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2015-03-03

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Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION 1466

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 10-2015 SECOND SESSION: FIFTH PARLIAMENT]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

1466. Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(a) How many invoices from private contractors to his department currently remain unpaid for longer than 30 days and (b) in each case, what (i) are the details of the (aa) contractor and (bb) services provided and (ii) what is the (aa) date of the invoice and (bb) reason why the invoice was not paid within 30 days? NW1679E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

428 invoices.

(b)(i)(aa),(bb),(ii)(aa),(bb) Please refer to this link for the table. /files/RNW1466-150504TABLE.docx

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION 1430

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 10-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

1430. Prof B Bozzoli (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Does his department have a Regulatory Burden Reduction strategy in place; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of the strategy? NW1643E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

No. However The Department is engaged in certain regulatory burden reduction activities such as:

Multimedia lodgement in the Surveyors-General Offices, which is the lodgement procedure used by private professional land surveyors to submit their work;
auto e-mailer used mostly by professional land surveyors to access spatial information ;
mobile land claim lodgement facilities to access claimants in rural areas;
electronic land claims management systems which fast-tracks the settlement of claims; and
electronic invoice tracking system to ensure payment of invoices within 30 days.

This is inline with one of the objectives of the National Development Plan which prioritises a reduction in the burdens placed on inclusive growth through unintended consequences of government actions as well as through inefficient and inappropriate

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION 1395

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 10-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

1395. Mr S Mokgalapa (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(a) What number of (i) financial, (ii) forensic and/or (iii) other investigations that were commissioned by his department have been completed since 1 April 2013 and (b) in each case, what are the relevant details on the (i) investigation including a synopsis of the facts and findings of each case, (ii) persons or third parties responsible for each investigation, (iii) total cost to date of each investigation and (iv) appropriate steps taken against officials and third parties implicated of wrongdoing in the findings of the investigations? NW1608E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(i),(ii),(ii) Of the 70 investigations commissioned since 1 April 2013, 69 have been completed and the details are limited to completed cases in Annexure A.

(i), (ii),(iii),(iv) Please refer to Annexure A:see the link /files/RNW1395A-150505.xlsx

Reply received: May 2015

QUESTION 1324

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 10-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 17 APRIL 2015

1324. Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether his department was consulted by the City of Tshwane to determine if property that was sold during a land auction conducted on 24 March 2015, would have been better suited for land reform purposes; if not,

(2) what steps does he intend to take following the view of the Gauteng MEC for Human Settlements and Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Jacob Mamabolo, that the City did not follow proper public participation processes to determine whether the properties it intended to sell are necessary for current or future municipal service delivery? NW1533E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Municipalities have administrative jurisdiction over land registered in their name. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform readily responds to municipalities’ requests for assistance in land reform related initiatives.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION 1255

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 9-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

1255. Dr P J Groenewald (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

How many new claims have been submitted since the implementation of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, Act 15 of 2014;

(2) whether he will make a statement on the matter? NW1464E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

54351 land claims have been lodged with the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights since the implementation of the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, 2014 (Act No 15 of 2014) as of 27 March 2015.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION 1166

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 9-2015 SECOND SESSION: FIFTH PARLIAMENTARY]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

1166. Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

How many sick leave days were taken by employees of his department in the 2013-2014 financial year and (b) what was the total cost thereof in rand? NW1367E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

37 388.

(b) R44 933,961.70.

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION 1132

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 9-2015 SECOND SESSION: FIFTH PARLIAMENT]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

1132. Mr A P van der Westhuizen (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(a) What amount did (i) his department and (ii) state entities reporting to him spend on each newspaper subscription in each month (aa) in the (aaa) 2011 12, (bbb) 2012-13 and (ccc) 2013-14 financial years and (bb) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) how many copies of each newspaper were ordered on each day of the week (i) in each specified financial year and (ii) during the period 1 April 2014 up to the latest specified date for which information is available? NW1297E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a)(i)(aa),(aaa),(bbb),(ccc),(bb) Please refer to the table below.

Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Month	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
Month	(aaa)	(bbb)	(ccc)	(bb)
Apr	R 2,517.96	R 7,940.13	R 682.50	R 107,882.93
May	R 20,794.11	R 11,801.70	R 58,009.83	R 38,420.12
Jun	R 85,478.56	R 42,153.93	R 314,052.01	R 9,133.72
Jul	R 50,861.09	R 62,853.52	R 33,443.05	R 95,025.13
Aug	R 261,153.24	R 34,736.81	R 130,452.33	R 20,040.42
Sep	R 73,541.13	R 74,453.08	R 116,755.85	R 8,734.34
Oct	R 27,672.36	R 115,157.32	R 124,883.99	R 58,826.70
Nov	R 4,198.05	R 215,037.13	R 14,036.16	R 13,123.86
Dec	R 1,095.92	R 129,706.53	R 226,910.62	R 0.00
Jan	R 2,461.27	R 76,764.36	R 51,104.62	R 4,626.21
Feb	R 20,241.70	R 64,699.13	R 56,198.63	R 47,051.80
Mar	R 72,477.80	R 231,142.60	R 192,585.63	R 165,966.22
	R 622,493.19	R 1,066,446.24	R 1,319,115.22	R 568,831.45

(a)(ii)(aa)(aaa((bbb)(ccc)(bb) Please refer to the table below.

Deeds Trading Entity
Month	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
	(aaa)	(bbb)	(ccc)	(bb)
Apr	R 0.00	R 22,118.74	R 0.00	R 0.00
May	R 1,394.25	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Jun	R 1,319.50	R 2 869.10	R 0.00	R 0.00
Jul	R 2,639.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Aug	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Sep	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Oct	R 2,184.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Nov	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Dec	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Jan	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Feb	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Mar	R 696.80	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
	R 8,233.55	R 24, 987.84	R 0.00	R 0.00

(a)(ii)(aa)(aaa((bbb)(ccc)(bb) Please refer to the table below.

Ingonyama Trust Board
Month	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	2014/15
	(aaa)	(bbb)	(ccc)	(bb)
Apr	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
May	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 600.00	R 0.00
Jun	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Jul	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Aug	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Sep	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Oct	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Nov	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 1,496.24	R 0.00
Dec	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 839.72
Jan	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Feb	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
Mar	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 0.00
	R 0.00	R 0.00	R 2,096.24	R 839.72

(b)(i)(ii) Please refer to the table below.

Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
NAME OF NEWSPAPER	FREQUENCY	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015
Die Burger	Monday - Friday	312	312	312	312
Cape Argus	Monday - Friday	312	312	312	312
Cape Times	Monday - Friday	312	312	312	312
Business Day	Monday - Friday	1352	2132	2912	2652
Daily Voice	Monday - Friday	1352	1352	1352	1352
Mail & Guardian	Fridays	1300	2300	2550	2050
Farmers Weekly Magazine	Once a Week	1300	1300	1300	1300
Sunday Times	Once a Week	1300	1300	1300	1300
City Press	Once a Week	1300	2300	2800	2300
The New Age	Once a Week	1300	1300	1300	1300
Daily sun	Monday - Friday	1352	1352	1352	1352
Citizen	Monday - Friday	1352	1352	1352	1352
The Star	Monday - Friday	1352	2132	2912	2392
Sowetan	Monday - Friday	1352	2132	2392	2132
Sunday Independent	Once a Week	1300	1300	1300	1300
Weekend Argus	Once a Week	1274	1274	1274	1274
Economist Magazine	Once a Week	1352	1352	1352	1352
Financial Mail	Once a Week	1352	1352	1352	1612
Sunday Tribune	Once a Week	1352	1352	1352	1352
The Times	Free with Sunday Times	0	0	0	0
Pretoria news	Monday - Friday	1352	2132	2392	2132
Sunday World	Once a Week	1300	1300	1300	1300
Die Beeld	Monday - Friday	1352	1352	1352	1352
TOTAL		26182	31302	34132	32092

(b)(ii) Please refer to the table below

Deeds Trading Entity
NAME OF NEWSPAPER	FREQUENCY	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015
Cape Times	Monday - Friday	312	312	0	0
The Star	Monday - Friday	936	2184	0	0
Pretoria News	Monday - Friday	624	1872	0	0
Diamond Field Advertiser	Monday - Friday	312	0	0	0
Sunday Times	Sunday	0	52	0	0
Mail & Guardian	Monday - Friday	0	312	0	0
TOTAL		2184	4732	0	0

(b)(ii) Please refer to the table below.

Ingonyama Trust Board
NAME OF NEWSPAPER	FREQUENCY	2011/2012	2012/2013	2013/2014	2014/2015
Sunday Times	Sunday	0	0	36	36
City Press	Sunday	0	0	36	36
Isolezwe	Monday - Friday	0	0	104	180
Ilanga	Bi -Weekly	0	0	48	72
The Witness	Monday - Friday	0	0	104	180
The Mercury	Monday - Friday	0	0	104	180
TOTAL		0	0	432	684

Reply received: April 2015

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 1097

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 9-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 27 MARCH 2015

1097. Mr R A Lees (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

What amount did (a) his department and (b) entities reporting to him spend on advertising in The New Age newspaper in the (i) 2011-12, (ii) 2012-13 and (iii) 2013-14 financial years? NW1262E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a)(i),(ii),(iii) Department of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(i) 2011/12 - R 8 712.00

(ii) 2012/13 – R179 059.50

(iii) 2013/14 - R 33 840.00

Date	2011/12	2012/13	2013/14	Ref
10-May-13	-	-	R 2,376.00	DISB TNA
12-Sep-13	-	-	R 31,464.00	DISB TNA
12-Aug-11	R 6,336.00	-	-	DISB TNA II
23-Mar-12	R 2,376.00	-	-
04-Apr-12	-	R 792.00	-
08-Nov-12	-	R 178,267.50	-
Total	R 8,712.00	R 179,059.50	R 33,840.00

(b)(i),(ii),(iii) Ingonyama Trust Board:

(i) None

(ii) None

(iii) None

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 1042

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 8-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

1042. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether the find of two original title deeds dating back to 1896 in a field near Pretoria (details furnished), (a) is being investigated and (b) will the findings of the investigation be made public? NW1202E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

No. There is no need for any investigation by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform into this matter. In terms of deeds registration procedures, the original title deed is delivered to the conveyancing firm which lodged the deeds for registration. The Department bears no responsibility for safe keeping of the original once delivery has taken place.

(a),(b) Falls away.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 908

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 8-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

908. Mr T W Mhlongo (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

What amount was spent by (a) his department and (b) state entities reporting to him on (i) tickets and (ii) sponsorships on The New Age Breakfast Briefings for the last three financial years? NW1057E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a)(i),(ii) Department of Rural Development and Land Reform	(b)(i),(ii) Ingonyama Trust Board
Tickets – R178 267.50 None	None None

Reply received: April 2015

QUESTION 811

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 8-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

811. Mrs C Dudley (ACDP) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

With regard to the incident of land grab and land invasion at the Blue Bend Farm at Botha’s Pass in KwaZulu-Natal (details furnished), what (a) process can landowners and farmers who experience instances of land grab and land invasion follow and (b) in light of the failure at mediation what further steps must these landowners take to resolve such matters without escalating tension and causing a threat to their the safety and security? NW957E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a) There is no invasion or land grab at all happening at Blue Bend farm, the alleged invaders are people who have occupied the farm for years employed as labour tenants and have lodged an application for land acquisition in terms of the Land Reform (Labour tenants) Act, 1996 (Act No. 3 of 1996). The dispute is over the unilateral reduction of the grazing area by the land owner. If this had been a real invasion the farmer has the responsibility to protect his or her property by reporting the matter to the police and lay the necessary charges. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform says no to land grabs and invasions.

(b) In the instance of Blue Bend the mediation failed because the farmer refused to participate in the mediation process formally facilitated by an independent mediator. Where mediation fails, like it has in this instance, either party can approach the court and seek appropriate relief.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 873

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 8-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

873. Mr A G Whitfield (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether his department or the entities reporting to him provides any type of sponsorships; if not, what is his department’s position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the details of each sponsorship, (b) what is the value of each sponsorship, (c) when were each of these sponsorship deals undertaken and (d) when will each of the sponsorship deals end;

(2) whether his department or any of the entities reporting to him intends to enter into any type of sponsorship deal or contract in the (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) with whom will each sponsorship deal or contract be made, (ii) what will the terms of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts be, (iii) when will each of the sponsorship deals or contracts (aa) commence and (bb) end and (iv) what is the value of each of the sponsorship deals or contracts? NW1022E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a),(b),(c),(d) Falls away.

(a),(b) No

(i),(ii),(iii),(iv) Falls away.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 822

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 8-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 MARCH 2015

822. Dr P W A Mulder (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:†

How much of the land surface of the former homeland of Lebowa currently forms part of the (a) Limpopo and (b) Mpumalanga province;

how much of the land surface of the previous homeland of Bophutatswana currently forms part of the (a) North West and (b) Free State province;

how much of the land surface of the previous homeland of Transkei currently forms part of the (a) Eastern Cape and (b) KwaZulu-Natal;

how much of the land surface of each of the nine separate provinces covers land that previously resorted under homeland areas? NW969E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Note: The extents supplied herein are estimates computed from a GIS shape file depicting the “Homeland” boundaries.

(a) Lebowa formed 2,156,866 Hectares, located in the current Limpopo Province;

(b) and formed 92,882 Hectares, located in the current Mpumalanga Province.

(a) Bophuthatswana formed 2,079,612 Hectares, located in the current North West Province;

(b) and formed 124,058 Hectares, located in the current Free State Province.

(a) Transkei formed 4,809,317 Hectares, located in the current Eastern Cape Province ;

(b) and formed 285,129 Hectares, located in the current KwaZulu-Natal Province.

The table below lists the extent of Homeland and TBVC State areas in each province.

Province	Homeland and TBVC State	“Homeland” Extent (Hectares)
Limpopo	Venda, Lebowa, Gazankulu	3,399,298
Mpumalanga	Kwa-Ndebele, Lebowa, Gazankulu, Ka-Ngwane, Bophuthatswana	954,621
North West	Bophuthatswana	2,079,612
Free State	Qwaqwa, Bophuthatswana	238,582
KwaZulu-Natal	KwaZulu, Transkei	4,223,491
Eastern Cape	Transkei, Ciskei	5,757,277
Northern Cape	Bophuthatswana	1,689,794
Gauteng	Bophuthatswana, Kwa-Ndebele	91,447
Western Cape	None	0

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 787

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 7-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 MARCH 2015

787. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Is he aware that his department awarded the tender to construct a new runway, taxiways and apron, including associated airfield electrical works at the Somerset East Airfield in the Eastern Cape to the second highest bidder; if not, why not; if so, why was this done;

did his department negotiate a reduced bid amount with the successful tenderer (name furnished);

why did his department not (a) consider and (b) accept any of the other bids which were considerably (i) lower and (ii) submitted by local contractors;

(4) (a) who are the owners of the specified successful contracting firm and (b) what attributes does the specified firm have that swayed his department to award the specified tender to the specified firm? NW937E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Yes; the matter is currently the subject of a court process and therefore sub-judice.

Yes.

(a),(b)(i),(ii) The answer to this question is the subject of a court process and is therefore sub-judice.

(a) The owners of the company are:

Tobias Gavin Davids
Palesa Pretty Rantsoareng
Valentine Letsie Rantsoareng
Hendrik Petrus v H Badenhorst
Frederik Jacobus Prinsloo
Johannes Lodewicus De Bruin
Johannes Hendrik Josef Rheeder
Gerhardus Frederik le Roux
Daniel Plekker
Ruwacon BE Trust

(b)The answer to this question is the subject of a court process and is therefore sub judice.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 769

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 7-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 13 MARCH 2015

769. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Was any study undertaken to help determine the 12 000 hectares cap for farm land size; if not, why not; if so, (a) what were the relevant outcomes of the study and (b) will he make a copy of the study available? NW919E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Yes, 3 studies were undertaken between 2011 and 2012 as part of the Green Paper on Land Reform and were used to inform the Policy Framework on Agricultural Land Holdings:

international case studies using eight countries namely Mexico, Chile, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, the Philippines, Romania, Egypt and India;
international legal jurisprudence especially from India, Egypt, Mexico and Taiwan and an analysis of the South African Constitution; and
an assessment of a ceilings policy on the agricultural economy of South Africa.

On the basis of the studies, the Policy Framework on Agricultural Land Holdings was developed and summarises:

The placing of restrictions on the ownership and use of agricultural land is a practice that is well known as the historical development process of contemporary agriculture as part of the economic, social and political formations of countries in the world. The reasons for these restrictions are many and varied. Countries like Mexico, Chile, Zimbabwe, Taiwan, the Philippines, Romania, Egypt and India imposed restrictive landholding measures to curb a growing and disturbing trend around land concentration commensurate with an increasing concentration of capitalisation of agriculture (both in its downstream and upstream sectors). This increase in land concentration is indeed an outcome of a free market philosophy, which embraces the notion that if markets remain unfettered; they tend to be self-regulating and able to attain optimal outcomes and efficiencies within the economy. This in turn secures the competitiveness of the agricultural sector. The exercise of options, largely seen as dividends the market confers to participants, only benefits those who are resourced. This idea in favour of the supremacy and efficacy of free-markets, demands rigorous scrutiny because even the most open-market economies embrace aspects of “regulatory oversight mechanisms” on their respective land markets and this has not distorted or created inefficiencies within the economy.

At the beginning of the 20th century, South Africa restricted the entire black majority population to own agricultural land and to engage in farming in the mainstream agricultural sector up to the dawn of the democratic order at the end of the 1980s. No ceiling was placed on white farmers. They could own unlimited hectares in an agricultural landholding. Consequently, more white farmers entered farming. They owned and operated more land holdings. Output, employment and the number of landholdings increased but the size of agricultural landholdings in hectares decreased to its smallest average farm size of about 700 ha in the 1950s. This land market process moved the mainstream agriculture towards smaller, and not larger, agricultural landholdings.

The existence of a ceiling in every agricultural landholding of a given agricultural industry is an established fact. Similarly, there is a floor for every agricultural land holding in a given agricultural industry. It is absolutely imperative for the Department to establish where and then to follow the movements of agricultural landholding ceiling and floor points across the single four-tier system, as proposed in the Green Paper on Land Reform.

Good summaries of all 3 studies have been available on the Departmental website since 2012 [http://www.ruraldevelopment.gov.za/services/270-documents-for-branches/258-land-reform-and-administration#.VRHnK1L9ldh ='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Business Development Officer=2

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(c) The South African Post Office is currently under Administration and the output will be a new business model that will determine the operational structure of the Post Office. This in turn will determine what if any positions are still regarded as vacant.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 646

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

646. Dr P W A Mulder (FF Plus) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:†

Whether a separate Green Paper on Communal Land has been drawn up, as indicated in the Green Paper on Land; if not, (a) why not and (b) when will the specified green paper be drawn up and finalised; if so, (i) when was it drawn up, (ii) which individuals, groups and institutions were consulted for the drafting of the specified green paper, (iii) whether it was approved by Cabinet and (iv) when will it be published? NW727E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

No. However, the Department has developed a Communal Land Tenure Policy Framework. It will be published with the Communal Land Tenure Bill, 2015.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 640

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

640. Mr B M Bhanga (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

With reference to the land claims of certain farms (names and details furnished), (a) what is the status of each of the claims and (b) has compensation been determined; if not, why not; if so, when will such information be provided to the claimants? NW721E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

The land claims on Portions 1 and 2 of Ben Nevis Farm No.43 and Belmont Farm No.311 were dismissed by the Western Cape Regional Land Claims Commissioner in September 2011 because the claimants were not dispossessed of a right in land as a result of past racially discriminatory and practices. The claimants sold the claimed land as willing sellers.

Falls away.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 639

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

639. Mr B M Bhanga (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

What is the (a) status of claim WC 19 of a certain family (details furnished) in the Western Cape and (b) how does his department intend to resolve the specified claim;

(2) has the claimant been offered (a) alternative land or (b) financial compensation? NW720E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a) The claim in question is currently being investigated for compliance with the requirements for restitution set out in section 2 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994. The investigation shall be completed in April 2015.

(b) If the claim meets the requirements, it shall be accepted, gazetted, and negotiations for settlement shall commence.

(a),(b) No. The claimants are only required to indicate the form of restitution during negotiations for the settlement of the claim.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 638

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

638. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(a) Has the valuation of claim WC 183 of a certain family (details furnished) in the Western Cape been done; if not, when will it be done; if so, (b) when will the claimants be informed of the outcome of the valuation? NW719E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a) No. A service provider was appointed on 5 March 2015 to conduct a historical valuation on the property for the Cook Family land claim. The valuer is expected to submit the report by 5 April 2015 and thereafter the claimant will be informed of the valuation outcome.

(b) Falls away.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 637

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

637. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

With reference to a certain claim (details furnished), was payment accepted as compensation for this claim; if so, when will such money be paid to claimants? NW718E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

No. The claim in question is currently being investigated for compliance with the requirements for restitution as set out in section 2 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994). The investigation shall be completed in April 2015. If the claim meets the requirements, it shall be accepted, gazetted, and negotiations for settlement shall commence.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 636

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

636. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Have any farms already been identified for the proposed 50/50 land reform model, as mentioned by the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, in his reply to the debate on his State of the Nation Address on 19 February 2015; if not, by what date will these farms be identified; if so, (a) what method was used to identify these farms and (b) what are the relevant details of each of the farms that have been identified? NW717E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

No farms have been identified so far, however some proposals have been made to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and these are being considered to establish whether they fit the objectives of the proposed policy Framework. No date has been set as yet.

(a),(b) Falls away.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 631

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

631. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(a) Why is his department not implementing the proposals of the National Development Plan (NDP) on land reform, (b) how far is his department from reaching the NDP’s target of transferring 20% of agricultural land by 2030, (c) will this target be met, (d) is there funding in place to purchase agricultural land in line with the NDP’s model and (e)(i) how many district committees are there and (ii) what is their geographical spread? NW712E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) is implementing the proposals of the National Development Plan (NDP). The Department’s Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan (APP) 2015-2016 is premised on Chapter Six of the NDP and other policy directives.

(b) See the annual targets in the MTSF : 2014-2019 in the current Strategic Plan

(d) Yes, to the extent that the budget provides.

(e) (i) 29 Interim District Land Committees have been established across the country

(ii) Please refer to Annexure A.

ANNEXURE A TO NA-QUES 631 OF 2015

Province	Number of District Land Committees
KwaZulu-Natal	8
Free State	3
Eastern Cape	2
Mpumalanga	1
Limpopo	3
Northern Cape	4
North West	3
Western Cape	5

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 546

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 6 MARCH 2015

546. Ms J Steenkamp (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether any employees in his department have been on suspension with full salary since 1 January 2014; if so, (a) how many employees and (b) what is the total cost thereof? NW626E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

No.

Falls away

Falls away

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 335

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 2-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

335. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(1) Does his department oversee contractual agreements between beneficiaries of land reform projects and overseas partners; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

(2) does his department guarantee or provide legal responsibility for such agreements; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW361E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

No. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) under the Recapitalisation and Development Programme (RADP) has different kinds of agreements such as tripartite contracts and service level agreements that are entered into between the DRDLR, the farmer (beneficiary) and a strategic partner. There are no contracts which were entered into nor is DRDLR overseeing any contractual agreements between overseas partners and land reform beneficiaries.

The Recapitalisation and Development Policy does not exclude any contractual agreements between land reform beneficiaries and overseas partners as long as there is compliance with South African laws. DRDLR may provide guarantees or legal responsibilities, however it must be noted that currently there is no contractual agreement between the Department and any overseas partners.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 334

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 2-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

334. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Has his department ever paid for (a) legal commitments and/or (b) findings against land reform projects; if so, what is the (i) policy and (ii) criteria informing such payments;

has his department ever paid for the financial debt incurred from land reform projects; if so, what is the (a) policy, and (b) criteria informing such payments;

(3) h? NW360E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(1)(a),(b) No. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) has not paid for legal commitments or any findings against land reform projects, except where legal representation support is required in terms of land tenure issues e.g. evictions, labour tenants etc. DRDLR has the Land Rights Management Facility through Cheadle Thompson and Haysom (CTH) Inc. with panel attorneys to attend to these matters.

(i),(ii) If the honourable member can provide more details of this question so that the Department can assist with further information.

(2),(3) If the honourable member can provide more details of this question so that the Department can assist with further information.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 155

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

155. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(a) What is the current status of the Grahamstown Poultry Abbatoir Landcare Project and (b) when is the project expected to be completed;

(a) what was the total cost estimate of the project as contained in a feasibility study commissioned in the 2005-06 financial year and (b) how much has been spent on the project since its inception;

(3) (a) is his department currently in contact with the Lokhanyiso Poultry Cooperative and (b) what assistance is his department providing to the cooperative to ensure its success? NW162E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(1)(a),(b) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform does not have these projects within its database. The projects might be in custody of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Land Care programme.

(2)(a),(b) Falls away.

(3)(a),(b) Falls away.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 333

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 2-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT\

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 20 FEBRUARY 2015

333. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether he has found that a certain trust (details furnished) has been a successful venture; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;

what measures are used to determine whether a venture is successful;

does his department possess the financial data from this venture; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW359E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(1) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) acquired the farm in 2007 and leased it to Nomalanga Trust. The farm measures 110 hectares. 75.5 hectares of the farm consists of vineyards with an allocation of 75.5 hectares of water use entitlement. The entire 75.5 hectares currently under production was damaged by frost during the 2013 and 2014 production cycles. However 51.4 hectares of the 75.5 hectares have fully recovered from the frost damage while the remaining hectares have not fully recovered. It should further be noted that the 75.5 hectares of vines currently under production are more than 20 years old and production has steadily decreased over the years. The trustees are currently harvesting. To date, the Trust has delivered 90.5 tons of dry raisins to the market (Red Sun Dried Fruit and Nuts).

(2) Indicators of whether a venture is successful include the following:

Beneficiaries are able to operate the business on their own (empowerment);
improved living standard through job creation and a steady monthly income; and
enhancement of skills development on farm management.

Yes; although the venture did not appoint an auditor, a bank statement has been obtained which shows a positive bank balance. The Trust is currently harvesting which may result in the Trust maintaining its positive bank balance.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 209

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

209. Mr J A Mngxitama (EFF) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

In view of the pronouncement by the President, Mr J G Zuma, about opening land claims in respect of land lost before the Native Land Act, Act 27 of 1913, and that many traditional leaders started lodging land claims in this regard, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that land claimed by traditional leaders is transferred to the community;

where is his department going to get money to buy back restituted land;

(3) what is the size of land which has been (a) redistributed and (b) sold back to white people in the last 20 years;

(4) whether she can provide a list of other land claims similar to Mala Mala where previous white land-owners entered into arrangements to continue (a) leasing and/or (b) profiteering from purchased land? NW226E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Where land is awarded to a community, sections 35(3) and 42D of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 requires the Land Claims Court or the Minister as the case may be to ensure that “the dispossessed community shall have access to the land or the compensation in question on a basis which is fair and non-discriminatory towards any person including a tenant, and which ensures the accountability of the person who holds the land or compensation on behalf of the community to the members of such community”.

From the fiscus.

(3) (a) 3 158 865 hectares of land has been redistributed from 1994 until December 2014.

(b) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform does not keep records of land privately sold by beneficiaries before 2009 as these were transactions where emerging farmers were given title deeds. DRDLR thus has no control of any sales post-transfer as these are considered private transactions where the Department was not involved. After 2009 DRDLR took a decision that all land acquired through the Pro-active Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) would be subjected to leasehold; this is to mitigate any sales after transfer as well as the reversal of gains made in the land reform process.

(4) Yes.

(a) List attached as Annexure A

(b) Moletele and Bela-Bela communities in Limpopo.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 145

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

145. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether his department was involved in the purchase of the farm now called Under the Milkwoods (details furnished); if so, (a) what was the purchase price of the property and (b) was it a market related price;

(a) who are the beneficiaries and (b) do they reside on the property; if not, why not; if so, (i) where do they reside, (ii) who currently resides on the property and, (iii) are they part of the land reform initiative;

(a) what farming activities are currently taking place on the said property and, (b) what are the current livestock numbers on the property;

has there been any recapitalisation funding spent on the farm; if not, why not; if so, (a) how much and (b) what improvements were effected;

(5) whether the sand mining that is or was taking place on the farm is (a) legal and (b) registered with the relevant authorities in the Department of Mineral Resources; if not, why has this activity been permitted; if so, what are the relevant details? NW152E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Yes.

R6 600 000.00

The market value is R2 950 000.00. Further to the determination of the market related price by an independent valuer an assessment was conducted by the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to determine the tourism potential value of the property which amounted to R7 000 000.

(a) Please refer to Annexure A.

No. The beneficiaries work on the farm daily and reside in their existing homes in Kenton-on-Sea. A portion of the property (house) was sublet by the beneficiaries to a couple who run an orphanage for local children.

(i),(ii),(iii) Falls away.

(3) (a) Currently, production on the farm is limited to beef cattle, primarily by various individuals within the Cooperative.

The numbers fluctuate from time to time, but average around 65 head of cattle. The Cooperative owns 10 Bonsmara cows and 1 bull and the balance is owned by individuals in the Cooperative.

(4) Yes.

To date the Department has spent R2 664 695.00 on the project.

The funds were spent primarily on infrastructural improvements to existing structures on the farm, the fencing on the farm, the water reticulation on the farm

and for stock handling facilities.

Currently there is no sand mining taking place on the property. However, mining activity, if any, will be in accordance with the requirements of the law and prescripts of the relevant Departments.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 141

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

141. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether mobile land claims units can be deployed in the West Rand District Municipality; if not, why not; if so,

(2) whether such mobile units will be coming to Toekomsrus; if so, at what date? NW148E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Yes, a mobile lodgement office aimed at assisting individuals and or communities lodge land claims will be deployed to the West Rand Municipality. A meeting has been arranged by the West Rand Municipality for 27 February 2015 to inform the ward councillors on the procedures and documents needed to lodge a land claim. The mobile unit will be in Kagiso from 25 until 29 March 2015.

Yes, a mobile unit will be deployed to Toekomsrus. A meeting was held with the Toekomsrus Committee on Monday, 9 February 2015; although a date has not yet been set, the meeting agreed that the community should lodge claims as individuals and not as a community. It was further agreed that the Committee will revert back to the community for feedback and the necessary documentation needed. The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights is currently finalising a plan for the deployment of mobile lodgement units. At this point, it is not possible to indicate with certainty, the exact date on which Toekomsrus will be visited. The deployment of the mobile lodgement office shall however be preceded by mobile communication units that will communicate the date on which the lodgement unit will visit the area.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 139

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

139. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1965 on 3 November 2014, there has been negotiations with the claimant as undertaken by him; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) is the result of the negotiations;

whether there has been negotiations with the Minister of Public Works with regard to releasing land for restoring it to the claimant as undertaken by him; if not, why not; if so, what (a) are the relevant details and (b) is the result of the negotiations;

(3) of why? NW146E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

Yes

(a) An offer for alternative land has been sent to the claimants with numerous reminders; however the response from the claimants is still outstanding.

(b) A meeting with claimants took place on 18 February 2015 to negotiate the offer for alternative land identified in Strand that has been requested from the Department Public Works (DPW). The resolutions of the meeting are as follows:

the claimants proposed that they be given a chance to provide the office of the Western Cape Regional Land Claims Commissioner (RLCC) with details of another property that they identified in Somerset West for investigation and negotiation with the current owner so as to check feasibility before they accept or decline the offer for the Strand properties;

the Western Cape RLCC’s Office also provided the claimants with details of a property identified for restitution in Somerset West that is owned by DPW, for inspection and confirmation; and

claimants have promised to provide the Western Cape RLCC with the information as discussed by Friday 27 February 2015 so that investigation and negotiations on the other property can resume. It was further agreed that a report to the claimant be availed by latest 31 March 2015.

(2) Yes

(a) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform communicated with the National Department of Public Works to fast track the release of the land.

(b) It was agreed in the meeting that took place in February that the Office of the Western Cape RLCC will submit all relevant information regarding the claim to DPW. The information was submitted.

(3) Yes. If the claimant agrees to the alternative land and the land is released by DPW, it is possible to meet the deadline of 31 March 2015.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 137

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

137. Mr T C R Walters (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:

(a) What is the total number of land claims settled in Limpopo province since 1 January 1998 and (b) what is the quantum thereof;

(2) (a)(i) how many land restitution claims are outstanding in Limpopo province and (ii) what are the details of all of these claims, (b) which land restitution claims in Limpopo province will be finalised during the 2014-15 financial year and (c) what criteria are used to determine the prioritisation of claims? NW143E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a) 3690

(b) R5 246 181 728.48

(a) (i) 742

(ii) List attached as Annexure A. /files/RNW137A-150303.xlsx

(b) List attached as Annexure B.

(c) The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights is guided by the Annual Performance Plan which sets the target for the number of claims to be settled and finalised in a financial year. Apart from the availability of the budget the following factors are taken into account:

All claims that were lodged before 31December 1998 are prioritised.
Gazetted claims and projects that have already been valued may be prioritised.
Claims where offers to purchase have been accepted by the current land owners.
Claims with court orders.

Reply received: March 2015

QUESTION 89

INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 1-2015 FIFTH PARLIAMENT]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 FEBRUARY 2015

89. Mr M H Redelinghuys (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land: Reform:

Whether the investigation initiated by the then Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs, Mr D A Hanekom, into the former expropriation of land from plot owners in Winterveldt, Tshwane, was completed; if so, what were the (a) outcomes and (b) recommendations;

(2) whether subsequent Ministers have undertaken further investigations; if so, what were the (a) outcomes and (b) recommendations? NW91E

THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:

(a),(b) Falls away. However the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commissioner for the Gauteng Province received a land claim In terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994) in respect of Winterveldt Agricultural Holding 101 JR on behalf of 33 households. The affected portions are former stands numbers 129; 184; 197; 325; 340; 345; 390; 798; 826; 936; 1133; 1134; 1141; 1337; 1354; 1365; 1384; 1477; 1603; 1621; 1648 & 5734 of the farm Winterveldt Agricultural Holding 101 JR. The land claim fulfilled all the acceptance criteria as required by Section 02 of the Restitution Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994) and was subsequently gazetted. The land claim was settled in the form of financial compensation through the approval by the then Minster of Agriculture and Land Affairs, Ms Thoko Didiza to an amount of R1 053 657.00. The financial approval was granted on 9 February 2006.

(a),(b) Falls away.

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