Question NW4109 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
03 December 2015 - NW4109
Mileham, Mr K to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
Whether the State owns the farm known as Du Toit’s Kraal in the vicinity of Marken in the Waterberg area in Limpopo; if so, (a)(i) on what basis and (ii) for what purpose was the farm purchased, (b) when did the State take ownership of the farm and (c) how much did the State pay for the farm; (2) whether the specified farm has been leased to a third party; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) to whom has the farm been leased and (b) what are the further terms of the lease in terms of the (i)(aa) starting and (bb) termination dates and (ii) monthly rental amount; (3) (a) how many other properties acquired by the State for land restitution purposes are leased to third parties, (b) to whom is each specified property leased, (c) what is the monthly rental of each of the specified properties and (d) what is the extent of each specified property?
Reply:
(1) No.
(a)(i)(ii)(b)(c) Falls away.
(2) Falls away.
(3) There is no departmental policy in this regard. However, at time , circumstances may arise necessitating such action, for example in instances of conflict within claimant communities while the claim is being finalised, the land owner may be requested to act as a caretaker on the land, pending finalisation of the claim.