DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE 2005 STRATEGIC PLAN MR GLEN THOMAS ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL 4 April 2005

DEPARTMENTOF LAND AFFAIRS

PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE 2005 STRATEGIC PLAN

MR GLEN THOMAS ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL

4 April 2005

Sustainable Land and Agrarian Reform: A Contribution to Vision 2014

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Vision

An equitable and sustainable land dispensation that An equitable and sustainable land dispensation that promotes social and economic developmentpromotes social and economic development

MissionTo provide access to land and to extend rights in To provide access to land and to extend rights in

land, with particular emphasis on the previously land, with particular emphasis on the previously disadvantaged communities, within a well planned disadvantaged communities, within a well planned

environmentenvironment


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POLICY CONTEXT


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STRATEGIC CONTEXT (2005/2006)

Framework for implementing land and agrarian reform• International: Millenium Development Goals• Regional: NEPAD• Subregional: SADC Land Technical facility• National:-

– Vision 2014: Poverty Alleviation and Job Creation- Ten year review- 2005 Cabinet Lekgotla resolutions- 2004 & 2005 State of the Nation Addresses - 2005 Directives from the Executing Authority

Consolidating the African Agenda

Socio-economic development

Rural Development

Urban Renewal


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• Integrated land and agrarian reform implementation strategy

• Micro Economic Reform Strategy (MERS)• Comprehensive policy review process• Development planning within an African context• Contribution towards URP and ISRDP (land needs)• Facilitating development planning for land reform

projects• Devolution of functions to local government• Skilling land reform beneficiaries


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• State land disposal and management• Land for Housing • Land for human settlement strategy• CASP and LRAD• TRANCRAA• Decentralisaion of Land Planning and Information

function (Project Mutingati)• e-Cadastre


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Governannce• Increase the capacity of the International Relations Unit• Training on diplomatic relations and protocol• Project Mutingati • Internship and Leanership programme• Management development programme • Information security in terms of MISS• Human Resource Plan• Skills audit • Citizen Satisfaction Survey• Service Delivery Improvement Plan (Programme)


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AMOUNT OF LAND TO BE DELIVERED

• The total size of land in South Africa = 122 m (ha)• Total farmland = 100 million ha. • Total white-owned agricultural farmland = 82 million ha• The Government has set itself the target of delivering

30% of commercial agricultural land by 2014• 22 million ha of agricultural land must have been

delivered by 2014.• Therefore 20.6 million hectares must still be delivered• On average 1.87 million ha must be delivered per year

to meet target


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LAND DELIVERED SINCE 1994

• Total size of land delivered since 1994 is about 3,5 million ha ( 3 536 756.06 ha)

• This includes land delivered through the restitution, redistribution and state land.

• The total number of household/individuals that have benefited from land reform is 1 028 887

• The contribution per programme is as follows:


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LAND DELIVERED SINCE 1994

• Redistribution: 1, 780, 260. 35 ha

• Restitution: 854, 444.00 ha

• Tenure Reform: 171, 554. 72 ha

• Stateland: 772, 660. 00 ha


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RESTITUTION

• From 1999 to 28 February 2005: 57 908 claims settled • Benefited 170 485 households • Delivering to 854 444 ha of land.

• 31 December 1998: Validation project ascertained that 79 696 claims had been lodged.

• Total of 17 866 claims yet to be settled by 2007/2008 • 12 875 (urban and rural) claims to be settled by 2005/2006• Remainder of 4 991 rural claims to be settled between 2006/2007 and

2007/2008

• These rural claims have an impact on the economy of South Africa, i.e. agriculture is the backbone of the economy in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.


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STATE LAND MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION

• Contrary to a widely held view, there is not much state land available for land reform purposes, especially for redistribution

• State land comprises about 24,5 million ha or 20,3 % of the total area of the RSA.

• Approx 82,5 % of state land is national while 17,5% ha is provincial

• DLA controls 66,7% while Department of Public Works controls 33,3% of national state land.

• Only about 5% - 7% or 1,7 million ha is available for allocation to land reform beneficiaries, the rest is used for state domestic purposes,

• Vesting of state land is necessary to confirm which ‘arm’ of government owns it, before it can be used for land reform purposes. It is done by means of issuing a certificate by the Minister of Land Affairs.


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DISPOSAL OF STATE LAND TO DATE

• Since 1998, the following categories of state land were disposed of for the various land reform programmes through the facilitation of DLA:

a) DLA‑land (former SADT‑land): (Agricultural land): 601, 276.00 ha

b) Financial Agric. Land (Fala‑land): (Agricultural land): 50 000.00 ha

c) other Public Works Dept land: (Agricultural land): 91 350. 00 ha

d) Land for housing projects: 30 000.00 ha

• Total: 772 626.00 ha disposed for land reform since 1998


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Measurable objective: Enhance planning and monitoring of land reform, infrastructure and sustainable development by providing accurate, up-to-date and accessible maps and other geo-spatial information, imagery and an integrated spatial reference framework, nationally and regionally.

Output Measure/Indicator Target

Integrated spatial reference framework % availability of reference points.% Availability of post-process TrigNet service% Availability of real-time TrigNet serviceNetwork accuracies comply with approved standards(%).

95%98%60%100%

Aerial photography/satellite imagery covering the whole country ( 1,2 million km2)

Acquisition of periodic repeat coverage (in km2), informed by user needs prioritised within developmental nodes.

Imagery accepted in compliance with specifications and standards (%).

400 000 : aerial photography, 1.22 million : satellite imagery100%

Maps and other geo-spatial information

No. of km2 updated for integrated database for fundamental geo-spatial informationNo. of up-to-date maps/ ortho-images produced/ revised that meets user needs, prioritised within development nodes.Compliance with approved standards and specifications(%).Methodology for land use and land cover mapping completed (%)

87 500 km2

1 452 maps

100%100%

Accessible fundamental geo-spatial information

Number of districts and metropolitan areas with outlet (out of all 54 districts)% compliance with service delivery standards for turnaround times for supply of geo-spatial informationNo. of map awareness / literacy workshops conducted

30 districts & metros100%

18 workshops

Professional and technical support and client services

No. of days to respond to request% compliance with service level agreement

5 days100%

MEDUIM TERM OUTPUT TARGETS:SURVEYS & MAPPING


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MEDUIM TERM OUTPUT TARGETS: CADASTRAL SURVEYS

Measurable objective: Develop and maintain a high quality cadastral survey system in order to support and facilitate all land developments including land reform.Output Measure/Indicator Target

A secure system of cadastral surveys and efficient information system

Turnaround time (days)% survey documents ready for registration

15 days100%

Technical system for the survey of real rights in communal areas designed

Availability dateOutside figure diagrams approved

July 2005200 diagrams

Cadastral spatial information Completeness of dataTurn around time within which approved land parcels are added to database (currency)

85%16 days


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Measurable objective: To resolve restitution claims through negotiated settlements that restore land rights or award alternative forms of compensation to claimants

Output Measure/Indicator Target All lodged claims settled as per the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994, as amended

All valid claims gazetted4 397 claims

All valid claims verified 5394 claims Number of urban claims settled 10 063 claims Number of rural claims settled 2 812 claims No. ha allocated (approximately) 300 000 (100%)

No. of households benefited 80 000 households Sustainable development (Post settlement process) facilitated

Implementation plans finalised as per identified land use.Improved models and packaging options for settlementAlignment of restitution projects with municipal IDPsCollaboration with DoA and PDALA for implementation of CASP and MAFISA (ACS)

March 2006 Collaborative agreements reached by December 2005

MEDUIM TERM OUTPUT TARGETS:RESTITUTION – 2005/2006


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CLAIMS TO BE SETTLED:2005/2006; 2006/2007 AND 2007/2008

• The CRLR is committed to settle all outstanding urban claims in the 2005/06 financial year.

• Of the 7803 outstanding rural claims, 2812 rural claims , which includes 583 claims on ISRDP Nodes (Nodal Areas) will be settled in the 2005/06 financial year.

• In the 2006/07 financial year, 3538 rural claims will be settled.

• In the 2007/08 financial year, 1453 rural claims will be settled.


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SETTLEMENT OF RESTITUTION CLAIMS

2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008

RLCC Urban Rural Rural Rural

Eastern Cape 2869 338 434 193

Free State and Northern Cape 1536 269 268 0

Gauteng and North West 71 228 294 130

KwaZulu-Natal 3311 746 960 426

Limpopo 56 448 577 256

Mpumalanga 215 415 533 237

Western Cape 2005 368 472 211

TOTAL 10063 2812 3538 1453

12875

All urban claims to be settled within the 2005/06 financial year.


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MEDUIM TERM OUTPUT TARGETS:LAND REFORM

Measurable objective: Take responsibility for the provision of sustainable land redistribution programmes, tenure security for all occupiers of land in South Africa, public land information, and the management of state land.

Subprogramme Output Measure/Indicator Target

Land Reform Grants Reach redistribution targets Ha transferred: LRAD 113 675ha by March 2006

Ha transferred: land for settlement 4 032ha by March 2006

Ha transferred: commonages 35 127ha by March 2006

Ha transferred: URP and ISRDP 41 717haby March 2006

Ha transferred: ESTA and LTA 42 339ha by March 2006

Land reform projects owned by women 30%

Accelerate the disposal and improve administration of state land

Ha transferred: State land 66 679ha by March 2006

No. of properties confirmed vested 1 120 properties

No of leases signed 24 leases

Ha approved: PSLDC 55ha by March 2006

Ha approved: Minister 5 517ha by March 2006

Availability of debtor leasing system April 2005

Availability of assets register April 2005


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Measurable objective: Take responsibility for the provision of sustainable land redistribution programmes, tenure security for all occupiers of land in South Africa, public land information, and the management of state land.


Land Reform Grants Improved systems and procedures to enhance land delivery

No of improved and aligned systems and procedures for LRAD, commonages, settlement, commonages, ESTA/LTA and redistribution

2 per programme

Confirmation of Security of Tenure No. Evictions/ threats prevented 96 by March 2006

Implementation of IPILRA No. of rights holders resolutions facilitated

55 by March 2006

No of title deeds issued 5 220 by March 2006

No. of agreements/ disputes resolved- TRANCRAA

5 by March 2006

No. of court referrals 24 by March 2006

No. of agreements- LTA 3 496 by March 2006

No. of agreements- ESTA 245 by March 2006

MEDUIM TERM OUTPUT TARGETS:LAND REFORM (CONTINUED)


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MEDUIM TERM OUTPUT TARGETS:SPI

Measurable objective: Legislative, institutional and technical tools to regulate and guide settlement development, land use management and spatial information management


Management and Support Services

Provision of spatial planning and information services in all provinces.

Number of offices 4 offices

Spatial planning & Information

Implementation of Environmental Policy and guidelines for Land reform projects

Approved guidelines June 2005

Mapping and integration of land claims and land reform projects into integrated development plans (IDPs) in all nine provinces

Availability of digital and hard copy maps fully integrated with IDPs

100% by June 2005

Providing maps customised to userneeds

Number of days taken to provide maps 1 day

Transformation of the planningprofession

Establishing new criteria for professionalregistration

July 2005


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2005/2006 MTEFPER PROGRAMME

Econmic Classification

2005/06

R’000

2006/07

R’000

2007/08

R’000

Administration 214 523 225 191 231 794

Surveys & Mapping 75 256 81 255 85 854

Cadastral Surveys 86 043 90 815 97 215

Restitution 2 705 678 3 369 132 3 837 607

Land Reform 770 098 1 016 313 1 349 134

SPI 19 222 20 039 22 502

Auxilliary Services 10 693 12 526 13 077

Total 3 881 513 4 815 271 5 637 183


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2005/2006 MTEFPER PROGRAMME

5.53%

69.71%

19.84%

0.50% 0.28%

1.94%2.22%

Admin Surveys & Mapping Cadastral Surveys Restitution Land reform SPI Auxiliary Serv.


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CHALLENGES

• Ensure implementation of land reform at a reasonable level

• Finalising restitution process in 2007/2008 • Managing risks inherent in the restitution ‘high drive’• Not much State land exists for redistributive or

restitution purposes (most of it is already settled)


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CHALLENGES

• High land prices • Some uncooperative sellers• Organised agriculture must demonstrate more

concrete commitment to land reform • Whilst expropriation is constitutionally possible, the

most used approach is still the negotiation process and it is less costly.

• Increasing the culture of respect for land rights of vulnerable groups like labour tenants, occupiers and other farm dwellers


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THANK YOU

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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE 2005 STRATEGIC PLAN MR GLEN THOMAS ACTING DIRECTOR GENERAL 4 April 2005