Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations performance; Constitutional Court judgment: implications for Commission on Restitution of Land Rights; with Deputy Minister
7 Sep 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on the performance of Communal Property Associations for March to December 2015. In all, 1 483 Communal Property Associations (CPAs) had been registered since the passing of the Act and 48 were registered in the 2015/16 ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act: Constitutional Court judgement; Ingonyama Trust Board on 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, with both Deputy Ministers
31 Aug 2016
Ingonyama Trust Board reported on its targets for Quarter 4 2015/16. Policies that had to be approved was not achieved; all movable assets to be recorded was 100% achieved; vacant positions to be filled were 94.83% achieved; 86 land tenure rights were approved against a target of 325; there was ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Department Rural Development and Land Reform on its 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Minister
24 Aug 2016
The Department achieved 56% of Q4 targets and 50% of Annual Performance Report targets in its Administration programme while annual targets on vacancies filled and disciplinary cases were partially achieved. In Geospatial and Cadastral Services, the Department achieved 77% of its Q4 targets and 69% of its APR targets. The ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform expenditure: HSRC & Treasury inputs
5 Apr 2016
The Committee, with the Deputy Minister in attendance, heard from National Treasury that the Department had been very successful in spending its allocation. Under the Restitution Programme, a total of 130 000 new claims had been lodged since 2014, and the number was expected to increase to 397 000 claims ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights 2nd & 3rd Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Deputy Minister
24 Feb 2016
The Committee welcomed the Quarterly Reports as they showed the progress that had been made in dealing with claims. However discomfort was expressed at the pace of restitution. The Committee was very interested in the research aspect of the Commission's brief. They asked whether, after involving research institutions, the 1 ...
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
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
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
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
Ingonyama Trust Board & Commission on Restitution of Land Rights 1st Quarter 2015/16 performance; Committee Oversight Reports
2 Sep 2015
The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (the Commission) presented its expenditure trends and financial and performance report for the 1st quarter of the 2015/16 financial year. The performance was fully described by noting the achievements and the targets. In the first quarter, there was a target to settle 92 ...