1. COMMUNAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATIONS ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017
Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform
04 October 2017

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Untraceable
Land Transactions
Compliance Trends
Comparative Analysis of CPAs
Human Resources
APP Targets and Performance
LRMF Budget
Category of CPA cases
Successful cases per province
Synopsis of cases
Legislation
CPA Strategy

3. 1. INTRODUCTION
Communal Property Associations are formed in terms of the Communal Property Associations Act, Act 28 of 1996 to hold, manage and own land on behalf of its members.
In terms of Section 17 of the Act the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is Required to table a report to Parliament on Communal Property Associations and Provisional Associations and how the objects of the Act are being met.
During the reporting period 37 CPAs were registered
A total of 1526 have been registered

4. 2. UNTRACEABLE CPAs
The provinces have gone out to locate all untraceable CPAs.
Department has located all untraceable CPAs and is making sturdy progress in getting missing information from those CPAs.
We expect to have the complete information in a period of 6 to 12 months

5. 3. LAND TRANSACTIONS
There have not been any recorded sales in execution.
160 CPAs have land transactions.
25 CPAs have sold land.

6. 4. COMPLIANCE TRENDS

7. 5. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CPAs

8. 6. HUMAN RESOURCES TSR UNIT CD D DD PC SPO PO LO Other Total 1 2 6 EC6 EC 4 FS 9 15 GP 3
KZN LP
1 (acting) 5 MP 7 12 NC NW WC

9. 7. APP TARGETS AND PERFORMANCE
Output
Performance Indicator
Annual Target
Achieved
Communal Property Associations supported towards compliance with the Act
Number of Communal Property Associations supported towards compliance with legislation
207
209
EC - 30 30
FS – 10 11
GP – 10 21
KZN – 30 25
LP – 40 42
MP – 30 41
NC – 7 3
NW – 40 31
WC – 10 5

10. LRMF financial expenditure on CPAs
8. BUDGET
LRMF financial expenditure on CPAs
PROVINCE
EXPENDITURE JULY 2016
EXPENDITURE AUGUST TO JULY 2017
Eastern Cape
R542 440,01
R ,80
Free State
R358 394,15
R986 523,16
Gauteng
R123 024,23
R ,75
Kwa-Zulu Natal
R1 610 495,68
R ,86
Limpopo
R242 004,83
R ,50
Mpumalanga
R1 064 632,18
R ,00
North West
R916 865,18
R ,18
Northern Cape
R2 206 920,52
R ,00
Western Cape
R297 480,85
R ,00
TOTAL
R7 362 257,63
R ,09

11. 9. CATEGORY OF CPA CASES Province Regularisation efforts are on-going
Regularised awaiting POE
Phase 1 - Fact Finding
CPA Litigation
Judicial Administration
Total EC 41 3 10 4 58 FS 2 1 6 GP 7
KZN 48 9 LP 12 21 MP 34 42 NW NC 5 WC
153 52 11
223

12. 10. SUCCESSFUL CASES PER PROVINCE
Provinces
Successful Matters
Eastern Cape 25
Free State 4
Gauteng 11
Kwa-Zulu Natal 33
Limpopo 7
Mpumalanga 23
North West 9
Northern Cape 8
Western Cape 6
Total
127

13. 11. SYNOPSIS OF CASES (KHOMANI SAN)….1
The membership list was developed.
The development plans were drafted and the CPA is expected to hold election before the end of 2017.
The enterprises that are being developed are tourism and farming.

14. 11. SYNOPSIS OF CASES (BAROLONG BOO SEITSHIRO)….2
Barolong Boo Seitshiro was placed under administration when the CPA collapsed because of widespread mismanagement.
The Administrator is close to completing her work.
She has appoint a service provider to facilitate and monitor elections which are planned for November 2017

15. 11. SYNOPSIS OF CASES (OPPERMANSGRONDE)….3
A mediator has been appointed to resolve the conflict within the CPA.
The CPA committee did not seem keen to resolve the problems through mediation.
This is due to their access to the resources of the CPA.
In the event that the current mediation effort fails the PSSC has advised that they will recommend placing the CPA under administration.

16. 12. LEGISLATION
Additional provisions were inserted into the Bill in order to enhance the protection of members rights:
Land owned by a CPA will have to be surveyed and a diagram drawn up to facilitate the institutionalization of the rights of members.
Disqualification of certain people from holding CPA office.
60% quorum required for land transactions
Capacity will be established through the establishment of a dedicated CPA Office.

17. 13. CPA STRATEGY
Include additional fields in the Register. e.g Hectares, Enterprise, Geographic location
Facilitate the creation of addresses for all CPAs
Finalize all verification processes for CPA projects
The commission on Restitution of Land Rights must update the records of hectares transferred to CPAs
Build and strengthen stakeholders networks

18. 13. CPA STRATEGY
Assign personnel to CPA work (minimum of 2 per provinces)
Conduct a skills audit on all CPAs
Provide start-up resources to CPAs.
Conduct Quarterly Reviews with all District Forum to check the performance of CPAs
Provide training on the conduct of elections to CPA District Forum members

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