NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1356
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [NO 17-2009]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 18 SEPTEMBER 2009
1356. Mrs A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land
Reform:
Whether land sale contracts in terms of the land restitution programme
which have not been paid for yet have been signed by his department; if so,
(a) how many are awaiting payment after the conclusion of the sale
agreement in each province, (b) what are the dates in which these sale
agreements were concluded and (c) what is the timeframe to settle these
claims? NW1712E
THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:
Yes.
(a) Gauteng and North West: 31
Free State and Northern Cape: 10
KwaZulu-Natal: 32
Limpopo: 23
Mpumalanga: 37
Western Cape: 1
(b) The dates on which the sale agreements were concluded range from
January 2008 until August 2009.
(c) The claims will be settled once funds become available.