The Ingonyama Trust was established in terms of the Kwazulu-Natal Ingoyama Trust Act (Act 3 of 1994). It functions as a land owner-in-law of the Ingonyama Trust land. By 31 March 2012, the land in question comprised 2,705,229 ha under some 1600 titles in all of the 11 districts of Kwazulu- Natal and eThekwini Metro. The land is occupied by 4, 5 million people as per 2001 census by Statistics South Africa. For the current financial year, the Committee noted a shift in the vision of the ITB. Previously, it read as follows: "to improve the quality of life of the people living on the Ingonyama Trust land by ensuring land usage to the benefits of the residents". As at April 2012, the vision of the ITB reads as follows: "a leader in sustainable communal land management." Its objective was presented as "optimal land management for the material benefit and social wellbeing of the communities living on Ingonyama Trust land". It reported that its mission is to improve the quality of life of the members of the traditional communities on the Ingonyama Trust land. It further seeks to develop progressive business models for the social and economic enlistment and the empowerment of the members of traditional communities on land administered by the Ingonyama Trust.