Question NW140 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
08 April 2020 - NW140
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
With reference to her reply to question 1597 on 19 December 2019, (a) under what programme and (b) in what year was each farm bought; (2) what number of the 218 farms with lease agreements have 30-year lease agreements; (3) whether she will furnishMs T M Mbabamawith a list of the (a) names of the farms, (b) beneficiaries with GPS co-ordinates and (c) contact details for each farm with a lease agreement; if not, why not; if so, by what date; (4) whether she will furnishMsT M Mbabamawith (a) a list of the 609 farms with no lease agreement and (b) the number of farms in each category as stated in the reasons why it has no lease in place; if not, why not; if so, by what date; (5) whether she will furnishMsT M Mbabamawith a list of the farms where re-allocation is taking place, including the (a) names of the farms and beneficiaries, (b) GPS co-ordinates as well as contact details for each farm and (c) reason for re-allocation in each case; if not, why not; if so, by what date?
Reply:
THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
1(a) 217 of the 218 farms were bought under the Land Redistribution Programme and the other farm is a pre-1994 government property.
1(b)
|
Year of Acquisition |
Number of Farms |
|
2002 |
1 |
|
2006 |
1 |
|
2007 |
12 |
|
2008 |
2 |
|
2009 |
16 |
|
2010 |
17 |
|
2011 |
60 |
|
2012 |
6 |
|
2013 |
23 |
|
2014 |
9 |
|
2015 |
20 |
|
2016 |
37 |
|
2017 |
11 |
|
2019 |
2 |
|
Grand Total |
217 |
2. 218.
3. (a) Yes. Please see the attached Excel spread sheet titled, NA – PQ No. 140.2020 (LP).
(b) and (c) No, since the Department has had no time to consult with the individual lessees on whether they consent to have their personal information publicly disclosed.
4. No, since the public disclosure of farms without leases could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.
5. No, since the public disclosure of farms that are being reallocated could expose them to the possibility of land invasions.