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Rural Development and Land Reform
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Committee DRLR Budget Report
25 Apr 2018
The Committee met for consideration and adoption of minutes and the Draft Report of the Committee on the Budget Vote of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform and its entities for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Committee adopted the Draft Minutes dated 20 March 2018 and18 April 2018 ...
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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 ...
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Restitution Bill, Rama CPA, Riemvasmaak Trust, commonage programmes; with Minister and Deputy Ministers
20 Mar 2018
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform gave a presentation on developments at the Rama Communal Property Association (CPA), the Riemvasmaak Community Trust and the commonage programmes supported by the Department. A progress report on the processing of the Restitution Bill was also presented to the Committee.
The Department ...
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High Level Panel on land reform and rural development: Dr Aninka Claassens briefing
14 Mar 2018
Report of the High Level Panel
The Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform received a briefing from Dr Aninka Claassens, a member of the high level panel that had been led by former president Kgalema Motlanthe, regarding the findings and recommendations of the panel.
Dr Claassens said there ...
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Ingonyama Trust Board on land conversion to leases
7 Mar 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), accompanied by the Minister and Deputy Minister, and the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB), to be briefed on the land conversion to leases. The ITB briefed the Committee on the background to the conversion of Permission To Occupy ...
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Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
21 Feb 2018
The Members of the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform met to continue with their clause by clause deliberations on the Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill, and highlighted issues for clarity, recommendations and suggestions.
The main issues addressed in the Bill were the proposal for the delineation of ...
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Communal Property Associations Amendment Bill: deliberations; with Minister
14 Feb 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) to discuss the amendments to the Communal Property Associations (CPA) Amendment Bill. It asked for clarity regarding the use of the words “community”, “labour tenants” and “property”, and phrases such as “public interest” and “disadvantaged communities”. Members ...