Question NW990 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
05 April 2022 - NW990
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What number of hectares of land are registered in the name of her department in each province; (2) what number of hectares of land has been made available for long-term leases by her department in the past five years in each district municipality; (3) what number of hectares of land with title deeds have been transferred from her department to (a) individuals and (b) communities in the past five years in each district municipality?
Reply:
1. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is the custodian of a total of 10 454 652 hectares (ha) of land.
|
Province |
Area (ha) |
|
Eastern Cape |
1,759,362 |
|
Free State |
394,955 |
|
Gauteng |
98,003 |
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
822,401 |
|
Limpopo |
2,636,848 |
|
Mpumalanga |
928,663 |
|
North West |
1,979,980 |
|
Northern Cape |
1,728,766 |
|
Western Cape |
105,675 |
|
Grand Total |
10,454,652 |
2. A total of 1 289 583 hectares under the custodianship of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development are subject to active long-term agricultural leases in the past five years.
|
Province |
Area (ha) |
|
EASTERN CAPE |
|
|
Alfred Nzo District Municipality |
9,621 |
|
Amathole District Municipality |
34,232 |
|
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality |
4,262 |
|
Chris Hani District Municipality |
33,707 |
|
Joe Gqabi District Municipality |
30,779 |
|
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality |
161 |
|
Sarah Baartman District Municipality |
74,285 |
|
FREE STATE |
|
|
Fezile Dabi District Municipality |
16,156 |
|
Lejweleputswa District Municipality |
32,253 |
|
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
15,736 |
|
Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality |
36,839 |
|
Xhariep District Municipality |
34,993 |
|
GAUTENG |
|
|
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
6,623 |
|
Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality |
789 |
|
Sedibeng District Municipality |
17,249 |
|
West Rand District Municipality |
10,751 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
|
|
Amajuba District Municipality |
3,836 |
|
Harry Gwala District Municipality |
12,125 |
|
Ilembe District Municipality |
1,510 |
|
King Cetshwayo District Municipality |
12,811 |
|
Ugu District Municipality |
1,237 |
|
Umgungundlovu District Municipality |
9,198 |
|
Umkhanyakude District Municipality |
2,233 |
|
Umzinyathi District Municipality |
4,781 |
|
Uthukela District Municipality |
5,473 |
|
Zululand District Municipality |
17,540 |
|
LIMPOPO |
|
|
Capricorn District Municipality |
27,968 |
|
Mopani District Municipality |
1,357 |
|
Sekhukhune District Municipality |
3,236 |
|
Vhembe District Municipality |
5,434 |
|
Waterberg District Municipality |
60,237 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
|
|
Ehlanzeni District Municipality |
19,699 |
|
Gert Sibande District Municipality |
103,201 |
|
Nkangala District Municipality |
54,162 |
|
NORTH WEST |
|
|
Bojanala District Municipality |
66,197 |
|
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality |
20,979 |
|
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality |
192,838 |
|
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality |
53,783 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
|
|
Frances Baard District Municipality |
18,216 |
|
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality |
16,533 |
|
Namakwa District Municipality |
34,222 |
|
Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality |
29,019 |
|
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality |
84,938 |
|
WESTERN CAPE |
|
|
Cape Winelands District Municipality |
1,871 |
|
Central Karoo District Municipality |
42,642 |
|
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
1,285 |
|
Eden District Municipality |
5,403 |
|
Overberg District Municipality |
975 |
|
West Coast District Municipality |
16,210 |
|
Grand Total |
1,289,583 |
3. The past five years 8 173 ha was transferred to individuals and businesses, while 104 850 ha was transferred to communities by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
|
Area (ha) |
|||
|
(a) |
(b) |
||
|
Individual/Business |
Community |
Total |
|
|
EASTERN CAPE |
|
|
|
|
Alfred Nzo District Municipality |
|
5,641.13 |
5,641.13 |
|
Amathole District Municipality |
834.15 |
|
834.15 |
|
O.R.Tambo District Municipality |
|
201.36 |
201.36 |
|
Sarah Baartman District Municipality |
0.86 |
822.91 |
823.77 |
|
FREE STATE |
|
|
|
|
Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality |
0.11 |
215.72 |
215.83 |
|
Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality |
|
417.90 |
417.90 |
|
Xhariep District Municipality |
|
1,520.40 |
1,520.40 |
|
GAUTENG |
|
|
|
|
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality |
170.04 |
|
170.04 |
|
West Rand District Municipality |
|
189.43 |
189.43 |
|
KWAZULU-NATAL |
|
|
|
|
Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality |
0.04 |
|
0.04 |
|
Ilembe District Municipality |
|
2,009.56 |
2,009.56 |
|
King Cetshwayo District Municipality |
259.52 |
3,497.81 |
3,757.33 |
|
Umkhanyakude District Municipality |
|
847.87 |
847.87 |
|
Zululand District Municipality |
|
16,446.04 |
16,446.04 |
|
LIMPOPO |
|
|
|
|
Capricorn District Municipality |
11.18 |
6,072.82 |
6,084.00 |
|
Mopani District Municipality |
97.52 |
4,447.19 |
4,544.71 |
|
Sekhukhune District Municipality |
345.05 |
1,600.58 |
1,945.63 |
|
Vhembe District Municipality |
3,274.74 |
4,694.87 |
7,969.61 |
|
Waterberg District Municipality |
3,079.79 |
1,848.26 |
4,928.05 |
|
MPUMALANGA |
|
|
|
|
Ehlanzeni District Municipality |
19.78 |
10,391.62 |
10,411.40 |
|
Gert Sibande District Municipality |
|
2,820.96 |
2,820.96 |
|
Nkangala District Municipality |
|
2,992.75 |
2,992.75 |
|
NORTH WEST |
|
|
|
|
Bojanala District Municipality |
|
22,326.02 |
22,326.02 |
|
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality |
|
190.66 |
190.66 |
|
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality |
|
8,649.90 |
8,649.90 |
|
NORTHERN CAPE |
|
|
|
|
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality |
42.83 |
|
42.83 |
|
ZF Mgcawu District Municipality |
|
4,507.26 |
4,507.26 |
|
Western Cape |
|
|
|
|
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality |
1.79 |
2,466.09 |
2,467.89 |
|
Eden District Municipality |
|
30.80 |
30.80 |
|
West Coast District Municipality |
|
0.22 |
0.22 |
|
Grand Total |
8,137 |
104,850 |
112,988 |