This paper explores the extent to which land ownership through restoration results in non-sustainability in the Nonoti community in South Africa. During the apartheid era, Black communities were evicted from their ancestral land to make way for tourism development, though those lands were later repossessed by their original owners. This study aims at exploring the challenges of post-settlement after land restoration to new landowners in the Nonoti Beach resort. This paper is anchored on the sustainable livelihoods theoretical framework to measure the extent to which land can enhance socio-economic development. This study adopted a qualitative research design using in-depth interviews and focus groups. The sample of this study was drawn from the Nonoti local community members and representatives of the government agencies in charge of land restoration. The study concludes that landowners should be capacitated through training and skills development to live sustainably on the land they have acquired through the land claims process.

本文探讨了通过恢复土地所有权导致南非 Nonoti 社区不可持续发展的程度。在种族隔离时代，黑人社区被驱逐出他们祖传的土地，为旅游业发展让路，尽管这些土地后来被原主人收回。本研究旨在探讨诺诺蒂海滩度假村新土地所有者在土地恢复后的定居后挑战。本文立足于可持续生计理论框架，以衡量土地在多大程度上可以促进社会经济发展。本研究采用了使用深度访谈和焦点小组的定性研究设计。本研究的样本来自 Nonoti 当地社区成员和负责土地恢复的政府机构的代表。该研究得出的结论是，土地所有者应通过培训和技能发展获得能力，使其能够在他们通过土地索赔程序获得的土地上可持续地生活。