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REPORT ON LAND AUDIT PROJECT. Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. Background. In 2010 the Department of Rural Development and Reform as the custodian of Cadastral Information for the Republic of South Africa initiated Land Audit project.
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REPORT ON LAND AUDIT PROJECT Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Background In 2010 the Department of Rural Development and Reform as the custodian of Cadastral Information for the Republic of South Africa initiated Land Audit project. The audit was conducted for State owned land and Desktop analysis for Privately owned land
Scope of work State Land Audit Determination of how much land is owned by state and what is it used for and who are the occupants/users. • All spheres of government • Former homelands • Public land (Ingonyama) • State owned enterprises The exercise excluded surveyed land not registered.
Scope of work (Cont..) Private Land Audit Provide statistical information pertaining to land ownership in the Republic of South Africa in terms of: • Gender • Race (Not obtainable) • Nationality/Citizenship (Yes) • Percentage share - where an individual owns a land as a result of company ownership (Not yet available from CPIC) • Marital Status • Living Status (yes)
State Land Parcels category - National Government Entities – Parastals, other government entities Municipalities – Local, metropolitan and Transitional, old municipalities National – National Departments, RSA, Union of South Africa, former homelands etc Provincial – Provincial Government Not Classified – appropriate category still to be identified
Land Use of State Land- National “Un-matched General Plan” are land parcels that could not be identified by field workers due to differences of the layout the ground compared to how it is represented on approved plans.
Land Use of State Land- National “Un-matched General Plan” are land parcels that could not be identified by field workers due to differences of the layout the ground compared to how it is represented on approved plans.
Private Land Ownership per category Private Individuals– Natural persons Companies – Close Corporations, PTY LTD, etc (excluding State Companies eg Telkom PTY LTD, ESKOM ) Trust – All trust as registered by the Master of the high court Private Organisation – Churches, Not Classified – appropriate category still to be identified
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