DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS

1. DEPARTMENTOF LAND AFFAIRS PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON 25 MARCH 2003 Dr Gilingwe Mayende, Director General

2. Vision An equitable and sustainable land dispensation that promotes social and economic development

3. Mission To provide access to land and to extend rights in land, with particular emphasis on the previously disadvantaged communities, within a well planned environment

4. Policy Framework • State of the Nation Address • Cabinet Lekgotla decisions • Policy direction from Minister February 2000 • ISRDP • URP • Minister’s address: 19 Feb 2003 • DG’s address: 19 Feb 2003

5. Strategic Objectives • Provision of access to land • Provision of rights in land • Effective co-ordination of integrated Spatial Planning and Information • Improvement of stakeholder relations • Promotion of intra-departmental excellence • Improvement and alignment of systems and processes

6. PERFORMANCE REVIEWHIGHLIGHTSFOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL 2002 TO 31 DECEMBER 2002

7. Performance Review for 2002/03 LRAD implementation • 214 farms yielding 185 609 hectares transferred to 6 769 beneficiaries • 8 139 ha transferred to marginalised beneficiaries

8. Performance Review for 2002/03 Land Acquired for settlement • 28 projects completed representing 4 961 hectares for 5 492 households • 17 ha were transferred to marginalised beneficiaries

9. Performance Review for 2002/03 Other redistribution projects (commonages and Act 126 projects including equity, forestry) • 21 farms transferred for 1 096 beneficiaries, translating into 18 879 hectares and 1096 households • 1 970 ha were transferred to marginalised beneficiaries

10. Performance Review for 2002/03 Settlement of restitution claims: • A total of 6 402 claims were settled • 22 760 households were involved of which 25% were female headed households • 104 902 beneficiaries were involved • 85 575 ha of land were restored

11. Financial Review for 2002/03 (Programmes)

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13. Financial Review for 2002/03 (Standard Items)

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15. 2003/2004TARGETS PER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

16. DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETProgrammes

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18. DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETStandard Items

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20. S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets LRAD implementation • 438 farms yielding 130 810 hectares will be transferred to 6 179 beneficiaries Labour Tenants : 133

21. S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets Land Acquired for settlement • 66 projects will be completed representing 7 309 hectares for 15 601 households

22. S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets Other redistribution projects (commonages and Act 126 projects including equity, forestry) • 46 farms will be transferred for 2 299 beneficiaries including marginalised beneficiaries translating into 52 157 hectares

23. S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets Land delivered to Labour Tenants and Farmworkers • 15 308 hectares will be transferred as follows: • 13 012 hectares to Labour Tenants • 2 296 hectares to Farmworkers • A total of 2 960 households will benefit Land acquired for Urban Renewal • 3 776 hectares will be transferred to 14 026 households

24. S O 1: Provision of access to land Decrease in State land Agricultural land under Power of Attorney • 40 183 hectares representing 247 properties to be vested • 18 leases with options to purchase will be concluded Land disposed by the Department • 76 121 hectares will be transferred representing 150 projects

25. S O 1: Provision of access to land Decrease in State land Vesting of non DLA land • 1 517 land parcels will be vested

26. S O 1:Provision of access to land Pro active land acquisition strategy • 2% land to be acquired with 4 pilot areas to be identified

27. S O 1:Provision of access to landLand RedistributionStrategies and Systems to be developed: • A generic National Land Reform Strategy • Guidelines for the administration of state land • Guidelines for the restructuring forests on DLA land • Programme for proactive vesting of state land • Models for joint agreements with small farmers on state land

28. S O 1:Provision of access to landLand Redistribution Strategies and Systems to be developed (cont’d): • Regulations, systems and procedures for Communal Land Administration- Bill to be promulgated in August 2003 • Restructuring of failed and failing legacy projects • Strategy for mainstreaming of gender and HIV/AIDS in land reform

29. S O 1:Provision of access to land Reports to be produced: • 18 Land Use Investigation Reports • Approximately 14 Land Use Audit Reports (dependant on requests)

30. S O 1:Provision of access to land Improved settlement of restitution claims: Validation and verification process • The outstanding 2 553 claims will be validated • 17 738 claimants will be verified Claims to be settled • Urban: 15 702 and Rural : 1 537 resulting in a total of 17 239 claims, • The 17 239 claims will yield 590 400 hectares for 61 277 households

31. S O 1:Provision of access to land Post Settlement Support • Of the 17 738 settled claims, 150 sustainable projects will be established in the following development areas: • 45 Housing • 76 Agricultural and Settlement • 30 Forestry • 11 Mining • 42 Conservation & Tourism

32. S O 1:Provision of access to land Restitution policies and systems • Existing policies to be reviewed and new policies finalised ( Gender and HIV/AIDS to be mainstreamed • 70% of implementers will be trained on the new and revised policies

33. S O 1:Provision of access to land Increase in sustainable land use Policies and Systems to be implemented : • Environmental policy and guidelines for land reform • Departmental Environmental Implementation & Management Plan • Map production in support of land reform • Vacant land analysis

34. S O 2:Provision of rights in land Increased security of tenure • 18 240 Labour Tenants claims to be verified • 13 027 title deeds representing 9 475 sites to be issued to convert de facto ownership to de jure ownership • With regard to Deeds registration the legislation will be reviewed and amended. Also to be included in the amendments are issues from the Land Use Management Bill and Spatial Information Bill.

35. S O 2:Provision of rights in land Contribution to Integrated Strategy for Rural Development Programme • Projects to be completed: • 20 anchor projects • 13 non anchor projects for tenure • 32 non anchor projects for redistribution

36. S O 2:Provision of rights in land Land Tenure Legislation and Systems to be put in place: • Tenure Security Laws consolidated and amendment bill to be drafted • Revised systems and procedures for Labour Tenants Act applications • Strategy and mechanisms for an effective legal assitance system for farmworkers and labour tenants • Refined title adjustment Act ( Act 111 of 1993) • Act 126 Regulations to be promulgated

37. S O 2:Provision of rights in land Land Tenure Legislation and Systems to be put in place (cont’d): • Establish a National Land Tenure Conference website and publish the relevant papers and proceedings

38. S O 2:Provision of rights in land Improved Land Use Management Systems • Land Use Management System formulated in all municipalities

39. S O 3: Effective Co-ordination of Integrated Spatial Planning & InformationAPARTHEID PLANNING

40. S O 3: Effective Co-ordination of Integrated Spatial Planning & Information • “DELTA” REGION- CASE IN POINT • KwaMhlanga area (N-E of Pretoria) • 800 buses per day • R 180 million in transport subsidies alone (national = 2 billion) • 3:00 to 9:00 p.m daily routine for residents • Unacceptable accident rates

41. S O 3: Effective co-ordination of Intergrated spatial planing and information. NEW LEGISLATION • Planning Profession Act implemented • Land Use Management Bill submitted to Cabinet • Spatial Information Bill submitted to Cabinet

42. S O 3: Effective Co-ordination of Integrated Spatial Planning & Information NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PROVINCIAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL IDP SDF Economic Social Environmental

43. S O 4:Improved stakeholder realtions Land Reform Implementation • Working agreements between the Department and respective local authorities as well as other provincial departments • Eviromental guidelines to be implemented • Develop generic guidelines for co-ordination of Land Refom initiatives with NGO’s

44. S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Land Reform Implementation • Guidelines for rights enquiries to support DWAF on restructuring of forest land • Produce guidelines for capacity building on Land Reform • Develop training programmes for relevant govt Departments and structures

45. S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Spatial Planning Information • Establish a National Forum for Spatial Planning and Land Use Management with 9 provincial chapters • Establish National Committee for Spatial Information • Revive the Spatial Data Infrastructure

46. S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Survey and Mapping • Increase race and gender representivity in Surveys and Mapping profession, in partnership with higher education insitutions • Contribute to international/regional committees and bodies

47. S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Support for Nepad • Support for Nepad in the following areas: • Spatial Planning • Deeds Registration • Survey and Mapping • Cadastral Surveys

48. S O 5:Intra Departmental excellenceGender Institutionalisation • Develop Guidelines for the Departmental Gender Policy Framework • Formulate 5 types of monitoring and evaluation indicators • Conduct advocacy programmes • Ensure functional gender structures

49. S O 5:Intra Departmental excellenceHIV/AIDS • Review the HIV/AIDS Prevention Plan • Implement HIV/AIDS Care and Support Plan

50. S O 5:Intra Departmental excellenceEffective monitoring systems • Produce 2 programme peformance monitoring and evaluation reports • Publish 1 statistical report • Produce Human Rights Reports • Produce reports for the promotion of access to information