DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS PRESENTATION TO THE SELEECT COMMITTEE ON 26 MARCH 2003 Dr Gilingwe Mayende, Director General Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights Vision An equitable and sustainable land dispensation that promotes social and economic development Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights Mission To provide access to land and to extend rights in land, with particular emphasis on the previously disadvantaged communities, within a well planned environment Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights Policy Framework State of the Nation Address Cabinet Lekgotla decisions Policy direction from Minister February 2000 ISRDP URP Minister’s address: 19 Feb 2003 DG’s address: 19 Feb 2003 Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights Strategic Objectives Provision of access to land Provision of rights in land Effective co-ordination of integrated Spatial Planning and Information Improvement of stakeholder relations Promotion of intra-departmental excellence Improvement and alignment of systems and processes Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights PERFORMANCE REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL 2002 TO 31 DECEMBER 2002 Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Performance Review for 2002/03 LRAD implementation 214 farms yielding 185 609 hectares transferred to 6 769 beneficiaries 8 139 ha transferred to marginalised beneficiaries Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Performance Review for 2002/03 Land Acquired for settlement 28 projects completed representing 4 961 hectares for 5 492 households 17 ha were transferred to marginalised beneficiaries Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Performance Review for 2002/03 Other redistribution projects (commonages and Act 126 projects including equity, forestry) 21 farms transferred for 1 096 beneficiaries, translating into 18 879 hectares and 1096 households 1 970 ha were transferred to marginalised beneficiaries Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Performance Review for 2002/03 Settlement of restitution claims: A total of 6 402 claims were settled 22 760 households were involved of which 25% were female headed households 104 902 beneficiaries were involved 85 575 ha of land were restored Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Financial Review for 2002/03 (Programmes) Expenditure Feb. 2003 R’ 000 Budget 2002/03 % Of Budget 1. Administration 106 899 127 903 84% 2. Surveys & Map. 49 058 57 870 85% 3. Cadastral Surveys 64 866 75 626 86% 4. Restitution 385 281 391 301 98% 5. Land Reform 396 147 412 432 96% 6. Spatial Planning 5 871 8 056 73% 7. Aux. & Ass. Ser. 22 844 18 673 122% TOTAL 1 030 966 1 091 861 94% Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET Programmes Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Financial Review for 2002/03 (Standard Items) Expenditure Feb. 2003 R’ 000 Budget 2002/03 % Of Budget Personnel 227 393 261 504 87% Admin 53 985 51 567 105% Inventories 11 206 11 822 95% Equipment 29 254 39 852 73% Prof and Spec 84 676 118 631 71% Transfers 624 051 617 824 101% Miscellaneous 401 112 358% TOTAL 1 030 966 1 091 861 94% Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET Standard Items Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
2003/2004 TARGETS PER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET Programmes 2003/04 (R’000) 2004/05 2005/06 1. Administration 164 759 171 427 182 006 2. Surveys & Map. 71 578 76 609 81 261 3. Cadastral Surveys 81 539 84 711 89 757 4. Restitution 854 914 939 797 1 063 032 5. Land Reform 430 452 477 328 523 132 6. Spatial Planning 17 841 19 178 20 158 7. Aux. & Ass. Ser. 18 027 19 122 20 269 TOTAL 1 639 110 1 788 172 1 979 615 Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET Programmes Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET Standard Items 2003/04 (R’000) 2004/05 2005/06 Personnel 317 155 338 215 358 322 Admin 84 755 92 510 93 361 Inventories 17 469 19 190 20 424 Equipment 39 316 42 726 44 928 Prof and Spec 205 277 209 683 222 036 Transfers 974 784 1 085 465 1 240 136 Miscellaneous 354 383 408 TOTAL 1 639 110 1 788 172 1 979 615 Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET Standard Items Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets LRAD implementation 438 farms yielding 130 810 hectares will be transferred to 6 179 beneficiaries Labour Tenants : 133 Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets Land Acquired for settlement 66 projects will be completed representing 7 309 hectares for 15 601 households Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets Other redistribution projects (commonages and Act 126 projects including equity, forestry) 46 farms will be transferred for 2 299 beneficiaries including marginalised beneficiaries translating into 52 157 hectares Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1: Provision of access to land Reaching Redistribution Targets Land delivered to Labour Tenants and Farmworkers 15 308 hectares will be transferred as follows: 13 012 hectares to Labour Tenants 2 296 hectares to Farmworkers A total of 2 960 households will benefit Land acquired for Urban Renewal 3 776 hectares will be transferred to 14 026 households Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1: Provision of access to land Decrease in State land Agricultural land under Power of Attorney 40 183 hectares representing 247 properties to be vested 18 leases with options to purchase will be concluded Land disposed by the Department 76 121 hectares will be transferred representing 150 projects Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1: Provision of access to land Decrease in State land Vesting of non DLA land 1 517 land parcels will be vested Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1:Provision of access to land Pro active land acquisition strategy 2% land to be acquired with 4 pilot areas to be identified Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 1:Provision of access to land Land Redistribution Strategies and Systems to be developed: A generic National Land Reform Strategy Guidelines for the administration of state land Guidelines for the restructuring forests on DLA land Programme for proactive vesting of state land Models for joint agreements with small farmers on state land Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 1:Provision of access to land Land Redistribution Strategies and Systems to be developed (cont’d): Regulations, systems and procedures for Communal Land Administration- Bill to be promulgated in August 2003 Restructuring of failed and failing legacy projects Strategy for mainstreaming of gender and HIV/AIDS in land reform Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1:Provision of access to land Reports to be produced: 18 Land Use Investigation Reports Approximately 14 Land Use Audit Reports (dependant on requests) Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 1:Provision of access to land Improved settlement of restitution claims: Validation and verification process The outstanding 2 553 claims will be validated 17 738 claimants will be verified Claims to be settled Urban: 15 702 and Rural : 1 537 resulting in a total of 17 239 claims, The 17 239 claims will yield 590 400 hectares for 61 277 households Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1:Provision of access to land Post Settlement Support Of the 17 738 settled claims, 150 sustainable projects will be established in the following development areas: 45 Housing 76 Agricultural and Settlement 30 Forestry 11 Mining 42 Conservation & Tourism Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1:Provision of access to land Restitution policies and systems Existing policies to be reviewed and new policies finalised ( Gender and HIV/AIDS to be mainstreamed 70% of implementers will be trained on the new and revised policies Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 1:Provision of access to land Increase in sustainable land use Policies and Systems to be implemented : Environmental policy and guidelines for land reform Departmental Environmental Implementation & Management Plan Map production in support of land reform Vacant land analysis Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 2:Provision of rights in land Increased security of tenure 18 240 Labour Tenants claims to be verified 13 027 title deeds representing 9 475 sites to be issued to convert de facto ownership to de jure ownership With regard to Deeds registration the legislation will be reviewed and amended. Also to be included in the amendments are issues from the Land Use Management Bill and Spatial Information Bill. Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 2:Provision of rights in land Contribution to Integrated Strategy for Rural Development Programme Projects to be completed: 20 anchor projects 13 non anchor projects for tenure 32 non anchor projects for redistribution Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 2:Provision of rights in land Land Tenure Legislation and Systems to be put in place: Tenure Security Laws consolidated and amendment bill to be drafted Revised systems and procedures for Labour Tenants Act applications Strategy and mechanisms for an effective legal assitance system for farmworkers and labour tenants Refined title adjustment Act ( Act 111 of 1993) Act 126 Regulations to be promulgated Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 2:Provision of rights in land Land Tenure Legislation and Systems to be put in place (cont’d): Establish a National Land Tenure Conference website and publish the relevant papers and proceedings Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 2:Provision of rights in land Improved Land Use Management Systems Land Use Management System formulated in all municipalities Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 3: Effective Co-ordination of Integrated Spatial Planning & Information APARTHEID PLANNING Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 3: Effective Co-ordination of Integrated Spatial Planning & Information “DELTA” REGION- CASE IN POINT KwaMhlanga area (N-E of Pretoria) 800 buses per day R 180 million in transport subsidies alone (national = 2 billion) 3:00 to 9:00 p.m daily routine for residents Unacceptable accident rates Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights S O 3: Effective co-ordination of Intergrated spatial planing and information. NEW LEGISLATION Planning Profession Act implemented Land Use Management Bill submitted to Cabinet Spatial Information Bill submitted to Cabinet Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK S O 3: Effective Co-ordination of Integrated Spatial Planning & Information NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK PROVINCIAL FRAMEWORK LOCAL IDP SDF Economic Social Environmental Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 4:Improved stakeholder realtions Land Reform Implementation Working agreements between the Department and respective local authorities as well as other provincial departments Eviromental guidelines to be implemented Develop generic guidelines for co-ordination of Land Refom initiatives with NGO’s Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Land Reform Implementation Guidelines for rights enquiries to support DWAF on restructuring of forest land Produce guidelines for capacity building on Land Reform Develop training programmes for relevant govt Departments and structures Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Spatial Planning Information Establish a National Forum for Spatial Planning and Land Use Management with 9 provincial chapters Establish National Committee for Spatial Information Revive the Spatial Data Infrastructure Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Survey and Mapping Increase race and gender representivity in Surveys and Mapping profession, in partnership with higher education insitutions Contribute to international/regional committees and bodies Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 4:Improved stakeholder relations Support for Nepad Support for Nepad in the following areas: Spatial Planning Deeds Registration Survey and Mapping Cadastral Surveys Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 5:Intra Departmental excellence Gender Institutionalisation Develop Guidelines for the Departmental Gender Policy Framework Formulate 5 types of monitoring and evaluation indicators Conduct advocacy programmes Ensure functional gender structures Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 5:Intra Departmental excellence HIV/AIDS Review the HIV/AIDS Prevention Plan Implement HIV/AIDS Care and Support Plan Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 5:Intra Departmental excellence Effective monitoring systems Produce 2 programme peformance monitoring and evaluation reports Publish 1 statistical report Produce Human Rights Reports Produce reports for the promotion of access to information Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
S O 5:Intra Departmental excellence Decentralised Services Establish 15 District offices for land reform delivery Establish 3 Shared Service Centres for support services Establish new Surveyor General Office and Deeds Office Establish operational spatial planning offices in 3 provinces Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
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Chief Registrar of Deeds Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights Surveys & Mapping Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights Cadastral Surveys Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights Transformation Addressing challenges with respect to Employment Equity Targets Busary Scheme Mentoring Scheme Filling of Posts in terms of EE Targets Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights
Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights THANK YOU Taking Land Delivery To Greater Heights