Question NW3113 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
30 October 2017 - NW3113
Walters, Mr TC to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(1)With reference to portion 0 which is the remaining extent of the farm Haakdoornkuil, KR 323, in Mookgophong in Limpopo and portion 9 of the farm Klipfontein KR 322 in Mookgophong, Waterberg District, in Limpopo, (a) who were the successful claimants of the Haakdoornkuil farm, (b)(i) was a certain person (name and details furnished) one of the beneficiaries and (ii) what communications took place between the specified person and his department with regard to the specified claim, (c) what commercial venture is currently happening on the specified land and (d) who are the beneficiaries who own shares in it; (2) whether all beneficiaries are benefiting from the specified commercial venture; if not, why not; (3) whether the property was subsequently sold or leased; if not, who is benefiting or benefited from such a sale or lease; (4) (a) what amount of funding did his department spend on the property and (b) under which programme?
Reply:
1. According to our database, we do not have any records of land claim lodged on the farm Haakdoornkuil 323 KR and the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commissioner: Limpopo received a land claim lodged by Kekana Matsobane Petrus on behalf of Motekwana Community on the farm Klipfontein 322 KR.
The said land claim was received on the 20th of November 2014, such land claims are not being processed due to the outcome of the Constitutional Court ordered that the claims that were lodged between 1 July 2014 and 27 July 2016 are validly lodged, but it interdicted the Commission from processing those claims until the Commission has finalised the claims lodged by 31 December 1998 or until Parliament passes a new law providing for the re-opening of lodgement of land claims. Parliament was given until 27 July 2018 to pass such a law.
(b)(i)(ii) Falls away;
(c) Falls away;
(d) Falls away.
2. Falls away.
3. Falls away.
4. (a)(b) Falls away.