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LAND RIGHTS MANAGEMENT FACILITY PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM 20 MAY 2015.

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1 LAND RIGHTS MANAGEMENT FACILITY PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM 20 MAY 2015

2  Overview of the rationale of the Land Rights Management Facility (LRMF) and how it functions  Types and status of mediation cases according to provinces  Types and status of legal services cases according to provinces  Legal Services panel  Project Finances  Future Plans Presentation Outline: 2

3 Overview of the Rationale  To facilitate the provision of specialised legal and mediation services to indigent individuals and communities who are faced with the violation of their rights and livelihoods;  to regularise and support dysfunctional CPIs; and to administer legal and mediation assistance approved by the Chief Land Claims Commissioner in terms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994;  to build a network of human rights lawyers and mediators who specialise in the field of land rights; and  to promote the rule of law and strengthen democracy. 3

4 Functioning of the LRMF :  Maintaining and updating the panels of lawyers and mediators;  receiving legal and mediation case referrals from the Department;  referring cases and matters to members of the legal and mediation panels on the instructions of the Department;  monitoring the progress of cases referred, the performance of panel members and the outcome of cases in relation to the objective of providing adequate legal and mediation services to indigent land reform beneficiaries;  administering the panel funds provided by the Department for this purpose and assessing and paying the accounts of members of the panels on behalf of the Department;  designing and conducting an appropriate training programme to educate panel members to improve their skills and capacity and an appropriate skills transfer programme for officials of the Department; and  providing legal opinions as requested by the Department or Commission on matters relating to the LRMF. 4

5 Mediation case distribution as at 31March 2015 - 25 Pending matters 5

6 Mediation services case types - 25 Pending mediation matters 6

7 Mediation services case types - 147 mediation matters closed 6

8 Mediation case types - 25 Pending matters 7

9 Legal services case provincial distribution as at 31 March 2015 - 740 Pending matters 8

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11 Legal services case types 740 Pending Legal matters 10

12 Legal services cases types - 309 Legal matters closed 9

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15 hotspots areas 12

16 LRMF panel composition LEGALMEDIATION 10072 13

17 Project Finances Legal and mediation panel funds – Income and expenditure Income and expenditure items December 2012 to March 2015 Opening balance R 1 140 552 Income R 135 591 224 DRDLR fund transfers R 133 341 533 Interest received R 2 249 691 Expenditure R 122 383 833 Expenditure from legal and mediation panel funds R 120 151 224 Interest paid to DRDLR R 2 232 609 Balance at 31 March 2015 R 14 347 943 Fund portion R 14 330 861 Interest portion R 17 082 14

18 Project Finances Legal and mediation panel funds – Monthly breakdown of funds disbursed 15

19 Project Finances Fund expenditure projection to 31 March 2015 Date Legal Services Projects Mediation Services Projects Communal Property InstitutionsRestitution Fund expenditure Fund balance Balance as at 31/03/2015 R 54 970 258R 3 309 536R 16 993 029R 44 878 401R 120 151 224R 14 330 861 30/04/2015 R 2 928 155R 112 271R 246 254R 2 818 789R 6 105 469R 8 225 393 31/05/2015 R 2 928 155R 112 271R 246 254R 2 818 789R 6 105 469R 2 119 924 31/06/2015 R 2 928 155R 112 271R 246 254R 2 818 789R 6 105 469-R 3 985 545 Total R 63 754 723R 3 646 348R 17 731 792R 53 334 766R 138 467 630-R 3 985 545 16

20 Project Finances Contingency liability assessment Contingent Liability Assessment : 31 March 2015 Tenure security legal mattersR 49 454 559.12 Tenure security mediation mattersR 2 677 482.09 CPI mattersR 9 760 194.98 Restitution mattersR 33 417 209.13 TotalR 95 309 445.32 17

21  Continued provision of legal and mediation services;  institutionalisation of the LRMF work within the Land Rights Management Board when in place and operational; and  the Land Rights Management Board is a new structure proposed in the Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment Bill. Future Plans 18

22 Toll Free Number  0800 00 7095 2

23 Thank You Kea Leboga Enkosi Baie Dankie Ngiyabonga 19


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