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Land Reform and Rural Development
Electronic Deeds Registration Systems Bill: public hearings; Communal Property Associations Annual Report; Rural Development BRRR; with Minister and Deputy Minister
17 Oct 2018
The Committee received submissions from various stakeholders on the Electronic Deeds Registration Systems (EDRS) Bill, the objective of which was to reduce the deeds registration time through changing from a manual to an electronic system.
The Law Society of South Africa (LASA) supported the Bill with a ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
DRDLR, Land Claims Commission, Valuer General Office, Ingonyama Trust Board 2017/18 Annual Reports; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
10 Oct 2018
The first briefing was from the office of the Auditor-General which is a Chapter 9 institution tasked with the oversight and monitoring of the financial performance of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and the financial outcomes of all three entities under the Department. The ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform 2017/18 Annual Report; with Deputy Minister: meeting postponed
9 Oct 2018
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform was supposed to brief the Committee on its 2017/18 Annual Report. The Office of the Auditor-General was also invited to present on the Department and its entities audit outcomes.
Due to the absence of the Minister and the Director-General, the Committee decided ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill: deliberations
5 Sep 2018
The Committee continued its deliberations on the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill [B 19 – 2017] and started the clause-by-clause reading of the Bill. Members were reminded of the three-day rule before the second reading of the Bill which was scheduled for Tuesday of the following week.
On clause ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
CPA Amendment Bill: progress report on Northern Cape & KZN concerns; with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Jun 2018
Most political principals and the majority of Members of Executive Councils are beneficiaries of the Communal Property Associations.
This revelation came during the debate when the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform was questioning the Northern Cape on concerns raised by communities during public hearings on the Communal ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Ingonyama Trust Board, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, DRDLR Quarter 3 & 4 performance; with Minister & Deputy Minister
30 May 2018
The Ingonyama Trust Board has once again done zero during the fourth quarter of 2017/18 financial year under review. It had the gall to tell the Committee not to expect anything from the presentation because the report was not much different from what was presented for the third quarter and ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Ingonyama Trust Board 2017/18 Quarter 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
23 May 2018
Ingonyama Trust Board (IBT) achieved "zilch" in its Quarter 3 performance for 2017/18. This was the view of the Portfolio Committee after it was briefed by IBT. It wondered where the money had been spent because there was zero performance for the money spent. About 90% of the budget was ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Mpumalanga CPA Amendment Bill concerns; Acting Director General replacement, with Deputy Minister
16 May 2018
The Mpumalanga Department of Rural Development and Land Reform reported on its interventions to remedy the concerns raised at the Mpumalanga public hearings about the Communal Property Associations (CPAs) in that province. Mpumalanga DRDLR said weaknesses were a result of the lack of capacity. Budget cuts have impacted badly on ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
Limpopo Communal Property Associations concerns: progress report; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
9 May 2018
The Committee received a briefing from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on complaints received at the public hearings on the Communal Property Association (CPA) Amendment Bill during August last year in the districts of Mopani and Waterberg in the Limpopo province.
In some areas, such as ...
Land Reform and Rural Development
DRDLR & Land Claims Commission & Valuer General Office plans with Deputy Minister; CPA Amendment Bill: adoption; North West CPA concerns
19 Apr 2018
The absence of the Minister from the Annual Performance Plan briefings was again noted.
North West Department of Rural Development and Land Reform presentation had been rejected the previous day as it lacked a problem statement and it presented a corrected version about the concerns raised during the public hearings ...