NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 99
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 5-2010]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 12 March 2010
99. Mr K A Sinclair (COPE-NC) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and
Land Reform:
Whether the Government has taken a new policy position on foreign land
ownership; if not, why not; if so, what (a) percentage of land is currently
owned by foreigners and (b) impact will this have on food security?
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THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:
No, the Government has not taken any new policy position with regard to
foreign land ownership but is currently investigating options that would
restrict conditions under which foreigners can own land in South Africa.
a) and (b) Fall away.