Question NW3670 to the MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM
03 January 2019 - NW3670
Groenewald, Dr PJ to ask the MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM
(1) What is the extent of land that the Government obtained in each province since 1 January 1994, for the purpose of (a) land restitution and (b) land redistribution; (2) what is the extent of pre-existing state-owned agricultural land in hectares that was disposed of to beneficiaries in each province during the period 1 January 1994 up to 31 December 2004, excluding the land acquired and transferred for the purpose of land restitution and land redistribution since 1 January 1994; (3) since 1 January 1994, what is the total number of hectares of land in each province in respect of which beneficiaries chose to receive financial compensation rather than land restitution; (4) what is the extent of hectares of land in each province that was transferred to beneficiaries as part of land tenure reform since 1 January 1994, excluding land transferred through land restitution and land redistribution?
Reply:
(1)(a)(b) Please refer to the table below.
Province |
|
|
(4) part of land tenure reform |
Eastern Cape |
127 699 |
552 661 |
45 200 |
Free State |
58 104 |
426 092 |
44 544 |
Gauteng |
17 443 |
61 151 |
4 879 |
KwaZulu Natal |
847 912 |
590 272 |
206 289 |
Limpopo |
706 423 |
181 209 |
33 797 |
Mpumalanga |
523 735 |
479 961 |
113 984 |
Northern Cape |
701 014 |
1 544 127 |
57 203 |
North West |
501 783 |
510 920 |
25 277 |
Western Cape |
11 042 |
554 722 |
251 314 |
(2) Please refer to the table below.
Province |
Number of hectares |
EASTERN CAPE |
9 172.06 |
FREE STATE |
4 122.49 |
GAUTENG |
513.30 |
KWAZULU-NATAL |
5 382.25 |
LIMPOPO |
6 730.43 |
MPUMALANGA |
42.85 |
NORTH WEST |
13 937.75 |
Grand Total |
|
(3)(4) Please refer to the table below.
Province |
Number of hectares |
Eastern Cape |
402 532 |
Free State |
147 754 |
Gauteng |
23 371 |
KwaZulu Natal |
172 259 |
Limpopo |
827 955 |
Mpumalanga |
678 624 |
Northern Cape |
503 943 |
North West |
68 554 |
Western Cape |
95 394 |
(4) Please refer to part (1)(a),(b) above.