1. DEPARTMENT OF LAND AFFAIRS
Presentation to Joint Monitoring Committee on Improvement of Quality of Life and Status
of Women
Ms Maureen Tong
Chief Operations Officer
25 August 2006

2. Preamble: Equality, Freedom and Human Dignity
CONSTITUTION
Preamble: Equality, Freedom and Human Dignity
Section 9: Equality clause
Section 25: Right to property and State’s ability to implement land reform
Reverse the legacy of land dispossession, ensure equitable access to land and security of tenure
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3. CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATION FOR LAND REFORM
Preamble: ‘South Africa belongs to all who live in it, Black and White’
Section 25(1): Guarantee against deprivation of property
Section 25(2):Expropriation for public purposes or public interest, subject to compensation
Section 25(3):Amount of compensation, time and manner payment must be just and equitable, having regard to a list of factors
Section 25 (4): Public interest includes land reform
Section 25 (5): Redistribution
Section 25 (6): Tenure reform
Section 25 (7): Restitution
Section 25 (8): Balance between protection of property rights and land, water and related reform
Section 25(9):Parliament must enact legislation on tenure reform
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4. VISION
To be a global leader in the creation and maintenance of an equitable and sustainable land dispensation that results in social and economic development for all South Africans
MISSION
To provide enhanced land rights to all South Africans, with particular emphasis on black people, that would result in increased income levels and job opportunities, productive land use and well-planned human settlements.
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5. STRATEGIC CONTEXT Strategic Framework of the Department
Acceleration of the creation of a land system that comprehensively addresses the legacy of socio-economic deprivation and the improvement of the quality of life of black people:
Contribution to Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development through Land Reform and Administration
Interventions and Participation of the State in the Land Market to accelerate land redistribution
Land-based Integrated and Decentralised Land Use and Development Planning and Implementation
Enhanced access to and/or ownership of land by farm dwellers to improve their livelihoods and economic opportunities
Development of Capacity Building Models and Programmes for Land Reform Beneficiaries, DLA employees, other Government employees and the general public
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6. Core Objectives STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Redistribution of 30% of white-owned agricultural land by 2014 for sustainable agricultural development
Provision of tenure security that creates socio-economic opportunities for people living and working on farms and in communal areas.
Settlement of all outstanding land claims by 2008 and implement restitution awards
Provision of land for sustainable human settlements, industrial and economic development.
Provision of efficient land use and land administration services
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7. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES continued
Core Objectives
Provision of efficient State Land management that supports development
Provision of skills development framework for land and agrarian reform to all relevant stakeholders
Development programmes for the empowerment of women, children, people with disabilities and those living with HIV/Aids and older persons within the context of the Department’s mandate
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8. Supportive Objectives
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Supportive Objectives
Development of an efficient information and knowledge management strategy supported by a unified IT architecture and appropriate IT skills.
Improvement of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework
Development of a pro-active, analytical and needs-based communication strategy.
Repositioning of the Communications function to be an integral part of strategic decision making processes.
Provision of support to municipalities to determine land demand for targeted beneficiaries
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9. Contextual Objectives
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Contextual Objectives
Improvement and management of inter-governmental and intra-department al relations and integration
Intra-departmental integration
Mobilisation of our social partners towards partnerships to accelerate land and agrarian reform
Participation in land and agrarian related activities and programmes aimed at consolidation of the African agenda
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10. 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 agric farmland = 82 million ha
24.6 million ha of agricultural land must have been delivered by 2014 (30% of 82 million ha).
So far 3,3 million hectares have been delivered
Therefore 21.2 million hectares must still be delivered
On average million ha must be delivered per year to meet target
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11. LAND DELIVERED SINCE 1994 Redistribution: 1 477 956.00 ha
Restitution: ha
Tenure Reform: ha
State land: ha
Total: ha
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12. LAND DELIVERED SINCE 1994 continued
Total size of land delivered since 1994 is about 3,3 million ha ( 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 over 1.2 million
The contribution per programme is as follows:
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13. SIZE OF LAND DELIVERED PER PROG TO DATE
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14. LAND REFORM TARGETS 30% of land reform projects must benefit women
CPA Act, 1998 requires that women must be represented and be active in the decision making processes of CPA
Settle all restitution claims by March 2009
Redistribute 30% of white-owned agricultural land by 2014
Complete all labour tenant claims/application by 2008?
Implement CLARA
Develop policy on land ownership by foreigners
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15. CHALLENGES Capacity and skills:
Land reform implementers do not have the required gender skills.
The Gender programme being facilitated from the National office.
No dedicated staff members to ensure mainstreaming at implementation level.
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16. CHALLENGES
Implementation on land reform not premised on a developmental perspective
No gender-specific education and/or information dissemination mechanisms
Customary/ Traditional laws/ Culture: Land not seen as a resource that women can own, yet they work it
Women’s inability to access credit
Lack of gender-sensitive grants, LRAD grant is too rigid
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17. CHALLENGES
Budget
No percentage of the capital budget in relation to LRAD has been set aside for the development of a female commercial farmer
Skills:
Women lack business skills to use land productively
Agricultural extension officers do not have training on how to train women
Lack of conscious targeting for women:
There are therefore no targeting mechanisms in place to effectively target and develop female farmers.
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18. GENDER PROFILE OF LAND GRANT BENEFICIARIES
The table below indicates that 60.5% of the land grant beneficiaries were male and 39.5% were female. There was a marked difference in the gender profile of the beneficiaries when the data was analyzed according to the gender of the household head. In female-headed households the land grant beneficiaries were more likely to be female (84.8%) and in male-headed households there were more male beneficiaries (79.4%)
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19. GENDER PROFILE OF LAND GRANT BENEFICIARIES
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20. GENDER PROFILE OF LAND GRANT BENEFICIARIES
Most of the provinces had more male land grant beneficiaries than female
Beneficiaries (see table 3.10). The Northern Province is the only area that had an equal number of male and female land grant beneficiaries. This can be attributed to the fact that the ratio of male-headed households (51.7%) and female-headed households (48.3%) were lower in this province.
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21. GENDER PROFILE OF LAND GRANT BENEFICIARIES
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22. DEPARTMENTAL GEDNER-SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR 2006/2007
Set gender-specific objectives and targets for land reform implementation
Develop 1 guideline per programme for all vulnerable groups
Monitoring of reporting on mainstreaming processes in land reform on an annual basis
Monitoring preferential procurement for women
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23. DEPARTMENTAL GENDER-SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR 2006/2007
Develop gender checklist
Develop gender disaggregated data on land reform implementation
Develop children’s rights framework
Develop older persons’ framework
4 advocacy programmes in the Department
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24. NO. OF WOMEND IN DECISION MAKING
Deputy Director-Generals (of 4)
Chief Directors: (of
Director: (of 50)
Deputy Director: (of 433)
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25. DEPARTMENTAL GENDER APPROACH
The Directorate: Organisational Transformation deals with Children, Older Persons, Youth, Disability and HIV-AIDS.
The Gender Unit deals with gender and womens empowerment, both internally and externally
We are establishing the Award: Women in Agriculture and Rural Development
This week-end we are hosting the Rural Rural Women in Land Agricultural Intiative Summit
Annually host the Female Farmer of the Year Award
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26. MALIBONGWE!
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