Question NW850 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

Lees, Mr RA to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

With reference to the Ntabebomvu Community Trust IT 1781/2007/N that represents the Ntabebomvu Community who were successful in claiming the restoration of land rights in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, Act 22 of 1994 (details furnished), what are the relevant details of all grants awarded to the Trust and/or beneficiaries from the time of the success of the claim to date including (a) the total amount of each grant, (b) the purpose of each grant, (c) to whom and/or what entity the grant funds were paid and (d) the relevant details of each bank account into which grant funds were deposited; (2) what are the names of the persons legally authorised to act as trustees of the Trust in terms of the Letters of Authority issued by the Master of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court, dated 25 July 2022; (3) whether all the officials of his department, in particular a certain official (details furnished) working with the trustees, were duly appointed by the Master of the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court on 22 July 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?