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  • Questions asked to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

2022-w990 - 05 April 2022

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    Steyn, Ms A question
    What number of hectares of land are registered in the name of her department in each province; (2) what number of hectares of land has been made available for long-term leases by her department in the past five years in each district municipality; (3) what number of hectares of land with title deeds have been transferred from her department to (a) individuals and (b) communities in the past five years in each district municipality?
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  • Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development answer

    1. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is the custodian of a total of 10 454 652 hectares (ha) of land.

    Province

    Area (ha)

    Eastern Cape

    1,759,362

    Free State

    394,955

    Gauteng

    98,003

    Kwazulu-Natal

    822,401

    Limpopo

    2,636,848

    Mpumalanga

    928,663

    North West

    1,979,980

    Northern Cape

    1,728,766

    Western Cape

    105,675

    Grand Total

    10,454,652

    2. A total of 1 289 583 hectares under the custodianship of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development are subject to active long-term agricultural leases in the past five years.

    Province

    Area (ha)

    EASTERN CAPE

     

    Alfred Nzo District Municipality

    9,621

    Amathole District Municipality

    34,232

    Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

    4,262

    Chris Hani District Municipality

    33,707

    Joe Gqabi District Municipality

    30,779

    Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality

    161

    Sarah Baartman District Municipality

    74,285

    FREE STATE

     

    Fezile Dabi District Municipality

    16,156

    Lejweleputswa District Municipality

    32,253

    Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

    15,736

    Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality

    36,839

    Xhariep District Municipality

    34,993

    GAUTENG

     

    City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

    6,623

    Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality

    789

    Sedibeng District Municipality

    17,249

    West Rand District Municipality

    10,751

    KWAZULU-NATAL

     

    Amajuba District Municipality

    3,836

    Harry Gwala District Municipality

    12,125

    Ilembe District Municipality

    1,510

    King Cetshwayo District Municipality

    12,811

    Ugu District Municipality

    1,237

    Umgungundlovu District Municipality

    9,198

    Umkhanyakude District Municipality

    2,233

    Umzinyathi District Municipality

    4,781

    Uthukela District Municipality

    5,473

    Zululand District Municipality

    17,540

    LIMPOPO

     

    Capricorn District Municipality

    27,968

    Mopani District Municipality

    1,357

    Sekhukhune District Municipality

    3,236

    Vhembe District Municipality

    5,434

    Waterberg District Municipality

    60,237

    MPUMALANGA

     

    Ehlanzeni District Municipality

    19,699

    Gert Sibande District Municipality

    103,201

    Nkangala District Municipality

    54,162

    NORTH WEST

     

    Bojanala District Municipality

    66,197

    Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality

    20,979

    Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

    192,838

    Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

    53,783

    NORTHERN CAPE

     

    Frances Baard District Municipality

    18,216

    John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality

    16,533

    Namakwa District Municipality

    34,222

    Pixley Ka Seme District Municipality

    29,019

    ZF Mgcawu District Municipality

    84,938

    WESTERN CAPE

     

    Cape Winelands District Municipality

    1,871

    Central Karoo District Municipality

    42,642

    City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

    1,285

    Eden District Municipality

    5,403

    Overberg District Municipality

    975

    West Coast District Municipality

    16,210

    Grand Total

    1,289,583

    3. The past five years 8 173 ha was transferred to individuals and businesses, while 104 850 ha was transferred to communities by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development

     

    Area (ha)

     

    (a)

    (b)

     
     

    Individual/Business

    Community

    Total

    EASTERN CAPE

     

     

     

    Alfred Nzo District Municipality

     

    5,641.13

    5,641.13

    Amathole District Municipality

    834.15

     

    834.15

    O.R.Tambo District Municipality

     

    201.36

    201.36

    Sarah Baartman District Municipality

    0.86

    822.91

    823.77

    FREE STATE

     

     

     

    Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality

    0.11

    215.72

    215.83

    Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality

     

    417.90

    417.90

    Xhariep District Municipality

     

    1,520.40

    1,520.40

    GAUTENG

     

     

     

    City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

    170.04

     

    170.04

    West Rand District Municipality

     

    189.43

    189.43

    KWAZULU-NATAL

     

     

     

    Ethekwini Metropolitan Municipality

    0.04

     

    0.04

    Ilembe District Municipality

     

    2,009.56

    2,009.56

    King Cetshwayo District Municipality

    259.52

    3,497.81

    3,757.33

    Umkhanyakude District Municipality

     

    847.87

    847.87

    Zululand District Municipality

     

    16,446.04

    16,446.04

    LIMPOPO

     

     

     

    Capricorn District Municipality

    11.18

    6,072.82

    6,084.00

    Mopani District Municipality

    97.52

    4,447.19

    4,544.71

    Sekhukhune District Municipality

    345.05

    1,600.58

    1,945.63

    Vhembe District Municipality

    3,274.74

    4,694.87

    7,969.61

    Waterberg District Municipality

    3,079.79

    1,848.26

    4,928.05

    MPUMALANGA

     

     

     

    Ehlanzeni District Municipality

    19.78

    10,391.62

    10,411.40

    Gert Sibande District Municipality

     

    2,820.96

    2,820.96

    Nkangala District Municipality

     

    2,992.75

    2,992.75

    NORTH WEST

     

     

     

    Bojanala District Municipality

     

    22,326.02

    22,326.02

    Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality

     

    190.66

    190.66

    Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality

     

    8,649.90

    8,649.90

    NORTHERN CAPE

     

     

     

    John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality

    42.83

     

    42.83

    ZF Mgcawu District Municipality

     

    4,507.26

    4,507.26

    Western Cape

     

     

     

    City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality

    1.79

    2,466.09

    2,467.89

    Eden District Municipality

     

    30.80

    30.80

    West Coast District Municipality

     

    0.22

    0.22

    Grand Total

    8,137

    104,850

    112,988

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