People's Assembly

2018-w1046 - 31 May 2018

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

With reference to the reply to question 3071 on 30 October 2017, what (a) is the name of the previous owner of each farm, (b) are the relevant details of the name of each beneficiary, (c) are the GPS co-ordinates of each farm and (d) is the contact information of each beneficiary in each case; (2) whether some of the beneficiaries and/or their spouses are public servants?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 31 May 2018

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

Annexure A of NA-Ques 1046 of 2018: Restitution Farms

Each District

Name of each farm

1(a)Name of the previous owner

1( b) name of each owner and/or beneficiary

1(c ) GPS co-ordinates of each farm

1(d) Contact information of each beneficiary in ...

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2018-w970 - 31 May 2018

Thandeka Moloko Mbabama to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

How much land does (a) her department and (b) the entities reporting to her (i) own, (ii) have exclusive rights to and/or (iii) lease from the State to (aa) use and/or (bb) occupy?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 31 May 2018

a) (i) DRDLR owns approximately 13 588 879 hectares.

(ii) DRDLR has exclusive rights to approximately 2 222 920 hectares.

(iii) (aa), (bb) DRDLR does not lease from the state to use and occupy.

b) (i) ITB owns approximately 2 000 000 hectares.

(ii) ITB has exclusive rights to approximately 2882000 hectares.

(iii) (aa), (bb) ITB does not lease from the state to use and occupy.

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2018-w1047 - 31 May 2018

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

With reference to the reply to question 3072 on 9 November 2017, what (a) is the name of the previous owner of each farm, (b) are the relevant details of the name of each beneficiary, (c) are the GPS co-ordinates of each farm and (d) is the contact information of each beneficiary in each case; (2) whether some of the beneficiaries and/or their spouses are public servants?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 31 May 2018

1. (a),(b),(c),(d) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

ANNEXURE A TO QUES 1047 OF 2018: RESTITUTION FARMS

Community name

Location

(1)(a)previous owner

(1)(b) Name of beneficiaries

Property Descriptions

(1)(c) GPS co-ordinates per farm

(1)(d) Contact information of beneficiary in each case.

(2 ...

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2018-w965 - 25 May 2018

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(1) With reference to the reply to question 3068 on 30 October 2017, what (a) is the name of the previous owner of each specified farm in the Eastern Cape, (b) is the name of the person currently benefiting from or using the land, (c) are the GPS co-ordinates of the farm and (d) contact information of the beneficiaries in each case;

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 25 May 2018

1. (a) (b) (c) (d) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

Annexure A of NA-Ques 965 of 2018: Restitution Farms

Each District

Name of each farm

(1)(a)Name of the previous owner 1.

(1)(b) is the name of the person currently benefiting from or using the land

( c) are the GPS co-ordinates of ...

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2018-w967 - 25 May 2018

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(1)With reference to the reply to question 3070 on 30 October 2017, what (a) is the name of the previous owner of each specified farm in Gauteng, (b) is the name of the person currently benefiting from or using the land, (c) are the GPS co-ordinates of each farm and (d) is the contact information of the beneficiaries in each case; (2) are the beneficiaries or their spouses public servants; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 25 May 2018

1. (a),(b),(c),(d) Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

2. Please refer to Annexures A and B respectively.

Annexure A to na-ques 967 of 2018: Restitution Farms

Each District

Name of each farm

(1)(a)Name of the previous owner 1.

(1)(b) is the name of the person currently benefiting from or using the land

( c) are the GPS co-ordinates of the farm

( ...

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2018-w1407 - 25 May 2018

Petrus Johannes Groenewald to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

How many valuation reports has the Office of the Land Valuer-General (i) received and (ii) successfully finalised since his appointment in the (a) 2014-15, (b) 2015-16, (c) 2016-17 and (d) 2017-18 financial years; (2) what is the average period of time for processing and finalising a valuation by the office; (3) (a) what factors are taken into account at the determination of a valuation in the office and (b) how are the factors reflected in the valuation formula as applied by the Office of the Land Valuer-General; (4) whether he will make a statement about the matter?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 25 May 2018

(i) (a) 2014-2015: the OVG was not yet operational

(b) 2015-2016: initial OVG set-up phase

(d) 2017-2018: 1363

(ii) (a) 2014-2015: none because the OVG was not operational

(b) 2015-2016: initial OVG set-up phase

(d) 2017-2018: 749

(2) The set standard turn-around time for processing and finalising a valuation by the OVG is 50 working days.

(3) (a) ...

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2018-w1122 - 25 May 2018

Michael Bagraim to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

Whether her department provided any form of assistance to co-operatives in each of the past five financial years; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what is the (a) name of the co-operative, (b) total number of members of the co-operative, (c) type of co-operative, (d) service that the co-operative delivers, (e) physical address of the co-operative, (f) type of assistance provided to the co-operative and (g) current status of the co-operative; (2) whether any of the specified co-operatives will require additional assistance from her department in the future; if so, what are the relevant details?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 25 May 2018

1. Yes.

(a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f),(g) Please refer to Annexure A.

2. Please refer to Annexure A.

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2018-w1110 - 25 May 2018

Nthako Sam Matiase to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

What (a) number of consulting firms or companies are currently contracted by (i) her department and (ii) the entities reporting to her and (b)(i) is the name of each consultant, (ii) are the relevant details of the service provided in each case and (iii) is the (aa) start date, (bb) time period, (cc) monetary value in Rands of each contract and (dd) name and position of each individual who signed off on each contract?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 25 May 2018

No	(i) DRDLR	(ii) Entities
		Deeds	Ingonyama Trust Board	Office of the Valuer General
(a)	83	2	1	Included under Deeds. Annexure B
(b)(i)	Annexure A	Annexure B	Work Dynamics
(b)(ii)			- Revision of organisational structure of the secretariat of the ITB; - Skills Audit; - Handling of Senior Management Recruitment; - Placement.
(b)(iii) (aa)			17 ...

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2018-w1219 - 25 May 2018

Thembekile Richard Majola to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

Whether (a) her department and/or (b) any provincial department of rural development awarded contracts to a certain company (name furnished) in each of the past five financial years; if so, (i) where was the contract awarded, (ii) what was the purpose of the contract, (iii) what was the tender number, (iv) what was the value of the contract and (v) what was the length of the contract in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 25 May 2018

(a),(b) No.

(i),(ii),(iii),(iv),(v) Falls away.

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2018-w1494 - 24 May 2018

Chantel King to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

What (a) is the total number of hectares of commercial farm land that were bought by the State in the Karoo for the purpose of establishing an astronomy advantage area and (b) was the total cost to the State?

Reply from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform on 24 May 2018

(a) None.

(b) Falls away.

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