According to the 2009/10 Annual Report of the CRLR, a total of 3696 land claims lodged by 31 December 1998 were already settled. On the 31 March 2010 the Regional Land Claims Commissioner's office (Northern Cape and Free State) was yet to settle156 land claims in the Northern Cape. The 2011/12 Annual Report of the CRLR indicated that 19 land claims, involving 5 rural claims, 8 urban and 6 dismissed claims, were settled during the financial year.