What is the comprehensive breakdown of the number of hectares of farmland destroyed by fires in each (a) province and (b) calendar month since 1 January 2020; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(a),(b) Please refer to the table below.
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2020/2021
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(a)
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(b)
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PROVINCE
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HECTARES
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CALENDAR MONTH(S)
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EC
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4 046
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Mid-June 2020 to early July 2020.
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FS
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100 000
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October 2021.
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GP
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No Report
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No Report.
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KZN
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52 088
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Calendar month not specified.
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LP
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No Report
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No Report.
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MP
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57 809
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July to October.
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NC
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103 924
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Calendar month not specified.
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NW
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No Report
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No ... |
(1) Whether she will furnish Mr N P Masipa with the relevant details about the dysfunctional agri-parks regarding the (a) total amount spent on each dysfunctional agri-park project, (b) reasons for the failures, (c) actions taken against the implementors and (d) total number of jobs lost as a result of the failed projects;
(2) whether her department intends to allocate additional money towards the projects; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. There are no dysfunctional Farmer Production Support Units (FPSUs). In the Free State the Springbokfontein Agri-Hub is experiencing conflict within the existing cooperative, which will be resolved by registering a new cooperative. This however does not indicate that the Agri-Hub is a failure or dysfunctional.
(a),(b),(c),(d) Falls away.
The Agri-parks programme is comprised of three legs, i.e, the Farmer Production Support Unit (FPSU), ...
Whether she will furnish Mr N P Masipa with details relating to (a) the expenses incurred for each event during her engagements with the villagers of the Moletjie and Matlala in Polokwane, (b)(i) farming equipment given to small-scale farmers (ii) the criteria applied in the beneficiary selection process and (iii) any other relevant expenses incurred by her department during the visits, (c) how she plans to (i) collaborate with the SA Police Service to address the challenges of stock theft and (ii) address the lack of (aa) animal fencing and (bb) fences and camps for livestock that straddle the provincial roads and (d)(i) suppliers from whom her department procured the implements and the (ii) cost at which it was obtained; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(a) Please refer to Annexure A
(b)(i) The farmers were not given any equipment except for the 200 x 2 500 litres water tanks.
(ii) The process of selecting beneficiaries was done in two ways. One hundred (100) beneficiaries were food security/ subsistence/ backyard farmers identified by the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development through Matlala and Moletji service centres. The focus was ...
Noting that based on the Auditor-General of South Africa 2019/2020 Annual Report, the Onderstepoort Biological Products Board requested that all tenders awarded in the preceding five financial years, including Good Manufacturing Practice, be investigated, what (a) is the status of the investigation into the specified companies and (b) are the full, relevant details pertaining to all the investigations that were done from 1 January 2019 to date?
a) Onderstepoort Biological Products (SOC) Ltd met with the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to submit information relating to the GMP construction facility contracts during 2022. After the initial meeting, OBP forwarded to the SIU information at its disposal. Interviews were conducted with senior OBP officials who were employed at OBP at the time of the procurement. No feedback has been received from the SIU ...
(a) What is the total number of farms that her department purchased under its (i) restitution and (ii) redistribution programmes in each district in each province since 1 January 2006 and (b) what (i) is the name of each farm, (ii) is the exact area where each farm is located, (iii) are the names of the previous and current owners or beneficiaries of each farm, (iv) is the price paid for each farm and (v) are the details of any movable assets (aa) bought and (bb) at what cost were the movable assets bought?
a) (i) Restitution: 5 315.
(ii) Redistribution: 5 172.
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(i) Restitution
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In each province since 1 January 2006
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Province
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Total
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Eastern Cape
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115
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Free State
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55
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Gauteng
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57
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KwaZulu Natal
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899
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Limpopo
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1284
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Mpumalanga
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1225
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North West
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1479
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Northern Cape
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170
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Western Cape
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31
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Grand Total
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5315
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In each district since 1 January 2006
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District Municipality
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Number of Properties
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!Kheis
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1
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Amajuba
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41
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Amathole
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18 ... |
Whether she received any reports through the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities regarding the abuse of human rights in the farm areas of Emakhazeni Local Municipality, in Mpumalanga, where white farmers evict and deny burial rights of Africans on their farms; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details of (a) this matter and (b) the interventions she has made in this regard?
No. The Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) did not receive any reports through the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities regarding the abuse of human rights. However, DALRRD received seven eviction cases and one denial of burial rights case in the areas of Emakhazeni Local Municipality, in Mpumalanga. All these cases ...
With reference to the reply by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure to question 2672 on 22 September 2023, what are the relevant details of her department’s plans to address the status of the committee assigned to clarify and designate ownership of Farm 1331 in Pniel, which initially started in 1991 but stalled due to the passing of the chairperson of the land committee;
(2) whether the committee is defunct; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so,
(3) whether she will undertake to get the process moving again by constituting a new committee to resolve the issue and to ensure that the rightful owners of Farm 1331 are able to assume ownership and turn the land into productive use; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
(1) The Committee referred to was appointed by the Minister of Public Works in terms of the Land Titles Adjustments Act, 1979 (Act No. 68 of 1979) which has since been repealed and replaced with the Land Titles Adjustments Act, 1993 (Act No. 111 of 1993). In terms of the latter Act, the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development may appoint a ...
Since 1 January 2023, what forms of support have been provided for emerging black farmers in rural provinces of (a) North West, (b) KwaZulu-Natal and (c) Eastern Cape to cushion against drought and/or other natural disasters?
(a) NORTH WEST
- AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER INFORMATION SHARING: The mandate of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Disaster Risk Reduction Unit is to support all categories of farmers with awareness and information sharing to cushion farmers about impending droughts and/or disasters. Awareness campaigns are conducted at farmers days through presentations, radio slots and pamphlets. Since 1 April 2023, 72 awareness ...
What number of water use licences for each category of licence were awarded to farmers and/or farming entities for the purposes of (a) farming and (b) water storage and/or irrigation in each province in the past three financial years?
a) The authority of approving and issuing water and irrigation rights lies with the Department of Water and Sanitation. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s role with regard to irrigation is to monitor compliance with laws governing irrigation and water use management, as well as provide technical support and advice.
b) The Department of Water and Sanitation is the custodian for ...
Whether, following the development of the 2016-2026 South African Veterinary Strategy that was based on the evaluation by the World Organisation for Animal Health, which necessitated the development of a strategy to strengthen competencies for animal health, veterinary public health, veterinary laboratory diagnosis, the development and implementation of an identifiable animal and product traceability system and the strengthening of animal welfare, any progress was made in all five pillars of the specified strategy; if not, (a) why not and (b) what is she doing to bring about progress; if so, what are the relevant details of the progress made to date?
Yes. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) implemented the Meat Inspection Scheme approved by the Minister on 29 November 2016 which provides for independent meat inspection. Independent meat inspection service providers were assigned by the Minister to provide meat inspection services at abattoirs across the country.
An animal welfare working group consisting of DALRRD, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment ...
