The department and the CRLR developed a turn-around strategy for land restitution so that they could finalise the land claims by 2012 in line with the strategic plan. The strategy focused on the following issues: research and verification of land claims, settlement models, financing land restitution, communication plan and information management, and litigation and management. It is envisaged that the turnaround strategy will address challenges confronting the restitution programme or the CRLR with regards to exorbitant land prices, border disputes, settlement models and court cases.