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Rural Development and Land Reform
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, Ingonyama Trust Board on their 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance
17 Feb 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on its 2nd and 3rd Quarter Performance Reports in 2015/16; and the 2nd and 3rd Quarter Financial Performance Report for 2015/2016 in the presence of the Minister, Deputy Minister and the Director-General. The Committee identified as ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Farm worker conditions in South Africa: ILO research; Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill hearings programme
27 Jan 2016
The International Labour Organisation noted its mandate is the pursuit of decent work which carries the objectives of productivity. The commissioned research stems from the 2013 farm worker unrest in De Doorns in 2013, which spread to parts of the Boland. The research methodology included labour intensive farm industries where ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Association 2015 Annual Report, Rama and Riemvasmaak updates: Department Rural Development & Land Reform briefings, minute adoption
4 Nov 2015
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) presented the Annual Report 2014/15 for the Communal Property Associations (CPAs). To date, 1 428 CPAs were registered, with 48 being registered in the last financial year. Challenges faced by CPAs included ongoing conflicts amongst CPA members which centred on governance ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
"One Woman, One Hectare of Land" CGE Report; Rural Development & Land Reform Budget Review & Recommendations Report
28 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Commission for Gender Equality presented on its proposed campaign called One Woman, One Hectare of Land’. The campaign aims to mainstream gender equality, for it was proposed that the State should allocate one hectare of land, for the growing of food, to ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Extension of Security Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015]: briefing by Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
21 Oct 2015
The Deputy Minister of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), addressed the Committee on the motivation for the amendments to the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill, saying the fundamental resolve was to overcome decades of hardship in South Africa. Its redress was not about obsolete ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Ingonyama Trust Board on its 2014/15 Annual Report
15 Oct 2015
Summary
The Ingonyama Trust Board (the Trust) presented its Annual Report for the 2014/2015 financial year. The Trust had committed R6 000 000 for the purchase of tractors to support production on communal land and noted that substantial sums of money were paid out for the benefit of 120 Learners. ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform; Ingonyama Trust; Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on their 2014/15 Annual Reports; Audit outcomes by Auditor-General
14 Oct 2015
A representative of the Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Committee on the audit outcomes and expenditure patters in the rural development portfolio for the 2014/2015 financial year. The quality of submitted financial statements for the Agricultural Land Holding Account (ALHA) was good but needed improvement. The quality of submitted ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Spatial Planning Land Use Management Act implementation; Rama and Riemvasmaak challenges: Department progress report; Committee Oversight Visit Report
12 Aug 2015
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DLDLR) provided a progress report on its interventions to address the challenges arising from the actions of the Rama Communal Property Association (CPA). The CPA had initiated some income generating activities on its land, which included a quarry business, and had started ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
One District-One Agri-Park implementation in context of Rural Economic Transformation Model
24 Jun 2015
The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) jointly presented on the implementation of the One District, One Agri-Park programme in the context of the framework of the rural economic transformation model.
DAFF’s presentation focused on its role in ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations 2014/15 Report: briefing with Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
17 Jun 2015
Members expressed concern that the Communal Property Associations Annual Report 2014/5 had not been signed by the Minister nor tabled in Parliament yet. The Committee agreed that it could not consider the Department’s presentation because the corresponding report had not been submitted to them in advance. The Deputy Director-General of ...