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Rural Development and Land Reform
Restitution of Land Rights Bill: stakeholder consultation day 1
14 Aug 2018
Report of the High Level Panel on the assessment of key legislation
The Committee heard written submissions and hosted deliberations on the Restitution of Land Rights Bill from a cross section of stakeholder organisations as part of the public hearings process. The two-day discussion got off to a rocky start ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
MalaMala land claim settlement; Communal Property Associations without Title Deeds; Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill
13 Jun 2018
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) presented the steps that will be taken to assist CPAs to acquire their land and/or title deeds in each of the provinces. It has made interventions in most of the CPAs but some interventions will be finalised by the end of ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries response to BRRR recommendations, with Deputy Minister
7 Jun 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), with the Deputy Minister, to be briefed on the response of the Department to the Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) and other outstanding matters. In terms of the presentation on the BRRR, the Department informed the ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
CPA Amendment Bill: progress report on Northern Cape & KZN concerns; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2018
Most political principals and the majority of Members of Executive Councils are beneficiaries of the Communal Property Associations.
This revelation came during the debate when the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform was questioning the Northern Cape on concerns raised by communities during public hearings on the Communal ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Ingonyama Trust Board, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, DRDLR Quarter 3 & 4 performance; with Minister & Deputy Minister
30 May 2018
The Ingonyama Trust Board has once again done zero during the fourth quarter of 2017/18 financial year under review. It had the gall to tell the Committee not to expect anything from the presentation because the report was not much different from what was presented for the third quarter and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: finalisation; Oversight Report
29 May 2018
After going through the proposed amendments, the Committee approved the National Forest Amendment Bill.
The Committee also adopted its own version of the report on a joint oversight visit to the North West Province with the Portfolio Committee on Women in the Presidency earlier in 2018.
Rural Development and Land Reform
Ingonyama Trust Board 2017/18 Quarter 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2018
Ingonyama Trust Board (IBT) achieved "zilch" in its Quarter 3 performance for 2017/18. This was the view of the Portfolio Committee after it was briefed by IBT. It wondered where the money had been spent because there was zero performance for the money spent. About 90% of the budget was ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: deliberations; DAFF response to BRRR recommendations; with Minister
22 May 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Portfolio Committee discussed the National Forest Amendment Bill [B11-2016]. The Committee agreed to all clauses that were presented. However, it frowned at the failure of the Department to present an appropriate Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) in response to ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Mpumalanga CPA Amendment Bill concerns; Acting Director General replacement, with Deputy Minister
16 May 2018
The Mpumalanga Department of Rural Development and Land Reform reported on its interventions to remedy the concerns raised at the Mpumalanga public hearings about the Communal Property Associations (CPAs) in that province. Mpumalanga DRDLR said weaknesses were a result of the lack of capacity. Budget cuts have impacted badly on ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Forestry worker abuse: DAFF & Forest Sector Charter Council response; National Forests Amendment Bill: deliberations
15 May 2018
The Committee heard briefings from both the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Forestry Sector Charter Council (FSCC) on serious concerns raised by communities, resident and working, in forest areas during public hearings on the proposed amendment of the National Forest Amendment Bill. Concerns raised included allegations ...