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 |