2017-w1268 - 10 July 2017

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

What is the total number of (a) land restitution claims that were submitted in each province since the inception of his department’s land restitution programme in 1995, (b) the specified claims that have been finalised to date and (c) the specified claims that have been settled through (i) financial compensation and/or (ii) land transfers?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 10 Jul 2017

(a) 

Province

Total Lodged

Eastern Cape

16,716

Free State

2,682

Gauteng

13,162

KwaZulu-Natal

16,394

Limpopo

3,489

Mpumalanga

3,400

North West

3,902

Northern Cape

3,852

Western Cape

16,099

TOTAL

79,696

(b)

Province

Total Finalised

   

Eastern Cape

17,489

Free State

3,239

Gauteng

11,164

KwaZulu-Natal

740

Limpopo

4,095

Mpumalanga

2,822

Northern Cape

2,887

North West

2,112

Western Cape

16,502

TOTAL

61,050

 

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2017-w1422 - 19 June 2017

Shahid Esau to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What number of cases of (i) fruitless, (ii) wasteful and (iii) irregular expenditure in his department were identified by the Auditor-General in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years, (b) what was the amount in each case and (c) how much of the specified amount has been recovered in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 19 Jun 2017

(a)(i),(ii),(iii)(aa),(bb),(cc),(b),(c) Please refer to the table below.

Fruitless, wasteful and irregular expenditure detected by AGSA

(a)

(b)

(c)

No

Financial years

Description of expenditure

Number of cases

Amount (R000)

Recovered Amount /Remarks

(aa)

2014-15

(i) (ii) Fruitless and wasteful

None

N/A

N/A

   

(iii) Irregular expenditure

2

492

Amount was condoned with warning and cautionary letter to officials.

(bb)

2015-16

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2017-w1086 - 19 June 2017

Ngwanamakwetle Reneiloe Mashabela to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

Whether, with reference to his reply to question 638 on 1 April 2016 regarding the settlement of the land claims lodged by the communities of Lower and Upper Zingcuka in Keiskammahoek, Eastern Cape, the specified land claims have been settled before 31 March 2017, if not, by what date will the land claims be settled; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 19 Jun 2017

(a) No. Verification for the Zingcuka could not be completed due to the dispute between the Upper Zingcuka and Amakhuze communities, as there are overlapping boundaries of the claimed land. The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR), Department of Agriculture Forestry & Fisheries and Amathole Forestry Company have jointly scheduled meetings during 2017/18 financial year in order to resolve the disputes. Upon resolving of ...

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2017-w1085 - 19 June 2017

Ngwanamakwetle Reneiloe Mashabela to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What is the total number of state-owned farms that were transferred to the ownership of private individuals during the period 1 January 1993 to 31 December 1999, (b) what is the geographical spread of the specified farms, (c) what are the names of the beneficiaries of the specified farms and (d)(i) what is the total number of the beneficiaries and (ii) what is the total number of those who are members of (aa) a certain political organisation (name furnished) and (bb) the Executive?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 19 Jun 2017

(a) 5 farms. This number, however, refers only to farms that were controlled by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. It is therefore possible that farms controlled by provincial governments and other national departments were transferred during the same period.

(b) 1 in the Eastern Cape and 4 in the Free State.

(c) See the table below.

Name

Surname

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2017-w1472 - 19 June 2017

Thomas Charles Ravenscroft Walters to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

What are the full details of each state-owned farm managed by (a) the SA Fruit Exporters (SAFE) and (b) Bono Farm Management in each province; (2) (a) on what date was his department’s database detailing its strategic partners established, (b) what are the details of his department’s strategic partners and (c) where was the database established; (3) is the database a central or provincial facility; (4) on which dates were (a) SAFE and (b) Bono Farm Management first registered as strategic partners with his department?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 19 Jun 2017

(a) The SA Fruit Exporters (SAFE) doesn’t manage any state owned farm.

(b) Please refer to Annexure A.

2. (a) 30 March 2011.

(b) Please refer to Annexure B.

(c) At the National Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.

3. The database is both national and provincial.

4. (a) Falls Away.

     (b) 7 September 2010.

ANNEXURE A TO NA-QUES 1472 ...

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2017-w1473 - 19 June 2017

Thomas Charles Ravenscroft Walters to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What is the nature of the profit share agreement signed between his department, Bono Farm Management and the beneficiaries of the Nirwanda Farm in the Hex River Valley and (b) why have the specified beneficiaries not received any compensation since their instalment on the specified farm; (2) what (a) role did a certain person (name and details furnished) play in the Nirwanda conflict and (b) is his source of deployment; (3) (a) what is the current status of the Nirwanda Development Trust and (b) have its bona fides been approved by the National Land Claims Commissioner; (4) what is the status of the disciplinary action taken against certain persons (names furnished)?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 19 Jun 2017

1. (a) No profit share agreement was signed between the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), Bono Farm Management and the beneficiaries of Nirwanda Farm in the Hex River Valley.

   (b) The Department has no knowledge of the alleged compensation to beneficiaries since there is no agreement between the Department and the abovementioned parties.

2. (a) …

(b) …

3. (a) ...

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2017-w1267 - 13 June 2017

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What was the budget allocated to the development of the Agri-park project in Springbokpan since its inception, (b) what amount of the specified budget was utilised as at 16 May 2017, (c) what specific items was the allocated budget spent on and (d) what amount of the allocated budget was spent on (i) infrastructural implements and (ii) productive capacity; (2) (a) how many hectares were planted in the specified project, (b) who are the officials responsible, (c) under which programme was each hectare planted, (d) what is the cost for each hectare planted and (e) what types of crops were planted in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 13 Jun 2017

(1) (a) R120.7 million.

(b) During the 2015/2016 and 2016/17 FY the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) spent R93.5 million.

(c) The budget was spent on, production inputs (seeds, fertiliser, chemicals and fuel), Mechanisation inclusive of (tractors, planters, disk harrows, cultivators, boom sprayers) and a harvester, planting support and the physical infrastructure development at Springbokpan Agrihub site.

(d) (i) R 35,4 ...

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2017-w1141 - 13 June 2017

Ken Peter Robertson to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) With reference to the budget allocation, and projection as reflected in the annual performance plan which was discussed in the meeting of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform on 3 May 2017, why is the intake of Mpumalanga National Rural Youth Service Corps students and budget significantly lower than the rest of the other provinces, (b) why has the budget allocation been reduced, (c) what percentage of the budget is allocated to skills development and (d) what is the monetary value of that budget percentage?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 13 Jun 2017

a) The Mpumalanga Province did not recruit youth into National Rural Youth Service Corps Programme (NARYSEC) during the 2012 financial year. As a result the number of youth currently in the NARYSEC Programme in Mpumalanga Province is lower than other provinces. During the 2017/18 financial year the province will recruit about 300 youth.

The budget is allocated based on the number of participants/students currently ...

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2017-w1410 - 13 June 2017

Timothy James Brauteseth to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

What (a) total amount has been spent by his department on legal fees (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017 and (b) are the (i) details, (ii) outcomes and (iii) costs of each case?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 13 Jun 2017

(a)(i),(aa),(bb),(cc),(ii),(b)(i),(ii),(iii) Due to the nature and volume of information requested, the Department will collate the information and submit to Parliament by 31 July 2017.

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2017-w1474 - 13 June 2017

Thomas Charles Ravenscroft Walters to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

By what date will the forensic report of the National Forensic Services investigation into conflict on the Nirwanda Farm in the Hex River Valley be made public; (2) What is his position regarding the recommendations contained in the specified forensic report that (a) a criminal investigation be conducted on alleged corruption between the current and former officials of his department and certain entities, (b) disciplinary action be taken against an official from his department, (c) investigations be conducted on other projects where certain entities (names furnished) have been appointed as a strategic partner, (d) a legal opinion be sought on how to regularise the Nirwanda Progressive Land Acquisition Policy Project and (e) civil claims be instituted for the recovery of funds due to his department; (3) Whether any other officials are also implicated in alleged irregularities at Nirwanda; if so, what are the relevant details in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 13 Jun 2017

1. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has referred this matter for criminal investigation by the relevant law enforcement agencies. As such, the report will not be made public yet.

2. The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform instructed the recommendations as per the forensic report be implemented and as such:

 a) Please refer to part (1) above.

 b) Disciplinary action ...

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