4. Presentation by Head of Department: Department of Local Government and Housing The Head of Department, Mr M Mnyani, reported that all vacant land is vested within the provincial department and is managed in terms of the Gauteng Land Administration Act, No 11 of 1996, while any disposal of land is done through the Gauteng Land Disposal Policy of 2008. He also reported that part of the challenges with managing the land was the high rate of land invasions where people illegally occupied land and built temporary or permanent structures on it. Some invasions were averted while others were not as they occurred overnight and on weekends while inspectors were off duty.