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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS Presentation of the 2006/07 Annual Report to the Portfolio Committee 7 November 2007

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS Presentation of the 2006/07 Annual Report to the Portfolio Committee 7 November 2007. Presented by Acting Director-General: Mr T Gwanya. Renewing our Pledge A national partnership to build a better life for all. PURPOSE.

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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS Presentation of the 2006/07 Annual Report to the Portfolio Committee 7 November 2007

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  1. DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRSPresentation of the 2006/07 Annual Report to the Portfolio Committee 7 November 2007 Presented by Acting Director-General: Mr T Gwanya Renewing our Pledge A national partnership to build a better life for all

  2. PURPOSE The purpose of this presentation is to report on the Department’s performance in respect of 2005/06 financial year

  3. Strategic Context • Contribution to poverty alleviation and economic development through Land Reform and administration • Interventions and participation of the State in the land market to accelerate land redistribution • Enhanced access to and/or ownership of land by people living on farms to improve their livelihoods and economic opportunities • Development of capacity building models and programmes for Land Reform beneficiaries, DLA employees and other key stakeholders

  4. Strategic ObjectiveCore Objectives

  5. Strategic ObjectiveCore Objectives cont.

  6. Operational Performance Per Programme

  7. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) • Organisational structure and establishment that support the achievement of departmental strategic objectives aligned was completed in December 2006 • The human resource management plan supporting this organisational structure was also completed during December 2006 • The approval of both the structure and the human resource management plan is a matter of high priority for the Department and is underway at present • The Citizens’ Charter has been developed and finalised

  8. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) CONT… Overview • Batho Pele revitalisation strategy that enhances service delivery and customer relations was implemented by the Department. A Departmental SDIP was developed and approved during March 2007 • Provision of a skills development framework for land and agrarian reform has been initiated. A MOU was discussed with Fort Hare University and has since been concluded • Through this partnership training programmes for land reform beneficiaries in the Eastern Cape have been developed. Training for beneficiaries will commence in November 2007 • 250 Bursaries to prospective employees in Surveys, Geometrics, Land Information management by 2011 - 90 such bursaries have been awarded to date

  9. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) CONT… PERSONNEL ESTABLISHMENT AND VACANCY RATIOS

  10. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) CONT… ANALYSIS OF VACANT POSTS

  11. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) CONT… Initiatives to capacitate the Department • Recruitment Project – A focused recruitment project was implemented. The process was re-engineered and certain parts thereof was outsourced to private providers. The time the recruitment process takes has been significantly reduced. • Internship Programme - Assist DLA create a pool of suitably qualified and skilled people to draw from by equipping students with necessary practical experience • Bursary SchemeDLA has 168 prospective bursary holders studying degrees and diplomas in Geomatics, Surveys, Cartography, Town and Regional Planning at various Universities and Technicons - 22 diploma and 6 degree students are to complete their qualification at the end of this year and be placed in the Branch LPI in 2008

  12. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT) CONT… Initiatives to capacitate the Department • Graduate Programme • The DLA has embarked on a graduates programme to build capacity and fill vacant entry level positions • Graduates undergo a structured training programme and practical work experience and sign a 4 year contract.Training is done by DLA in partnership with different tertiary institutions • 21 graduates commenced in deeds on 1 Oct 07 and other branches will follow in a staggered approach. All graduates have allocated mentors • The Department is currently in the process of conducting a skills audit of all employees at different levels. The skills audit is aimed at identifying the current skills gaps, job fit, and training needs in order create a knowledgeable and productive workforce.

  13. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL)POLICY UNIT Although some of the policies and bills that were planned for finalization in 2006/07 were not achieved, this unit managed to make commendable achievement on: • The establishment of a National Steering Committee and three Task Teams to take forward the land summit recommendations; • The main challenge is the parallel processes (one process by DLA and the other) by organs of civil society for giving effect to the Land Summit and possible impact on the concept of partnership. • Comprehensive and integrated framework to take forward the land summit recommendations in place and was developed by the Department together with the organs of civil society;

  14. PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION (OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL) Cont.POLICY UNIT • Reports completed on: • Foreign Ownership of Land; • Land Tax; • Review of the Willing buyer- willing seller principle; • substantive comments on the new Expropriation Bill were made and submitted to the Department of Public Works • The Deeds Registration Amendment Bill and the Sectional Titles Amendment Bill became Acts of Parliament during the second quarter of the period under review.These are now Acts of Parliament. • Post Settlement Support (PSS) - A draft integrated and implementable settlement support strategy document is in place. • Challenge and way forward on the PSS: To refine it and obtain buy-in from the relevant stakeholders (Workshops on the draft strategy document were held with the relevant stakeholders to improve the quality of the strategy)

  15. BRANCH: LAND PLANNING & INFORMATION DDG NOZIZWE MAKGALEMELE

  16. PROGRAMME 2 - SURVEYS & MAPPING RENDER PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICAL SUPPORT & CLIENT SERVICES Achievement • The Chief Directorate has overachieved in rendering professional support to land reform programmes, the target of 90 days to survey a land parcel has been exceeded by 72 days. • Important contribution to promote the African Agenda with development projects for NEPAD by engaging in the Mapping Africa for Africa and African Reference Framework (AFREF) projects.

  17. PROGRAMME 2 - SURVEYS & MAPPING INTEGRATED SPATIAL REFERENCE FRAMEWORK Achievements • the National Control Survey System has been available to clients 99% of the time in the reporting year, exceeding the set target by 4%; • Trignet has been improved to ensure a reliable service by installing more base stations and replacing ageing equipment and software MAPS & OTHER GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION Achievements • The national mapping programme was on track and 1620 maps were produced, which resulted in 58 more maps than the set target of 1562. • The Chief Directorate is well on track to investigate the development of maps for visually impaired people.

  18. PROGRAMME 3 - CADASTRAL SURVEYS CADASTRAL SPATIAL INFORMATION Achievements • The Cadastral Information System was enhanced to increase efficiency in service delivery, both to the general public and other stakeholders • Supply of cadastral spatial data has rendered the services of the Land Reform and Restitution Programmes more efficient.

  19. PROGRAMME 6 - SPATIAL PLANNING & INFORMATION ACHIEVEMENTS • The quantitative and scientific study on the settlement growth patterns of our country since 1994 has set us on a sound path towards the restructuring of our settlements. • The data that has been compiled on land use suitability for each of the nine provinces will assist all sectors of society as they plan, develop and monitor their future. • Customised support provided to needy municipalities and Multi-Purpose Community centers (MPCCs) thereby contributing towards the upliftment of the poorest regions of our country.

  20. PROGRAMME 6 - SPATIAL PLANNING & INFORMATION CONT. • Support that was extended to various statutory institutions such as Provincial Development Tribunals and the South African Council for Planners in respect of land use so that they are better equipped to deliver. • Considerable technical support was also extended to sister units within the departments. This included aspects such as compilation and analysis of baseline data to support land reform.

  21. CHALLENGES/ WEAKNESSES & INTERVENTIONS

  22. PROGRAMME 7 - DEEDS REGISTRATION(AUXILLARY SERVICES) • ACHIEVEMENTS • ESTABLISHING DEEDS REGISTRY IN EVERY PROVINCE • The Registrar of Deeds, Nelspruit, was appointed, and all arrangements to establish the deeds registry have been completed. A TRANSFORMED CADASTRE THAT IS USER FRIENDLY, PROVIDES FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF E- CADASTRE • Service provider was appointed during the last quarter of the financial year and will provide an Implementation plan in terms of deliverables. • Land Reform and RDP Housing transactions registered in no more than 5 days,

  23. CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTIONS

  24. BRANCH: RESTITUTION CLCC: THOZI GWANYA

  25. Cumulatively we have settled 74417 claims out of the 79 696. The Commission is of the opinion that a third of the remaining 5 122 claims will not be settlement by the target date of 2008.

  26. Regional Performance: Claims Settled 2006/2007

  27. ALIGNMENT: DLA OBJECTIVES • 579 000 ha contributing towards redistributing 30% of agricultural land by 2014 • State land Guidelines compiled - transfer of state land restored to claimants • Draft strategy available for ensuring secure tenure for farm dwellers/ people living on commercial farms, communal areas where restoration of land • Rights of vulnerable groups protected in settling claims and project implementation (40% female headed households)

  28. Agricultural Projects in Restitution 324 projects resulting from restoration of land were analysed and information made available to key strategic partners 47,2% pure agricultural projects –Key strategic partnerships were developed to ensure sustainability At least 1 108 permanent jobs created, 2 725 temporary jobs and 475 people who are currently benefiting in terms of training.

  29. CHALLENGES/ WEAKNESSES AND STRATEGIES • Strategies • Shortened project cycle • Implementing expropriation • Batching claims • Consultation with Traditional Authorities • Media Campaigns • Release of state land by other state departments for restitution purposes • Engagement of agricultural unions and land owners • Challenges in settling rural areas: • Nature of process • Deadlocks/ issues with Land owners • Disputes within claimant communities • Conflicts with Traditional leaders: jurisdiction and boundary disputes • Untraceable claimants • High cost of land

  30. BRANCH: LAND REFORM DDG : MDU SHABANE

  31. LAND DELIVERED TOWARDS THE 30% TARGET SINCE 1994 • Total size of land delivered since 1994 is about 4,196 million ha • This includes land delivered through the restitution, redistribution and state land. • Redistribution: 2,299 ha • Restitution: 1,897 ha • 30% of 84 million ha = 25.2 million ha

  32. To date approximately 2,299m hectares have been delivered through the redistribution process. For the year under review only 258 485 against a target of 2,5 million hectares were delivered. 17,537

  33. Year on Year comparison of budget against hectares delivered

  34. Provision of tenure security that creates socio-economic opportunities for people living & working on farms. Labour Tenant claims settled in a manner that promotes their socio-economic development and social justice.

  35. Provision of tenure security that creates socio-economic opportunities for people living & working on farms. Monitoring system developed for the infringement of the rights of people living on commercial farms.

  36. Provision of land for sustainable human settlements, industrial and economic development. Land acquired for sustainable human settlements, industrial and economic development

  37. Provision of land for sustainable human settlements, industrial and economic development. Responsive, alignment & improved systems and procedures for human settlement

  38. Provision of efficient State land management that supports development. Decentralised land administration and management functions to PLRO’s

  39. Provision of efficient State land management that supports development. State Land pro-actively vested

  40. Provision of efficient State land management that supports development. Land information systems to support State land administration developed & maintained.

  41. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE & AUDIT OUTCOME

  42. Five Year Expenditure Trends 99,9% 73% 98% 97% 99%

  43. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2006/07The Department has achieved a record spending of 99.88% (2005/06: 73.08%) against the adjusted appropriation of R3,73 billion for the year under review. The Restitution and Land Reform Programmes represent 85% of the Departmental adjusted appropriation. Interventions put in place during the year yielded positive results as both programmes managed to spend 100% of their allocated budgets for capital transfers to household.

  44. Outcome of the Audit Report 2006/07 The Department received a qualified audit opinion on: • Asset Management • Rental Revenue Receivable from Leased Land

  45. Finding Assets could not be located for physical verification Asset register did not comply with the minimum requirements of the Asset Management Guidelines; eg order numbers not recorded Root Cause Initial take-on of assets in 2002/03 had a number of serious flaws Non compliance with the Departmental Policy and Procedures Capacity Interventions to address the problems: Reconcile the 2002/03 information – retrieve source documents for proper classification and capturing of order numbers Continue with the robust identification of non-verified assets Clean the register to reflect a true record Capacitate the unit Enforce compliance with the policy Asset Management

  46. Audit Finding Incomplete information on all land available for leasing Revenue collected through the Power Of Attorney (POA) agreements to be transferred to the National Revenue Fund Incomplete and inaccurate information Root Cause Lack of approved policies to govern the relationship regarding the revenue collected through POA Lack of a complete database/register of leased land Lack of a debtors management system Inadequate contract management Significant progress has been made to institutionalize the management of leased state land and some of the key achievements are:- Creating capacity in the PLRO - 49 posts created for the management of state land in order to capacitate provincial land reform offices. Development of a lease contracts and debtors application system which is now going through a user acceptance testing phase. Setting up of systems for integrating revenue collection from Provincial Departments of Agriculture (POA) Rental Revenue Receivable from Leased Land

  47. CONSTITUTION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT & PLANNING LEGISLATION IGRF Act, MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS ACT, IDP, SDF… SPATIAL & FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION Land reform sector plan in IDP SKILLS, LAND & BUSINESS ENTITY LEGISLATION Skills Dev Act, CPAs, Trusts, Pty… ENVIRONMENTAL & TOWNSHIP LEGISLATION Capable people, robust institutions Sustainable resource mgt NWA, NFA, NVFFA, NEMA, CARA, LEFTEA CAPACITY & INTITUTIONAL DEV INRM & SUST SETTLEMENTS SL, viable enterprises, finance & market access LIVELIHOOD, ENTERPRISE & TECH SUPPORT Restitution Act, Act 126, ESTA, LTA, BEE Act, CASP… LAND REFORM, AGRICULTURE & DTI POLICY AND LEGISLATION Mission The delivery of effective settlement and implementation support contributes to successful land and agrarian reform to reduce poverty, enhance livelihood security, boost economic growth, enable security of tenure and sustainable land use

  48. CONCLUSION • DLA has achieved some of the objectives set for the year under review, not without challenges • Clearly there is a slow pace of land delivery • We have agreed on the GIJIMA Strategy to improve on our performance • We need more resources to meet the Apex priorities, especially in relation to increase the number of hectares • We have agreed with DoA to work closely on post settlement support

  49. Greater Performance & Reputation Effectiveness, Efficiency, Economically, Evidence Based • “It can no longer be business as usual” • WAY FORWARD…… “Steering not rowing” The solution path must be walked as well as talked. (Nickols, F. 2000)

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