Madam Chair, I think you will recall that land use planning is in Schedule 4 of the Constitution, meaning that it is part of the provincial governments' responsibility - and also municipalities - in terms of Schedule 5 of the Constitution.
In that respect, national government doesn't have, in terms of the Constitution, a responsibility for planning as a function. Its task is to do oversight on what has to be done at that level. Now, in relation to land use - this is still a misnomer - it is driven and led by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
The department tried to come with a Bill called the Land Use Management Bill, LUMB. That Bill was not finalised by the old administration before 2009, and it was shelved. The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform presented it in Cabinet. It was withdrawn because some people were not consulted or engaged on it, so we are still engaging them.
That matter is in the pipeline. I don't know how long the pipe is before the matter reaches you, but it is coming. From our point of view, as the Minister was saying, it is something that we are discussing because the issue of land use patterns is a problem.
For example, traditional leaders take a decision to demarcate land where people should be living and so forth. You find that they clash with municipalities. But not only that; you may go to many places and discover that the land use legislation is not working properly. Let's take the case of the land between Pretoria and the airport - land that was rich for agriculture. This land is being used for housing because it makes a lot of money.
All those things are things that we think must be dealt with and handled. From our point of view, as you heard the Minister in the Presidency - National Planning Commission say, we are working together to ensure that we manage this thing properly. But it's a question that is quite serious and important because it tells us how we should use the land, and for what purpose going forward. Thank you.