Question NW4153 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

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30 November 2022 - NW4153

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Montwedi, Mr Mk to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

With reference to the 2020-21 Annual Report wherein her department had set a target of 1 000 labour tenants applications to finalize, but only 108 applications were finalised, even though she had appointed a special master of labour tenants who has been working with her department to expedite the settlement of labour tenants land claim, (a) what total amount did her department spend on appointing the special master and (b) was there value for money in the appointment since her department failed dismally to meet the target of 1 000 claims to be finalised in the 2020-21 financial year?

Reply:

a) The Special Master was appointed by the Land Claims Court and not by the Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development.

b) Falls away.

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