Question NW1397 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

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09 July 2020 - NW1397

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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

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