4.2 Internal controls by the provincial department It was reported that parallel to the legal process taking its course, the provincial department put in place key internal controls to contain the land loss problem, particularly through the illegal sale of land. Other controls were exercised through the following: . An Internal Provincial Land Task Team was established consisting of the Land Management Directorate, Legal Advisory Services, Planning, Anti-Fraud and Corruption Unit, and the Assets Disposal and Regularization Directorate (ADARDI). . The provincial Portfolio Committee met to consider all matters relating to land in the province and brought together all units that played a role in this regard. Part of its urgent matters included the land matters in Johannesburg South. . The Land Management Directorate had since put caveats in the various land parcels that were registered under the department to prevent the illegal sale of the land via the deeds office. . Before the caveats are lifted or the property is transferred to the tenant of the department, the properties in question are verified by the Land Management Directorate and the Anti-Fraud and Corruption Unit before the Head of Department can sign them off. . These controls have proved to be very useful and the occurrence of unauthorized land transfer or change of ownership at the deeds office has been noticeably absent since the controls were put in place.