Politician Profile Page
Rural Development and Land Reform
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill [B24-2015]: Further deliberations, Minister & Deputy Minister present
8 Mar 2017
The Committee met to continue deliberations on the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill (the Bill). Both the Minister and his Deputy were present. Members firstly adopted the minutes of the last meeting of 1 March, since their discussions today were based on matters arising out of those minutes. ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill: deliberations, with Minister & Deputy Ministers in attendance
15 Feb 2017
The Portfolio Committee deliberated on the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment (ESTA). The Department reflected on the issues raised by the South African Police Services (SAPS), South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) as well as the Public Protector. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) agreed with proposals and ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill: SAHRC, Public Protector & SAPS comments
1 Feb 2017
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) backed the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment (ESTA) Bill claiming it would protect farm dwellers and workers rights. It discussed its findings based on enquiries it had held over the past fourteen years into farm dweller rights. The Human Rights Commission recommended ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill: Departments Rural Development &Land Reform & SAPS briefings, with Minister in attendance
23 Nov 2016
The South African Police Services (SAPS) briefed the Committee very shortly on the role and function of the police in relation to challenges under the Extension of Security of Tenure (ESTA) Act, and criminal cases that had been instituted in terms of that Act. SAPS explained that section 9 of ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Land Rights Management Facility: progress report
9 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed on the work of the Land Rights Management Facility (LRFM), which had been established in 2012 to provide specialised legal and mediation services to indigent farm dwellers, labour tenants and communities who faced the violation of their land rights.
The Department of Rural Development and ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Communal Property Associations on its 2015/16 Annual Report, with Deputy Minister
2 Nov 2016
The Portfolio Committee was briefed on the Communal Property Associations (CPAs) 2015-2016 Annual Report. It was noted that 1 483 CPAs had been registered since the passing of the Act and 53 in the period under review. Some of the challenges facing CPAs were outlined.
The department ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform on its 2015/16 Annual Report with FFC input; Committee BRRR
19 Oct 2016
The Fiscal and Financial Commission (FCC) presented a summary of its report that evaluated the financial status of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (the Department), and made some recommendations for the forthcoming year. Members were reminded that the FFC's mandate was to make recommendations to Government according ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform & Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on their 2015/16 Annual Reports with Auditor General input
12 Oct 2016
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR) presented their 2015/16 annual reports to the Portfolio Committee, after receiving input from the Auditor General of South Africa (AGSA) on the performance of the Department’s portfolio.
AGSA reported that he portfolio’s ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act: Constitutional Court judgement; Ingonyama Trust Board on 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, with both Deputy Ministers
31 Aug 2016
Ingonyama Trust Board reported on its targets for Quarter 4 2015/16. Policies that had to be approved was not achieved; all movable assets to be recorded was 100% achieved; vacant positions to be filled were 94.83% achieved; 86 land tenure rights were approved against a target of 325; there was ...
Rural Development and Land Reform
Department Rural Development and Land Reform on its 4 Quarter 2015/16 performance, with Minister
24 Aug 2016
The Department achieved 56% of Q4 targets and 50% of Annual Performance Report targets in its Administration programme while annual targets on vacancies filled and disciplinary cases were partially achieved. In Geospatial and Cadastral Services, the Department achieved 77% of its Q4 targets and 69% of its APR targets. The ...