(a) What steps has he taken to engage the stakeholders in Dunbrody Estate, between Kirkwood and Addo in the Eastern Cape, to prevent the long-term occupiers of that land from being evicted by the farmers who recently bought the land and (b) has he engaged with a certain person (name furnished) to resolve the matter; if so, what solutions did the engagements yield regarding the matter?
(a) The farm owners have sued for the eviction of long term occupiers and cited the National Governments (represented by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and Provincial Government (represented by Department of Human Settlement) and Local Government (both District and Local Municipality for the provision of alternative accommodation and land for the re-settlement of the occupiers. DRDLR had an engagement ...
(a) What number of lease agreements has his department entered into with land redistribution beneficiaries since 1994 in each province in each year and (b) in each case, what amount of has his department received from the specified leases?
(a) 4345. Please refer to the table below for breakdown per province.
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PROVINCE
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YEAR
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NO. OF LEASE AGREEMENTS
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EASTERN CAPE
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1999
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5
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2000
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6
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2001
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3
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2002
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3
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2003
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3
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2004
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7
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2005
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4
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2006
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4
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2007
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14
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2008
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42
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2009
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37
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2010
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24
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2011
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26
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2012
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25
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Whether his department (a) provided funding to and/or (b) has any plans to provide funding for the development of the Bergville Sports Complex project in the Ukhahlamba Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what are the (i) relevant details, (ii) motivations for his department to provide funding for the specified project and (iii) details of the functional mandate that provides statutory grounds for his department to provide funding for the specified project;
(2) whether the specified local municipality applied directly to his department for funding for the project; if so, (a) on what date and (b) what are the further relevant details; if not,
(3) whether a third party was used to prepare and make the application for funding on behalf of the municipality; if so, what are the details of the (a) person and/or entity who acted as a third party and (b) agreement between the third party and the specified municipality and/or his department?
(1)(a) Yes.
(i) DRDLR entered into a MoA with Okhahlamba Local Municipality on 20 December 2016.
(ii) DRDLR has funded similar projects in previous financial years like the The Beaufort West Youth Hub in Western Cape; and the Jacobsdal Sport Complex and Community facility in the Free State province. The agreement stipulates that an amount of R20m will be made available over ...
Whether there is a commercial farmer contracted to farm the Bjatladi Communal Property Association’s (CPA) property in Limpopo; if not, why not; if so, (a) what is the name of the farmer and (b) for how long has the farmer been contracted;
(2) whether all the beneficiaries of the Bjatladi CPA benefit from the proceeds of the farming; if not, why not; if so, (a) what are the terms of the contract(s) concluded and (b) what amount do the beneficiaries receive each month;
(3) do labourers working on the farm receive the current minimum wage as stipulated in the regulations of the Department of Labour; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether his department has taken steps to ensure that the labourers receive (a) Unemployment Insurance Fund contributions and (b) regular wage increases; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details in each case;
(5) how many (a) beneficiaries reside on the Bjatladi CPA property and (b) of the specified beneficiaries actually work on the specified property?
Yes.
(a) Mr Evgueni Victorovich Zakharov of 8 Mile Investments 483 (Propriety) Limited.
(b) 28 years and 10 months.
2. Yes.
(a) ,(b) The beneficiaries benefit through the lease rental of R2.5 million per annum which is renewable after 5 years. There is 10% rental escalation every 5 years (effective on the 6th year). There is a 50% profit on class 1 ...
Whether his department insisted on a forensic audit with regard to Munuzwu (Pty) (Ltd)/Makgoba Tea Estate outside Tzaneen; if so, on what date;
(2) whether the forensic report was tabled (a) nationally or (b) provincially; if not, why not; if so, (i) on what date and (i) by whom;
(3) (a) who conducted the forensic audit, (b) what were the costs involved and (c) who signed off on the forensic audit;
(4) what role did his department play in the management of the tea estate from 2011 to date?
1. No.
2. (a),(b),(i), (ii) Falls away.
3. (a), (b), (c) Falls away.
4. None.
(1)Since the inception of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme, (a) what number of LRAD beneficiaries have had long-term lease agreements with the State and (b) what number of (i) the specified lease agreements included an option to purchase and (ii) beneficiaries exercised the option to purchase;
(2) whether this type of agreement still exists under the LRAD programme; if not, why not; if so, (a) what total amount in lease income and revenue has the State received in each year and in each province and (b) what has the State done with the lease income and revenue received;
(3) what is the total value of cash and non-cash contributions that (a) LRAD beneficiaries and (b) the Government have made towards (i) land purchase and/or (ii) rental agreements in each year and in each province?
1. (a) Zero. The LRAD Programme resulted in beneficiaries receiving freehold title.
(b)(i),(ii) Falls Away
(2) (a),(b) Falls Away
(3) (a) Information on cash and non-cash contribution by LRAD beneficiaries was not kept centrally in each Province.
(b)(i),(ii) Please refer to Annexure A.
ANNEXURE A TO NA-QUES 2124 OF 2017
CONTRIBUTIONS TO LAND PURCHASE
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2000
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2000/2001
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2001/2002
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2002/2003
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2003/2004
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2004/2005
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2005/2006
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2006/2007 ... |
What (a) is the main cause for the lack of progress with the Ndabeni land claim in Cape Town and (b) has his department done to (i) resolve the matter and (ii) ensure that Ndabeni claimants benefit from the settlement of their claim?
(a) The main cause of the delays have been two litigation matters before the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape which were brought by the applicants “Trustees Elect Ndabeni” and “Ms Fikiswa Fesi” as a member of the Trust respectively .
(b)(i) The Department has opposed the action brought by the Trustee elect to compel the Master of the High Court to formally ...
What is the current status of the case lodged by the Sindzilwane community (Case Number LCC225/2009);
(2) whether any court orders have been handed down in the specified case; if so, what are the full details;
(3) whether his department met all requirements set out in the court orders; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
1. According to the court order, the community land claim has been deconsolidated into family constituent land claims as per the original land claim forms. These claims are currently being investigated individually.
2. Yes, matter has been remitted to the Commission to degazette the community land claim, and conduct further investigation of individual family claims.
3. Yes, community land claim is degazetted, and we ...
Whether (a) his department and/or (b) any entities reporting to him are funding, including by way of discretionary funding, any institution of research and development (i) domestically and/or (ii) internationally; if so, (aa)(aaa) what are the names of the specified institutions and (bbb) what are their functions, (bb) from what date has his department or any entity reporting to him been funding them and (cc) what amount has his department contributed towards such funding?
(a),(b) No.
(i),(ii)(aa),(aa)(aaa),(bbb),(bb),(cc) Falls away.
(a) On what date was the last validation done of Unit 2 of farm Papkuilfontein No: 469 JR (deed: T32900/1985) in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality district in Mpumalanga and (b) what was the property valued at?
(a) The farm Papkuilfontein 469 JR was acquired by the then South African Development Trust during 1989 to be incorporated into the former Homeland of KwaNdebele, and is held vide Title Deed No T32900/1985. The farm Papkuilfontein 469 JR (including Unit 2 of the farm Papkuilfontein No: 469 JR has been under the management and control of Government since 1985 until the date ...
