2017-w3076 - 30 October 2017

Derrick America to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What is the total number of farms that his department purchased under its (i) restitution and (ii) redistribution programmes in each district in Western Cape since 1 January 2009 and (b) what is the (i) name of each farm, (ii) area where each farm is located, (iii) name of the previous owner of each farm, (iv) price paid for each farm and (v) what are the details of any movable assets (aa) bought and (bb) at what cost; (2) what are the details of the current (a) use of the farm and (b) name of each owner and/or beneficiary?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. (a) (i) 9 Restitution farms.

(ii) 44 Redistribution farms.

(b),(i),(ii),(iii),(iv),(v)(aa),(bb) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. a), (b) Please refer Annexures A and B respectively.

Annexure A of NA-Ques 3076 of 2017: Restitution Farms

Each District

Name of each farm

1. (b)(i)

Area where each farm is located 1. (b)(ii)

Name of the previous owner

1. (b)(iii) ...

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2017-w3075 - 30 October 2017

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

(a) What is the total number of farms that his department purchased under its (i) restitution and (ii) redistribution programmes in each district in the Northern Cape province since 1 January 2009 and (b) what is the (i) name of each farm, (ii) area where each farm is located, (iii) name of the previous owner of each farm, (iv) price paid for each farm and (v) what are the details of any movable assets (aa) bought and (bb) at what cost; (2) what are the details of the current (a) use of the farm and (b) name of each owner and/or beneficiary?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. (a) (i) 73 Restitution farms.

(ii) 124 Redistribution farms.

(b), (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) (aa) (bb) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. (a), (b) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

Annexure A of NA-Ques 3075 of 2017: Restitution Farms

Each District

Name of each farm

1. (b)(i)

Area where each farm is located

1. (b)(ii) ...

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2017-w3015 - 30 October 2017

Werner Horn to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

What is the (a) total amount that was paid out in bonuses to employees in his department and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that was paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2016-17 financial year; (2) What is the (a) total estimated amount that will be paid out in bonuses to employees in his department and (b) detailed breakdown of the bonus that will be paid out to each employee in each salary level in the 2017-18 financial year?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. (a) The total amount in respect of performance bonuses that was paid out in the 2016/2017 financial year is R 31 410 810.09.

(b) A detailed breakdown of the bonus that was paid out to each employee in the each salary level in the 2016-2017 financial year is attached as Annexure A.

2. (a) The performance management process is currently underway and ...

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2017-w3114 - 30 October 2017

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

With reference to portion 0 which is the remaining extent of the farm Haakdoornkuil, KR 323, in Mookgophong in Limpopo and portion 9 of the farm Klipfontein KR 322, in Mookgophong, Waterberg District, in Limpopo, what total amount was paid by his department to the seller (name furnished) for the specified properties; (2) what total amount, according to the records of the Deeds Office, was paid by his department to the specified seller for the properties; (3) whether the respective amounts are the same; if not, what steps does his department intend to take in this regard?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. According to our database, we do not have any records of land claim lodged on the farm Haakdoornkuil 323 KR and the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commissioner: Limpopo received a land claim lodged by Kekana Matsobane Petrus on behalf of Motekwana Community on the farm Klipfontein 322 KR.

The said land claim was received on the 20th of November 2014, such ...

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2017-w3074 - 30 October 2017

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

(a) What is the total number of farms that his department purchased under its (i) restitution and (ii) redistribution programmes in each district in the North West province since 1 January 2009 and (b) what is the (i) name of each farm, (ii) area where each farm is located, (iii) name of the previous owner of each farm, (iv) price paid for each farm and (v) what are the details of any movable assets (aa) bought and (bb) at what cost; (2) what are the details of the current (a) use of the farm and (b) name of each owner and/or beneficiary?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. (a) (i) 109 Restitution farms.

(ii) 209 Redistribution farms.

(b), (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)(aa), (bb) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. a), (b) Please refer Annexures A and B respectively

Annexure A of NA-Ques 3074 of 2017: Restitution Farms

Each District

Name of each farm 1. (b)(i)

Area where each farm is located 1. (b)(ii)

Name of ...

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2017-w3061 - 30 October 2017

Alan Ross Mcloughlin to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

With reference to the under expenditure of R759,7 million in respect of his department’s Programme 4 in the first quarter of the 2017-18 financial year, why have no appropriate and effective steps been implemented by his department to ensure that its target setting and budget forecasting are in alignment with each other, given that his department must be aware of the lengthy verification process involved in the establishment of who the rightful owners of land are; (2) what steps, if any, have been put in place to streamline the process to ensure that prospective claimants are not left waiting needlessly when a budget for the settling of claimant’s claims is available but unspent; (3) what (a) percentage of the lengthy verification process of establishing who the rightful owners of the land are is caused by the lack of urgency, capacity or application on the part of his department’s staff and (b) steps are in place to eradicate such unnecessary delays?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. With the implementation of the new BAS version delays in the processing of payments were experienced. All entities not registered on the National Treasury central database system were not converted to the new BAS version. Suppliers and claimants had to resubmit their banking details in order to process payments. These issues have been resolved and payments are now flowing.

2. Monthly review of expenditure ...

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2017-w3113 - 30 October 2017

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

(1)With reference to portion 0 which is the remaining extent of the farm Haakdoornkuil, KR 323, in Mookgophong in Limpopo and portion 9 of the farm Klipfontein KR 322 in Mookgophong, Waterberg District, in Limpopo, (a) who were the successful claimants of the Haakdoornkuil farm, (b)(i) was a certain person (name and details furnished) one of the beneficiaries and (ii) what communications took place between the specified person and his department with regard to the specified claim, (c) what commercial venture is currently happening on the specified land and (d) who are the beneficiaries who own shares in it; (2) whether all beneficiaries are benefiting from the specified commercial venture; if not, why not; (3) whether the property was subsequently sold or leased; if not, who is benefiting or benefited from such a sale or lease; (4) (a) what amount of funding did his department spend on the property and (b) under which programme?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. According to our database, we do not have any records of land claim lodged on the farm Haakdoornkuil 323 KR and the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commissioner: Limpopo received a land claim lodged by Kekana Matsobane Petrus on behalf of Motekwana Community on the farm Klipfontein 322 KR.

The said land claim was received on the 20th of November 2014, such ...

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2017-w3112 - 30 October 2017

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

With reference to Portion 0 of the Farm Haakdoornkuil, KR 323, in Mookgophong in the Waterberg District in Limpopo, (a) on what basis was (i) a certain person (name furnished) and (ii) the specified person’s group of claimants unsuccessful in their original claim on the specified portion of land, (b) what recourse is available to the claimants to pursue the original claim and (c) what steps will his department take to rectify the ownership of the specified portion of land after the specified recourse has been successful?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

(a)(i)(ii) According to our database, we do not have any records of land claim lodged on the farm Haakdoornkuil 323 KR.

(b) falls away

(c ) falls away

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2017-w3071 - 30 October 2017

Thandeka Moloko Mbabama to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What is the total number of farms that his department purchased under its (i) restitution and (ii) redistribution programmes in each district in KwaZulu-Natal since 1 January 2009 and (b) what (i) is the name of each farm, (ii) is the area where each farm is located, (iii) is the name of the previous owner 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; (2) what are the details of the current (a) use of the farm and (b) name of each owner and/or beneficiary?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

1. (a) (i) 105 Restitution farms.

(ii) 316 Redistribution farms.

(b), (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)(aa), (bb) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. a), (b) Please refer Annexures A and B respectively

Annexure A of NA-Ques 3071 of 2017: Restitution Farms

Each District

Name of each farm 1. (b)(i)

Area where each farm is located 1. (b)(ii)

Name of ...

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2017-w2896 - 30 October 2017

Thomas Zwelakhe Hadebe to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

What is the detailed (a) breakdown of and (b) valuation for current and non-current assets and investments held by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him according to (aa) listed assets (aaa) directly held and (bbb) indirectly held and (bb) unlisted investments (aaa) directly held and (bbb) indirectly held by each of the entities, in each case breaking the current assets and investments down by 0-3 months, 3-6 months, 6-12 months and beyond 12 months?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 Oct 2017

(a),(b),(i),(ii),(aa),(aaa),(bbb),(bb),(aaa),(bbb) Please refer to the information below.

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM

Departmental assets as disclosed in the financial statements are as follows:

 

Total

0-3months

3-6 months

6-12 months

Over 12 months

ASSETS

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

R'000

Current Assets

 

       

Cash and cash equivalents

147 785

       

Consolidated Paymaster General Account

147 656 ...

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