The committee received briefings on the annual reports of the department, the Kwazulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust (the Ingonyama Trust Board) and the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights for the 2009/10 financial year. This report, therefore, provides the committee's assessment of the service delivery performance of the DRDLR, Ingonyama Trust Board and the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights for the 2009/10 financial year. An assessment of the performance of the department and related public entities was based on of the following: < The mandate and strategic priorities of the department as per the Interim Strategic Plan. < Financial and non financial performance of the department for the year under review. < Expenditure reports of the department as published by the National Treasury in terms of Section 32 of the Public Financial Management Act (PFMA). < Report of the Auditor-General of South Africa. < Other reference documents such as the State of the Nation Address, the Budget Speech, and reports of the committee on public accounts.