NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1583
1583 Mr R N Cebekulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries:
(1) Whether the consignment of 85 tractors and equipment that was delivered
to KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces as part of her department's
mechanisation programme has been distributed to recipients; if not, why
not; if so, which (a) projects have benefited from the tractors and
equipment and (b) which communities under the AmaKhosi (traditional
leaders) have benefited from the project;
(2) whether she has found that there had been irregularities in the
procurement processes for the specified equipment; if not, what is the
position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) whether the irregularities have affected the delivery of tractors and
equipment to the communities; if not, what is the position in this regard;
if so, what are the relevant details;
(4) whether she has instituted an investigation into the specified
irregularities; if not, why not; if so, when will the investigation be
completed? NW1785E
REPLY:
1) YES. The DAFF mechanization programme is aimed at supporting
provincial mechanization programmes and strategies. In Mpumalanga,
this fleet of tractors is part of the Masibuyele Emasimeni programme
that is owned by the state, managed by a service provider, employs
tractor drivers and ensures that every family in need of mechanization
receives the service free of charge. The same is the case in Kwazulu
Natal, the state owns the tractors, manages them, employs tractor
drivers, trains them and ensures that every land lying fallow, either
belonging to Amakhosiâs or not, gets the mechanization service when
needed free of charge. This is how the said provinces implemented
their programmes and strategies:
⢠Mpumalanga Province:
Mpumalanga received a consignment of 85 tractors with 355 sets of
implements. The tractors and implements were handed over by the honorable
President of the Republic of South Africa President J G Zuma on the 17th
June 2010 at Marapyane Sports Ground in Dr J S Moroka municipality.
The Province managed to distribute all the tractors and implements to all
the 18 municipalities of the Mpumalanga Province. The Province developed a
strategy which was approved by the Mpumalanga Provincial Cabinet and which
guided the utilization of the tractors. The tractors and implements were
distributed mainly to Land and Agrarian Reform beneficiaries. The Province
prioritized cooperatives and other farmer entity formations for the
utilization of tractors.
It is important to note that the 85 tractors were an addition to the
already existing fleet of tractors Mpumalanga provided to its farmers
through the Masibuyele Emasimini programme. Mpumalanga already had 187
tractors under the Masibuyele Emasimini programme. The addition of 85
tractors increased the number to 272 tractors.
The addition of 85 tractors was a big boost to the Province since the
initial tractors were mainly serving the subsistence farmers. With the
addition of 85 tractors the Province managed to extend the service to the
Land and Agrarian Reform beneficiaries. A sum total of over 12 835 hectares
was serviced.
The 85 tractors and implements benefited farmers in the three districts of
Mpumalanga and the allocation was as follows:
|District |No of Tractors |No of Projects |Individual |
| | |benefited |Beneficiaries Benefited|
|Ehlanzeni |31 |17 |699 |
|Gert Sibande |35 |16 |337 |
|Nkangala |19 |7 |572 |
|Total |85 |40 |1608 |
Areas that benefited the most are the former homeland areas where there is
a bigger concentration of population and most of the areas are under
Traditional Leaders. The following is a list of projects that received the
services:
|Municipality|EHLANZENI LAND AND AGRARIAN REFORM PROJECTS |
| |Name of the |Location |Commodity |Hectares/|
| |Entity | | |Extent |
|Bushbuckridg|New Forest |New Forest |Maize, |209 |
|e |Irrigation | |vegetables | |
| |Scheme | | | |
|Mbombela |Giba CPA |Hazyview |Maize and |50 |
| | | |vegetables | |
|Mbombela |Mbayane Trust |Hazyview |Vegetables |100 |
|Mbombela |Endlovini CPA |Hermansburg |Maize |35 |
|Mbombela |Hilltop Plot 69 |Hilltop |Dry beans |50 |
|Mbombela |Zakheleni Co-op |Mara |Dry beans and |50 |
| | | |tomatoes | |
|Mbombela |Abundant Life |Mara |Dry beans |20 |
| |Skills | | | |
|Mbombela |Mashobodo CPA |Schoemaskloof |Dry beans and |100 |
| | | |Vegetyables | |
|Mbombela |Get Your Hands |Mara |Dry beans |20 |
| |Dirty | | | |
|Mbombela |Interactive |Nelspruit |Dry beans |50 |
| |Trading | | | |
|Mbombela |Chweni & Gutjwa |Chweni |Dry beans |100 |
| |Farmers | | | |
| |Association | | | |
|Mbombela |Tilimeleni |Daantjie |Maize and dry |100 |
| |Farmers | |beans | |
| |Association | | | |
|Mbombela |Jerusalem |Jerusalem |Maize |120 |
| |Farmers | | | |
| |Association | | | |
|Nkomazi |Small scale |Nkomazi |Sugar cane |100 |
| |Growers | | | |
| |Association | | | |
|Nkomazi |Nkomazi Farmers |Nkomazi |Cotton, maize |60 |
| |Co-op | |and vegetables | |
|Thaba Chweu |Draaikraal |Draaikraal |Maize and dry |150 |
| |Farmers | |beans | |
| |Association | | | |
|UMjindi |UMjindi Land |UMjindi |Dry beans, |50 |
| |Reform | |vegetables | |
| |Development | | | |
| |Co-op | | | |
|Â |TOTAL |Â |Â |1364 |
From Gert Sibande these are the projects:
|Municipalit|GERT SIBANDE PROJECTS |
|y | |
| |Name of the |Location |Commodity |Hectares/|
| |Entity | | |Extent |
|Albert |Mayibuye Co-op |Dundonald |Drybeans |37 |
|Luthuli | | | | |
|Â |Bunye bebalimi |Mooiplaas |Maize |153 |
|Â |Badplaas ME |Badplaas |Drybeans, Maize|145 |
| |Committee | | | |
|Â |Mthombeni Family |Carolina, |Maize ,Soya & |50 |
| |Project |Kromkrans |Drybeans | |
|Â |Somhlolo Trust |Lothair |Drybeans; Maize|500 |
|Dipaliseng |Dipaliseng Agric |Â |Maize, |2113 |
| |Chamber | |Sunflower, | |
| | | |Soyas | |
|Govan Mbeki|GM Grain |Secunda |Maize, Soya & |584.8 |
| |Producer's | |Drybeans | |
| |Association | | | |
|Lekwa |Sakhile Old Age |Rooikopen 408 |Drybeans |10 |
|Â |Msunduzi Farming |Rooikopen |Soya & Drybeans|10 |
|Â |Mlangeni Family |Vaalbank |Maize |347 |
| | | |,Soyabeans | |
|1 |Vezubuhke-Hwane |Vezubuhle-Hwane |Maize, |21 |
| |CPA | |Sunflower | |
|Â |Vukuzenzele |Bankjies |Soyabeans |10 |
| |Community | | | |
|Â |Empangela |Klipfontein |Maize, Grass |200 |
|Â |Tenitia Community|Welmoed |Maize |20 |
| |Project | | | |
|Mkhondo |Sidlasonke Co-op |Driefontein |Drybeans |20 |
|Pixley Ka |G7 Seme Grain |Amersfoort |Maize, Drybeans|532 |
|Seme |Producer Ass | |& Pastures | |
|TOTAL |Â |Â |Â |4752.8 |
And from Nkangala these are the projects:
|MUNICIPALITY |NKANGALA PROJECTS |
| |LOCATION |NAME OF |COMMODITY |HECTARES/ |
| | |ENTITIES | |EXTEND |
|1. Dr J.S |Troya |Tshwaranang |Maize and Sunflower |500 |
|Moroka | |Co-peratives | | |
|2. Emakhazeni|Stoffberg |Schietpad 212 |Beans and Maize |620 |
|Â |Machadodorp |ME Committee |Beans and Maize |500 |
| | |Machadodorp | | |
|3. Emalahleni|Balmoral |Emalahleni |Maize,Soya and Beans |1149 |
| | |farmers | | |
| | |Association | | |
|4. Thembisile|Sybrandskraa|Zijamele |Maize,Soya,Sunflower and|1800 |
|Hani |l |Farmers |beans | |
| | |Cooperative | | |
|5. Steve |Middleburg |Bathosano joa |Maize,Soya,Pasture,Sunfl|1650 |
|Tshwete | |Balimi |ower | |
| | |Cooperative | | |
|6. Victor |Shoenfontein|Sinamuva |Maize and Beans |500 |
|Khanye | |Kwezolimo | | |
|TOTAL |Â |Â |Â |6719 |
⢠Kwazulu Natal Province
With regard to the delivery of 85 tractors and distribution thereof, this
was commissioned and completed prior to the planting season for 2010/2011.
a) Tractors have been distributed to all the Provinceâs 11 Districts as
per the distribution table below. It should be noted that the
consignment of 85 tractors was additional to the fleet already
procured and in position of the Department hence the total number is
in excess of 190 tractors.
b) A sum total of over 9000 hectares were serviced as a result as
illustrated in the table below, with almost 200 AMAKHOSI areas
participating.
|UTHUKELA DISTRICT |
|Local |Inkosi |Ward |Land area |
|Municipality | | |serviced (ha) |
|uKhahlamba |Hlongwane |2.3.4.5.8.9.10.11.1|574.63 |
| | |2.13 | |
| |Miya |6.7 |132.84 |
| |Shabalala |1 |20 |
|Imbabazane |Dlamini |2 |70 |
| |Ndaba |3.4.5 |300 |
| |Mabaso |6.7 |80.05 |
| |Mazibuko |8.9.10.11 |136 |
|Mtshezi |Nkwanyana |2 |3 |
|Mnambithi |Shabalala |23.24 |86.28 |
| |Khumalo |14.15.16.18.19 |51.4 |
|Indaka |Mthembu |6.7.8.10 |88.57 |
| |Mchunu |3.4 |102 |
|TOTAL | |37 ward |1644.77 |
|AMAJUBA DISTRICT |
|Local Municipality |Inkosi |Ward |Land area |
| | | |serviced (ha)|
|Newcasttle |C.S Kubheka |7,12,31,1 |238.15 |
| | B.G Hadebe |21,24,16 |97 |
|Utrecht | M. Mbatha |3 |34 |
| |Z.G. Mabaso |1 |24.37 |
| |P.S. Khumalo |3 |192.5 |
| |Z.P. Nzima |1 |142 |
| |S.G. Shabalala |4 |54.96 |
|Dannhauser |S.J. Nkosi |10,9,8,6,7,5 |128 |
| |M. Gule |4 |16.15 |
| |A. Zwane |1,2,3,11 |173.75 |
| |B.G. Hadebe |9,10 |285 |
|TOTAL | | |1385.88 |
|UMZINYATHI DISTRICT |
|Local Municipality |Inkosi |Ward |Land area |
| | | |serviced |
| | | |(ha) |
|Msinga |Mchunu |9,10,14,15,16 |146.48 |
| |Majozi |1,2,3,4,5,17 |385.94 |
| |Ngubane |6,7,8 |236.19 |
| |Mabaso |11 |15 |
| |Mthembu |12,13 |59 |
|Nquthu |Molefe |3,5,9,11,12,13 |151.73 |
| |Ngobese |6,8,10 |49 |
| |Hlatshwayo |6,7,8,15,2 |15.07 |
| |Mazibuko |4 |21.61 |
| |Mncube |2 |16.06 |
| |Zondi |4,5 |45.3 |
| |Jiyane |14.15 |27.59 |
| |Mdletshe |1 |11.5 |
| |Sithole |1 |8.1 |
|Umvoti |Sithole |8 |28.23 |
| |Ngubane TTK |11 |16.51 |
| |Mchunu |4,9 |52.2 |
| |Zondi |4,5 |18.6 |
| |Dlomo |11 |20.3 |
| |Shangase |6 |16.42 |
|Endumeni |Mbatha |6 |4.75 |
| |No inkosi |5,3 |44.1 |
|TOTAL | | |1389.68 |
|UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT |
|Local |Inkosi |Ward |Land area |
|Municipality | | |ploughed in |
| | | |Ha |
|Mshwathi |Ntanzi B (Mshwathi) |4 |3 |
|Mshwathi |Zondi FD (Nadi, |3 |3 |
| |Mshwathi) | | |
|Mkhabathini |Maphumulo NK |1 |26.8 |
| |(Mkhambatini) | | |
|Richmond |Mkhize MP (Richmond)|5 |6.6 |
|Richmond |Dlamini LZ |6 |110 |
| |(Richmond) | | |
|Mshwathi |Ngubane (Mshwathi) |3 |9 |
| |Mkhize LD | | |
|Mshwathi |MZ Mthuli |5 |3 |
|Impendle |SE Zuma (Impendle, |1,2,3,4 |109 |
| |Umgeni) | | |
|Msunduzi |SG Zondi (Msunduzi) |3,4,5,9,10,11 |45 |
|Msunduzi |MPS Ngcobo |7,6 |25.5 |
| |(Msunduzi) | | |
|Msunduzi |NW Zondi |8,1 |18 |
|Msunduzi |Msunduzi Municipal |14 |18 |
| |Land(Councilor- Mr. | | |
| |Mkhize) | | |
| |Willowfontein | | |
|TOTAL | | |376.9 |
|ETHEKWINI DISTRICT |
|Local Municipality |Nkosi |Ward |Land Area |
| | | |serviced in (ha)|
|Inchanga |S. Mlaba |1 |35.1 |
|Inchanga |T F Gwala |2 |7.35 |
|Inchanga |M J Ngcobo |2 |0.4 |
|Inchanga |R Z Shangase |2 |4.5 |
|Inchanga |B.F Bhengu |8 |9 |
|Umbumbulu |K S Makhanya |96/100 |10 |
|Umbumbulu |KT Mkhize |13/100 |28 |
|Umbumbulu |LD Mkhize |5 |12 |
|Umbumbulu |PP Luthuli |98/00 |8.1 |
|Umbumbulu |MM Cele |84/100 |18 |
|Umbumbulu |EBT Mkhize |5/7 |24.7 |
|Umbumbulu |TV Maphumulo |96/97 |2 |
|TOTAL: | | |159.2 |
|SISONKE |
|Local Municipality |Inkosi |Ward |Land area |
| | | |serviced in |
| | | |(ha) |
|UMZIMKHULU |L FODO |14 |133.5 |
| |KW ZULU |7 |79 |
| |E MAFA |9 |46 |
| |MN MSINGAPHANSI |5 |18 |
| |S SETHUSA |10 |28 |
| |SM MANCI |18 |36 |
| |Z SONDZABA |13 |28 |
| |LT BALENI |3 |24.5 |
| |WC ZALA |1 |33 |
| |WD NTLABATHI |4 |54 |
| |V JOZANA |7 |18 |
|UBUHLEBEZWE |PDH CHILIZA |12 |14.5 |
| |T NDLOVU |3 |45.5 |
| |NB DLAMINI |8 |34.3 |
| |NJ MKHIZE |6 |26.5 |
| |BM MJOLI |11 |29.3 |
| |M MKHIZE |5 |17 |
| |M DLAMINI |10 |4.5 |
| |DWF MKHIZE |5 |11.5 |
| |MM DLAMINI |9 |23.5 |
| |FA DLAMINI |10 |7 |
| |PD NGCOBO |7 |54 |
| |LE MKHIZE |7 |11.5 |
| |S SHEZI |4 |9 |
| |(COUNCILLOR) | | |
|INGWE |BC MEMELA |5 |17.5 |
| |DT DLAMINI |10 |37 |
| |NJ NGUBANE |8 |22 |
| |MK MKHULISI |6 |10 |
| |M NGCOBO |7 |21.5 |
| |DS HLONGWANA |7 |20.5 |
| |N XABA |2 |17 |
| |MM DLAMINI |3 |37 |
|KWA-SANI |OV DUMA |No Wards |20 |
|Total | | |988.6 |
|ILEMBE DISTRICT |
| | | |Land area |
|Local Municipality |Inkosi |Ward |serviced in (ha)|
|Maphumulo |Zubane M |11, 6 |20.5 |
| |Ntuli M.J |3,4, 9,11 |7.5 |
| |Mngoma M.J |3, 2 |11.5 |
| |Khuzwayo B.C |9 |18.5 |
| |Qwabe M.W |7, 8 |23.5 |
| |Zulu S.Q |4 |7.1 |
| |Hlongwana S.A |6, 2 |3 |
| |Ngubane T.T |6, 2 |13.5 |
| |Luthuli V.R |8, 9 |6.2 |
| |Mkhize B.S |11 |7.5 |
|Ndwedwe |Hlophe B.V |19 |1.2 |
| |Ngcobo B |9 |3 |
| |Ngcobo M.P | 4,6 |5.5 |
| |Bhengu B.F |18 |1 |
| |Ngcobo M |18 |13 |
| |Ngcobo V.T |16 |8.1 |
| |Nzama S |16 |1.1 |
| |Luthuli M.V |7 |0.7 |
| |Ngcobo S.W |11 |9.7 |
| |Ndimande NM |6 |2.1 |
| |Shozi B |19 |4.8 |
| |Ngcobo NG |14 |2 |
| |Khumalo S |17 |3.5 |
| |Chili MW |17 |2.5 |
| |Shangase MG |18 |3 |
|KwaDukuza |Gumede DZ |1 |9.4 |
| |Groutville | |3.5 |
| |Dube HK |9, 10, 11, 14, |8 |
| | |15 | |
|Mandeni |Mathonsi L |5,7,12 |32 |
| |Mhlongo M |6, 10, 11 |6 |
| |Mathaba K.W |1, 2, 3, 8, 9, |32.8 |
| |Ngcobo D.I |1 |1.6 |
|TOTAL: |38 |39 |273.8 |
|UGU DISTRICT |
|Local |Inkosi |Ward |Land area serviced|
|Municipality | | |in (ha) |
|Umzumbe |n/a |Cold place |85.5 |
|Vulamehlo |LE mkhize |2 |12.7 |
|Vulamehlo |KT Mkhize |8 |41.4 |
|Vulamehlo |P Bele |6 |13.2 |
|Vulamehlo |RP Mbhele |6 |17.7 |
|Vulamehlo |PF Duma |5 |11 |
|Vulamehlo |PM Duma |7 |41.6 |
|Vulamehlo |S Cele |4 |11.8 |
|Vulamehlo |Mj MQADI |5 |11.8 |
|Vulamehlo |M Hlengwa |3 |43.8 |
|Vulamehlo |M Maphumulo |2 |8 |
|Izingolweni |S Zungu |5 |12 |
|Izingolweni |N Ngcobo |4 |69.8 |
|TOTAL | | |380.3 |
|ZULULAND DISTRICT |
|Local |Inkosi |Ward |Land area serviced |
|Municipality | | |in (ha) |
|Nongoma |King ZG Zulu |17 |151 |
|Nongoma |EB Zulu |5 |127.6 |
|Nongoma |NP Zulu |13 |47 |
|Ulundi |B Zulu |13 |92.1 |
|Ulundi |MG Buthelezi |6 |1.68 |
|Ulundi |NSL Mbatha |9 |33.96 |
|Abaqulusi |M Mdlalose |17 |115.5 |
|Abaqulusi |BM Zulu |3 |39 |
|Abaqulusi |DV Zondo |4 |106 |
|Abaqulusi |TA Zulu |4 |36 |
|Abaqulusi |ZG Zulu |17 |26 |
|Dumbe |GJ Dlamini |5 |73.92 |
|Dumbe |M Mthethwa |7 |15.1 |
|Dumbe |MJ Nkosi |1 |3 |
|Dumbe |VE Hlatshwayo |3 |6.9 |
|uPhongolo |MA Mavuso |6 |17.8 |
|uPhongolo |MR Msibi |3 |29.4 |
|uPhongolo |TK Sibiya |3 |53.7 |
|uPhongolo |SQ Mntungwa |6 |45.4 |
|uPhongolo |LD Ntshangase |7 |85.7 |
|uPhongolo |BM Simelane |8 |27.5 |
|Total | | |1134.26 |
|UTHUNGULU DISTRICT |
|Local |Inkosi |Ward |Land area serviced |
|Municipality | | |in |
| | | |(ha) |
|Nkandla |M.T.Zuma |14 |50 |
|Nkandla |S.V.Magwaza |13 |50 |
|Nkandla |Z.Biyela |7 |15 |
|Nkandla |B.Khanyile |14 |21 |
|Nkandla |D.S.Shezi |11 |40 |
|Nkandla |B.Khanyile |4 |50 |
|Nkandla |T.P.Mbhele |10 |0.1 |
|Mhlathuze |M.M.Dube |13,14 |29.7 |
|Mhlathuze |R.P.Khoza |5,7 |38 |
|Mhlathuze |Z. Zungu |27,28,29 |62.23 |
|Mhlathuze |M.Mthiyane |1 |19 |
|Mhlathuze |T.Mthethwa |7,9 |58 |
|Mhlathuze |N.J.Mkwanazi |30 |17.32 |
|Mhlathuze |S.Mbuyazi |3 |7.4 |
|Umlalazi |S.R Biyela |6 |47.6 |
|Umlalazi |V.T.Shange |7 |41.62 |
|Umlalazi |S.D.Ntuli |3 |70 |
|Umlalazi |M.Z. Biyela |1 |54.9 |
|Umlalazi |V.T. Dube |8 |51.7 |
|Umlalazi |N.Z.Shandu |5 |12.5 |
|Mthonjaneni |V. Biyela |4 |49.5 |
|Mthonjaneni |S.T.Zulu |3 |34.8 |
|Mthonjaneni |R.Cebekhulu |8 |5.2 |
|Mthonjaneni |B.S.Mthembu |7 |9.5 |
|Mthonjaneni |P.C.Biyela |3 |0.6 |
|Mthonjaneni |M.Mthiyane |8 |16 |
|Total | | |851.67 |
|UMKHANYAKUDE DISTRICT |
|Local |Inkosi |Ward |Land area serviced |
|Municipality | | |in |
| | | |(ha) |
|Jozini |Myeni |1,2,5,7 |98.7 |
|Jozini |Jobe |3,4 |30.5 |
|Jozini |Nyawo |8,9,10,12 |29.6 |
|Jozini |Mathenjwa |15,16,17 |28 |
|Jozini |Gumede |6 |109.2 |
|Jozini |Mngomezulu |14 |13.6 |
|Hlabisa |Hlabisa N.J |1,2 |24.28 |
|Hlabisa |Hlabisa D,J |3,4 |39 |
|Hlabisa |Mdletshe B.N |5,4 |70 |
|Hlabisa |Mkhwanazi |10, |20 |
| | |11,12,19,17 | |
|uMhlabuya- |Tembe |11,12,4,6,1,9|91 |
|lingana | | | |
|uMhlabuya- |Mabaso |5 |8.3 |
|lingana | | | |
| | | | |
|Total | | |562.18 |
(2) No. There were no irregularities in the procurement of the said
tractors. A deviation from the tender process was made in an effort to
deliver before the planting season and to meet the timelines set for the
Presidential Launch, which happened in Mpumalanga on June 17 2010; which
was to be followed by Kwazulu Natal Province. The cheapest quotations were
awarded the business.
3) No, as explained above delivery was not affected. In fact, we managed to
deliver before the start of the planting season for both provinces.
4) No, there was no need for an investigation as no irregularity occurred
on the said tractors.