there was no consultation

about the relocation sites and house plans. 

11.1.2  The houses appear to have been constructed on a quarry fill with 

the result that there is no suitable land for gardening.  The  

promised cultivable soil has never been trucked in by the LHDA.

11.1.3   Replacement sites are too small compared to the original sites.

11.1.4  The big sliding glass doors are not burglar proofed.

11.1.5  Some relocatees complained that built-in wardrobes were not fitted  

  in the houses which were qualified for them.

11.1.6  Some relocatees complained that their two-roomed houses had no   

interconnecting door, resulting in having to walk outside in order to  get into the other room 

11.1.7 That types A and B houses had not been constructed according to

           plan specifications i.e. for both A and B plans, bath-room and  

           toilet were supposed to be separate but they have been combined.

11.2  Geysers

All complainants alleged that their geysers were in a state of disrepair and this had affected the water supply in the houses.  The geysers had burst at almost the same time.

    11.3  Conservancy Tanks

    They alleged that the conservancy tanks were far smaller than the

     indicated capacity of six thousand litres as they had to be emptied

     three times a month.

    11.4  Blue River

   “Blue River” is a rivulet so called because of the effluent flowing

   from the Thetsane textile industries.  The relocatees bitterly   

   complained that this rivulet poses a health and environmental hazard.

  11.5  Expanding donga (lengope)

The donga was only partially filled and the unfilled part is now  

encroaching on nearby sites. 

 11.6  Nkhono Francina Nketsi’s case

There was an allegation that Nkhono Francina Nketsi whose site had been largely affected by the road had not been relocated and compensated.

 

11.7  Mrs. ‘Malintsa Lintsa’s Rental Units

One Ms ‘Malintsa Lintsa alleged that her single-roomed units for rental had not been built, meaning that she had lost the rent/income which was her only source of income.

 

11.8  Toilets

‘Mathato Makara

11.8.1      There was a complaint by one Ms Mathato Makara that her two

    toilets were  not compensated.

Ms ‘Malitaba Leferefere’s toilets

11.8.2      Ms ‘Malitaba Leferefere complained that she had instructed that

her toilet be erected outside the house but the toilet had been

constructed inside the house.  She said her house is small and

she has children and the toilet inside the house reduced the

capacity of  the house.

11.8.3      Selapane Seleke, ‘Mathabo Makara, Motlatsi Apell ‘Mapaseka Phutsisi, ‘Mabokang Lekhoana and Motaung Lintsa protested about LHDA having combined their bathrooms and toilets contrary to their house plans and without their authority

 

11.9  Unfinished Structure – ‘Mathato Makara

Ms. Makara alleged further that she had not been compensated for foundations that had to be abandoned on account of LHDA’s relocation plans.

 

12.0  COMPENSATION FOR TREES

The following people complained that they were not compensated for their fuel, timber and fruit trees: 

1.    Litaba Moqekela               -     Ha Tsolo

2.    Moqekela Ralepoma          -     Ha Mosalla

3.    Motseoa Isaac           -     Ha Maja

4.    ‘Malebona Mokoatsi      -     Thuathe

5.    Mosoeu Leteka             -     Lithabaneng

6.    ‘Mathato Takatso           -     Ha Ratau

7.    Makalo Lakabane           -      Ha Ratau

8.    Tsepiso Mosoeu             -     Ha Ratau

9.    Malipolelo Makoko        -     Ha Moji

10.           Ntuoe Makhoali           -     Ha Mosuoe

11.           ‘Malebohang Makhoali     -     Ha Mosuoe

12.           Matseliso Jane           -     Tsoapo le Bolila

13.           Tseliso Ralepoma          -     Nazareth

14.           ‘Maleronti Ralepoma          -     Nazareth

15.           Pule Pule                 -     Ha Makhale

16.           Nteso Nteso             -     Ha Makhale

17.           Khotso Lakabane      -     Ha Makhele

18.           Mojaki Morokole        -     Ha Molengoane

19.           Tsebela Rajane             -     Ha Seoehlana

20.           ‘Mampai Leshapa        -     Ha Seoehlana

 

13.0 KRAALS AND OTHER STRUCTURES

 

The following people complained that they had not been compensated for their Kraals and other structures :-

1.    ‘Matsatsi Leteka                  -           Ha Mpiti

2.    Lekhotso Maleke                 -           Ha Abia           - kraal

     3.  Lipolelo Makoko                -          Ha Tsolo - shacks, (motebo-ntloana)

4.    Sekolotsa Makhoali             -          Ha Mosuoe - kraal

5.    Selone Kolotsane                -          Ha Makhabane

6.    Mojaki Morokole               -           Ha Molengoane - kraals

7.    Moabi Bosielo                    -          Ha Makotoko – stable

8.    Mosuoe Leteka                   -          Lithabaneng – stable

9.    Nazareth Community         -          Hen houses (lirobe)

 

14.0 DAMAGED PROPERTY

There was a complaint from Mr. Mojaki Morokole that some of his property was damaged during transportation to the new site and he had not been compensated therefore.  The items involved were:

1.     1 Sideboard

2.    4 Chairs

3.    1 Table

4.    1 Sewing Machine

5.    2 Kists

 

15.0  INCOMPLETE HOUSE STRUCTURES (ORIGINAL HOMES)

 

The following resettlees complained about non-payment of compensation for the structures set out in the brackets viz.

1.    Lekau Lekau (Lerako)                            -          Ha Sekete

2.    ‘Masechaba Thafeng (Lerako)                -          Ha Sekete

3.    Macheche Tota (Lerako)                         -          Ha Ratau

4.    Nteso Nteso (Lerako)                              -          Ha Makhale

5.    Mofafatsa Takatso          (Lerako)