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Land Reform and Rural Development
Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: concerns raised by stakeholders; with Deputy Minister
1 Nov 2017
Documents handed out: Minutes dated 25 October 2017
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the concerns which had been raised by stakeholders during public hearings over the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill. The Committee had given the Eastern Cape an opportunity to ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Ingonyama Trust Board & accounting procedures on revenue of Board & Trust, with Minister
25 Oct 2017
Attending the deliberations on the activities of the Ingonyama Trust Board and accounting procedures alongside the Committee was the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Auditor-General of SA (AGSA), the Ingonyama Trust Board and Parliament’s legal representatives. Three documents were presented followed by in-depth discussion. Much of the meeting ...
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Rural Development and Land Reform Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report
18 Oct 2017
The Committee considered the Rural Development and Land Reform Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report. The discussion centered around the ‘Recommendations’ portion of the report, where few grammatical issues arose and significant attention was given to the issues of time-bound deadlines and the autonomy of the Commission on Restitution of Land ...
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Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Private Member Bill: briefing, with Minister
5 Oct 2017
The Acting Chairperson presented the memorandum of the private bill that he initiated, the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill. The draft bill proposes certain amendments to the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994) (‘‘the Act’’), to extend the date for lodging a claim for ...
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DRDLR & Commission on Land Restitution 2016/17 Annual Report, with FFC input, and Minister and Deputies present
4 Oct 2017
The Financial and Fiscal Committee (FFC) said the rural economy was no longer just a farm economy, and the role of agriculture as an engine of growth within rural provinces was plummeting. Rural development had evolved over time to focus on space-based interventions and diversified economic ...
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Commission on Restitution of Land Rights & DRDLR Quarter 4 performance
28 Jun 2017
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) had a successful fourth quarter in the 2016/17 financial year. Of its 28 projected targets, 21 were achieved. This was the highest percentage of targets achieved within the year. Overall, 2016/17 had the highest percentage of targets achieved within the last ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Land Holding Account; Ingonyama Trust Board on its Quarter 4 performance
27 Jun 2017
The Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) presented its fourth quarter report and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) presented a status report on the Agricultural Land Holding Account (ALHA) to the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform.
On Land Management (Programme 2), ITB approved 150 land ...
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Commission on Restitution of Land Rights responses to public complaints
21 Jun 2017
The Rural Development and Land Reform Portfolio Committee received presentations by two organisations on land claims issues, where a common theme was the delay in resolving problems by the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights.
The Cindi family estate said it had received land in 2000. The original land owner, ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
RECAP transfer; Strengthening Relative Rights of People Working the Land: with Minister & Deputy Minister
14 Jun 2017
Documents handed out:
RECAP: Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) presentation [Document not provided to the public.]
Two Departments were due to give a progress report on the RECAP transfer from Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). However, ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Strengthening of Relative Rights for people working land (50/50 Policy) & One Household One Hectare Policies; with Deputy Ministers
7 Jun 2017
The meeting to discuss the policy imperatives on the “One Household One Hectare” and “One Household Two Dairy Cows” initiatives of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) became involved in two other issues – the cost factors hindering the Department’s efforts to communicate with poor rural communities, ...