NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 127
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 7-2010]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 March 2010
127. Mr R A Lees (DA-KZN) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and
Land Reform:
1) What are the details of the settlement agreement reached between the
Richtersveldt Community Property Association (CPA) and a certain
company (name furnished);
2) whether the parties complied with all the conditions contained in the
agreement; if not, (a) which party has defaulted and (b) upon which
terms of the agreement has the party defaulted; if so, what are the
relevant details;
3) (a) what are the details of the process by which funds are made
available by the State to members of this community (i) to purchase
land and (ii) as post-settlement support and (b) what is the extent of
the area of land purchased for or by the CPA;
4) whether any funds have been paid to individual members of the
community by the (a) State or (b) said CPA; if not, what is the
position in this regard; if so, (i) who were the recipients of such
payments, (ii) what were the amounts paid to each person and (iii)
what were the reasons for these payments? CW154E
THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM:
(1) The settlement agreement reached between the Richtersveld Communal
Property Association (CPA) and Alexkor Limited is that the land must
be transferred to the Richtersveld CPA as soon as possible after the
effective date of the court order.
(2)(a) and (b) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform does
not possess information in this regard; post settlement is done
through a steering committee which is chaired by the Department
of Public Enterprises.
(3)(a)(i) The State does not make funds available to the community for
the purchase of land.
(ii) The State will release development funds to the
Richtersveld Investment Holding Company which will be used for
the recapitalization of the agricultural enterprises.
(b) 194 900.7745 hectares.
(4)(a) No.
(b) The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is not
aware of any payments made by the CPA to individual members of the
community
(i)â(iii) Falls away.