Question NW4005 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
14 December 2017 - NW4005
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
Whether the Gwatyu Communal Property Association (CPA) has been established since his undertaking to set up a ministerial task team to look into the establishment of the CPA in 2016; if not, (a) why not, (b) by what date will the CPA be established and (c) what action will he take against the task team for failure to fulfil its mandate; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
No. The CPA has not been registered yet.
a) There are overlapping land rights between former lessees, occupiers and invaders; hence it has not yet been agreed as to who will be allocated the land in Gwatyu.
b) The date will be communicated once the land rights enquiry is concluded and it is finalised as to who will be allocated the land in Gwatyu.
c) Minister will consider the final report given the challenges faced in terms of the land rights issues and follow the necessary processes.