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Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on its Annual Performance; Valuer-General briefing, with Deputy Minister
3 May 2017
The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform was briefed by the Department on its 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan. The target for the year under review was 100% of valid invoices paid within 30 days of receipt, an unqualified audit opinion, 996 975 number of deeds and documents registered, ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights & Ingonyama Trust Board on their Annual Performance, with Deputy Ministers in attendance
2 May 2017
The Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) presented its Annual Performance Plan (APP) for 2017/18, indicating that expenditure was allocated to two programmes – administration (R59.7 million) and real estate (R54.3 million). The total budget amounted to R114 million in 2017/18. Income was generated mainly from rental of the land and issuing ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Communal Property Associations Bill: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform briefing
29 Mar 2017
The Department took the Committee through the Community Property Associations Amendment Bill (the Bill). The main purpose of the Bill was highlighted as seeking to amend the Community Property Associations Act to provide for a more effective and efficient functioning of the Community Property Associations (CPAs) themselves, including the introduction ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Department, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights and Ingonyama Trust Board on their Quarter 3 performance, with Minister & Deputy present
28 Mar 2017
The meeting started with a minute’s silence in honour of struggle icon, the late Mr Ahmed Kathrada.
The Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) presentation highlighted the progress made in administration, land management, the training of Traditional Councils and finance. Overall, there had been under-expenditure of its budgets, based on the set ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015]: Adoption, in presence of Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2017
The Committee met to deliberate further on the wording of the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015] and to consider and adopt outstanding minutes. The Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform also attended the meeting.
The legal advisors noted that after discussions arising from the previous ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015]: Further deliberations, Minister & Deputy Minister present
8 Mar 2017
The Committee met to continue deliberations on the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill (the Bill). Both the Minister and his Deputy were present. Members firstly adopted the minutes of the last meeting of 1 March, since their discussions today were based on matters arising out of those minutes. ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015]: deliberations continued, with Deputy Minister
1 Mar 2017
The Committee met to deliberate further clause by clause on the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015]
Clause 4 sought to amend section 9 of the principal Act. The main point of debate was whether an occupier or any other party involved in the eviction would not be ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24 -2015]: further deliberations
22 Feb 2017
The Parliamentary Legal Adviser explained that the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill sought to protect persons whose land tenure was insecure. A recent court judgement had indicated that ESTA should not be one-sided. There should be a balance for both the farm owner and the occupier. Children and ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill: deliberations, with Minister & Deputy Ministers in attendance
15 Feb 2017
The Portfolio Committee deliberated on the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment (ESTA). The Department reflected on the issues raised by the South African Police Services (SAPS), South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) as well as the Public Protector. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) agreed with proposals and ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill: SAHRC, Public Protector & SAPS comments
1 Feb 2017
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) backed the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment (ESTA) Bill claiming it would protect farm dwellers and workers rights. It discussed its findings based on enquiries it had held over the past fourteen years into farm dweller rights. The Human Rights Commission recommended ...