Question NW3252 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
27 October 2022 - NW3252
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
(a) Which land redistribution programmes have been initiated recently that target women and youth on farms and (b) what total number of (i) women and (ii) youth were allocated farms in their own right in each (aa) province and (bb) district from 1 January 2021 up to the latest specified date for which information is available?
Reply:
a) The land redistribution programmes have initiated the Proactive Land Acquisition Policy (PLAP) wherein the state has acquired the land and later allocated and leased it out to farmers for a period of 30 years through the Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation Policy (BSLAP). BSLAP was formulated to ensure transparent allocation of land with priority being given to vulnerable groups such that 50% is allocated to women and 40% is allocated to youth.
(b)(i),(ii),(aa),(bb) Please refer to the table below.
(aa) Province |
(bb) District |
(i) Women |
(ii) Youth |
Eastern Cape |
Amathole |
1 |
1 |
Chris Hani |
0 |
2 |
|
Free State |
Fezile Dabi |
1 |
1 |
Mangaung Metro |
1 |
0 |
|
Xhariep |
2 |
1 |
|
Gauteng |
Sedibeng |
2 |
3 |
West Rand |
1 |
0 |
|
Kwazulu-Natal |
Umgungundlovu |
3 |
1 |
Zululand |
1 |
1 |
|
Limpopo |
Waterberg |
1 |
1 |
Mpumalanga |
Ehlanzeni |
1 |
0 |
Gert Sibande |
3 |
5 |
|
Nkangala |
4 |
2 |
|
North West |
Bojanala |
2 |
2 |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
4 |
1 |
|
Ngaka Modiri Molema |
1 |
0 |
|
Northern Cape |
Namakwa |
1 |
0 |
Pixley Ka Seme |
0 |
1 |
|
ZF Mgcawu |
3 |
0 |
|
Western Cape |
West Coast |
5 |
3 |
Total |
37 |
25 |