Figure 1 shows that poverty rates across provinces ranged from 33% in Gauteng and 35.4% in the Western Cape and the two provinces with the highest poverty rates the highest are the Eastern Cape with 70.6% and Limpopo with 78.9%. The Reconstruction and Development Program (RDP) was the first tool used by the new South African government for broader socioeconomic transformation. Ramutsindela (2006) states that the main objective of the RDP was “to improve the quality of life of all South Africans, and in particular the poorest and most marginalized sections of society”. This program referred to land reform as the basic need for rural residents. The state had to develop a new legal framework for land redistribution, which was not easy because it was faced with