Question NW1397 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
09 July 2020 - NW1397
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
With reference to her department’s presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on 4 June 2020, from which budget did her department get extra funding to be able to settle more land claims than planned in the Third and Fourth Quarters of the 2019-20 financial year; (2) What number of land claims (a) that were settled by her department in the 2019-20 financial year were as a result of court judgments and (b) did her department refer to courts in each province in the specified financial year?
Reply:
1. Additional funding was obtained from Programme 1: Administration (R18.9 million), Programme 2: National Geomatics Management Services (R15.9 million) and Programme 5: Land Reform (R95.1 million).
2. (a) 42
(b)
Province |
Referral |
EASTERN CAPE |
1 |
FREE STATE |
0 |
GAUTENG |
0 |
KWAZULU NATAL |
3 |
LIMPOPO |
2 |
MPUMALANGA |
1 |
NORTHERN CAPE |
0 |
NORTH WEST |
1 |
WESTERN CAPE |
0 |
TOTAL |
8 |
END