1. Presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture and Land Affairs on the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights Annual Report 2007/08 Presented by Acting Chief Land Claims Commissioner: Mr A M Mphela

2. 2 FOREWORD: Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs As at 31 March 2008, the Commission has settled a cumulative total of 74 747 claims. This constituted a settlement of 95% of all the claims lodged with the Commission. A total of 432 226 hectares of land was delivered to restitution beneficiaries during the year under review. This brought the total hectares of land restored to 2 078 385 ha since 1995.

3. 3 FOREWORD: Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs cont. The total budget for expenditure for the Commission amounted to R3.6 billion, with R3.3 billion spent on restitution awards, financial compensation and the purchase of land. A total of R296.3 million was spent on recurrent costs which include compensation of employees and service providers.

4. 4 FOREWORD: Outstanding claims About 4900 claims are still outstanding. These are complex claims with numerous challenges, and include:  Claims that are still in the Land Claims Court.  Disputes involving communities as well as Traditional Leaders on issues of jurisdiction.  Excessively high cost of land.

5. 5 FOREWORD: Outstanding claims cont. The majority of the outstanding claims are in:  Kwa-Zulu-Natal (1740)  Mpumalanga (851)  Limpopo (674)  Western Cape (599)  Eastern Cape (555)

6. 6 FOREWORD: Outstanding claims cont. In line with the Strategic overview, the Commission has planned to settle a total of 2585 claims during the new financial year. About 2% of the outstanding claims will be difficult to settle as a result of the nature of the challenges that are involved in settling them.

7. 7 FOREWORD: Dealing with the challenges We continue to engage all our stakeholders through focused meetings, in an effort to resolve the challenges relating to the outstanding claims. We have also made a submission to Cabinet regarding the issue of time and extra funding which is needed in order for the Commission to process the outstanding claims. Cabinet has taken note of our submission.

8. 8 FOREWORD: Settlement Implementation Support (SIS) Strategy The SIS strategy was officially launched on 18 February 2008. The SIS strategy focuses on the provision of a comprehensive settlement support to the beneficiaries of the land reform programme by role players from the public and private sectors, in order to ensure the sustainability of projects handed over to beneficiaries. The strategy was developed through the financial and technical support received from the Belgian Technical Corporation (BTC).

9. 9 FOREWORD: SIS Strategy cont. The message communicated to our stakeholders through the launch of the SIS strategy is that land reform is everybody’s business, and that the Department cannot shoulder the burden of land reform alone, other role players must do their part. The SIS strategy will be implemented as part of the Land and Agrarian Reform Programme (LARP) which is spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Land Affairs.

10. 10 FOREWORD: Staff retention strategy The staff retention strategy approved by the Department of Public Service and Administration has been implemented by the Commission. Staff members who have been on contract employment were converted to permanent employees in the Department of Land Affairs. This has helped to boost staff morale and employees have been re-energized to work hard to settle the outstanding claims.

11. 11 FOREWORD: Committed to deliver land The question of access to land is a critical issue for the majority of our people. We remain committed to deliver land and put land rights in the hands of our people, and thereby contribute to the government’s efforts towards the provision of a better life for all.

12. 12 OVERVIEW: Contributing towards the improvement of livelihoods The restitution process continues to make a positive contribution towards the improvement of the livelihoods of our people through the provision of access to land. A total of 142 766 individuals have benefited from the restitution process thus far.

13. 13 OVERVIEW: Financial perspective Expenditure of R3.6 billion for the year under review signifies an increase of 36% compared to the previous year’s R2.3 billion. Restitution awards amounted to R4.5 billion. An amount of R2.5 billion was approved for land acquisition, R801 million for financial compensation, and R1.2 billion for development grants. A total of 33 485 households benefited from the settlement of claims during the year under review. A total of 415 submissions were approved, resulting in the settlement of 330 rural claims.

14. 14 HIGHLIGHTS OF SETTLED CLAIMS: KwaZulu-Natal Qhubekani Mqobokazi and Makhasa community – conservation (Phinda Game Reserve) Mpaphala community – sugarcane, timber, citrus and poultry Nhlanhleni community – livestock and maize production Khoswane community – banana and sugarcane farming Siyaphambili community – sugarcane farming Emasosheni community – timber, sugarcane and livestock grazing land

15. 15 HIGHLIGHTS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: Gauteng and North West Bakgatla ba Kgafela community – conservation (Pilanesberg National Park) Barokologadi ba ga Maotwe – conservation (Madikwe game reserve), cattle and crop farming Wallmansthall community – crop farming, pastoral farming and poultry Barolong boo Modiboa boo Matlwanang community – cattle, poultry, piggery, crop and game farming Bataung ba ga Selale community – 51% of beneficiaries are women

16. 16 HIGHLIGHTS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: Western Cape Tarka - financial compensation, housing development Ebenhaeser – agricultural activities including vineyards Rooikamp – financial compensation

17. 17 HIGHLIGHTS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: Eastern Cape North Pondoland community – sugarcane Caguba community – eco-tourism Leightonville – financial compensation Mazangweni – financial compensation Double Drift community – conservation

18. 18 HIGHLIGHTS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: Free State and Northern Cape Richtersveld – mining Prieska – financial compensation and housing development for one family Riemvasmaak – Tourism development and agricultural activities

19. 19 HIGHLIGHTS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: Limpopo Letebele Mpuru Moraba community – citrus farming Matabane community – tourism Levubu community – citrus, macademia nuts, bananas, litchis, mangoes and avocadoes Moeketsi Ga-Chaketla community – cattle farming, dairy project

20. 20 HIGHLIGHTS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: Mpumalanga Greater Tenbosh: Ngomane of Lugedlane, Ngomane of Siboshwa, Ngomane of Hhoyi and Mbambiso of Mkhatswa communities – sugarcane, citrus, bananas and mangoes Manala Mgibe community – game farming, eco-tourism and grazing Mangweni community – financial compensation Ndebele Ndzundza community – tourism Shabalala Maseko and Gama community – forestry, crop farming and grazing

21. 21 Business Process Perspective: Finalization of outstanding claims The Commission is currently focusing on the finalization of outstanding claims and providing settlement support to beneficiaries. The target is to settle between 97% and 98% of the outstanding claims by March 2009. This means that we would only have about 2% of the outstanding claims which will not have been settled, due to the challenges mentioned earlier. The envisaged 2% of the outstanding claims which will not be settled are claims that are either in the courts or are too costly for the state.

22. 22 Business Process Perspective: Challenges regarding claims in the Land Claims Court The 4 949 outstanding claims include 145 claims that are still in the Land Claims Court due to disputes on issue of validity. Experience has shown that legal matters take a long time to resolve, e.g. in Australia it took 15 years to resolve claims through the judicial approach. We have engaged with the members of the Land Claims Court and reflected on issues that need to be addressed in order to facilitate speedy resolution of restitution cases in the court.

23. 23 Business Process Perspective: Challenges regarding high land costs High land prices influenced by the demand from the international market pose a challenge of affordability for the state. The state is spending more money to settle fewer claims due to the high cost of acquiring land for the purpose of land reform. The state is forced to resort to expropriation of land in order to fast track the settlement of claims where there are disputes on the issue of price. 53 Notices of Possible Expropriation have been served. We continue to engage land owners through Agricultural unions towards finding solutions to the challenges.

24. 24 Business Process Perspective: Challenges involving Traditional Leaders Boundary disputes involving Traditional Leaders as a result of the legacy of the Bantustan system which created more chiefs, are delaying the settlement of claims. The Commission is implementing a dispute resolution mechanism to address the issue of boundary disputes. The Commission is also engaging Traditional Leaders through the National as well as the Provincial House of Traditional Leaders towards finding solutions in order to finalize claims affected by the disputes.

25. 25 Business Process Perspective: Challenges with regard to state land The reluctance to release state land by other government departments and institutions is delaying the process of transferring land to beneficiaries where claims have been processed. The Commission will seek intervention at Ministerial level in order to find solutions on the matter.

26. 26 Business Process Perspective: Challenges with regard to state land cont. Wrong strategic partners vested interests. We are reviewing current strategic partnerships and are looking at private/public partnerships for solutions. A joint strategy between the Commission, Department of Land Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture is in place to resuscitate struggling projects. We have applied for funding from Treasury. Legacy and new projects to be brought in line with the Ilima/Letsema framework.

27. 27 Business Process Perspective: Agreements with stakeholders The Commission is processing claims on agricultural land; forestry land; protected areas; as well as claims on land where there are mining activities taking place. Agreements have been concluded with several stakeholders regarding the settlement of claims in the various categories. The Commission has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) which deals with the settlement of approximately 122 claims on protected areas.

28. 28 Business Process Perspective: Agreements with stakeholders cont. MoA with Mondi and Sappi addresses issues of consultation regarding available options for beneficiaries concerning claims on land which is under forestry. The Commission is processing about 739 claims on forestry land. The Commission is working towards signing a MoA with Anglo-American towards the settlement of claims with a mining aspect. There are approximately 170 claims on land where there are mining activities taking place.

29. 29 Corporate Governance Perspective In line with the statutory requirements, the Commission has participated in all parliamentary meetings which took place during the year under review. The Commission duly convened quarterly meetings in line with Section 5 of the Restitution Act, where issues relating to the finalization of outstanding claims, the implementation of the SIS strategy, risk management as well as the enhancement of the integrity of the institution’s information management system were dealt with.

30. 30 Learning and growth perspective The staff retention strategy which has been implemented will assist us to hold on to the talent and skill that is already available towards the implementation of settlement support for land reform beneficiaries. Contract staff members who have been converted to permanent employment in the Department of Land Affairs are currently seconded to the Commission until all claims are finalized.

31. 31 Strategic Plan: Dealing with outstanding claims We have projected that we will be able to settle 2585 rural claims by the end of the 2008/2009 financial year. Our projections reveal that we will need a total of about R15 billion in order for us to finalize the outstanding claims.

32. 32 Outstanding claims per Regional Office: Regional OfficeOutstanding claims KwaZulu-Natal1740 Mpumalanga 851 Limpopo 674 Western Cape 599 Eastern Cape 555 Northern Cape 218 North West 215 Free State 97 Gauteng 0 Total4949

33. 33 International interest A delegation of eight members of staff from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Land Affairs, as well as well as the Commission went on a five day study tour to Canada, sponsored by the Canadian government. The study focused on the assessment of the impact of the Canadian restitution process and the settlement support programmes on the lives of beneficiaries. Delegates looked at the role of the state, NGOs, parastatals as well as the private sector in supporting the restitution programme. A detailed report is available on http://land.pwv.gov.za http://land.pwv.gov.za

34. 34 International interest cont. The Commission is currently hosting a researcher from the University of Illinois, Chicago – Kent College of Law in the United States of America, Professor Bernadatte Atuachene who is conducting research on land claims. The research is focused on the effect of compensation given to restitution beneficiaries on urban claims.

35. 35 Expenditure for the year ending 31 March 2008 Standard item Original allocation AdjustmentAdjusted allocation Expenditure Percentage Transfer payments R2,996,764,000R334,000,000R3,330,764,000R3,333,578,423 91.6% Compensation of employees R226,644,000-R92,843,000R133,801,000R127,536,011 3.5% Goods and services R101,667,000R56,639,000R158,306,000R163,484,628 4.5% Payments Capital Assets R2,020,000R18,485,000R20,505,000R16,377,524 0.4% Total R3,327,095,000R316,281,000R3,643,376,000R3,640,976,586 100%

36. 36 Breakdown: Provincial budget spent ProvincePercentage Eastern Cape6.23% Free State and Northern Cape 7.77% Gauteng and North West14.14% KwaZulu-Natal25.27% Limpopo15.37% Mpumalanga27.68% Western Cape2.74%

37. 37 Quality control and risk management Quality Assurance Directorates were established throughout the regional offices. The incumbents went through a vigorous training programme in order to assist with the implementation of the delegations for Commissioners to settle claims. The National Risk Assessment Committee (NRAC) was institutionalized at the national level, and the Provincial Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) was established at provincial level to address risk areas and implement further control mechanisms.

38. 38 Quality control and risk management continued Risk registers with action lists have been standardized and implemented throughout all the offices. Information Management has been prioritized for implementation in the 2008/09 financial year. Compliance and financial audits were duly undertaken during the financial year.

39. 39 Summary of approvals for the financial year 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 Total submissions approved415 Rural claims330 Households33 485 Total beneficiaries142,766 Hectares432,226.65 Section 42DR3,344,360,576.37 Section 42CR1,074,567,007.52 GrantsR133,788,595.00 Total AwardR4,552,716,178.89

40. 40 PROVINCERURALHHs BENEFICIARIES HaLAND COSTFIN COMP E CAPE4583911859125909409,701.13204,996,404.15 F STATE318421540.00330,351.15 GAUTENG105093961187422,850,000.004,635,738.73 KZN828185465971197331,069,318,326.0017,163,557.29 LIMPOPO2624611128736750435,945,375.009,237,737.08 MPLANGA12066963097370545674,758,191.68104,493,022.04 N CAPE111599744410755242,368,984.00344,590,661.10 N WEST3238611568969607283,095,442.5253,539,291.07 W CAPE11765818210214,401,345.4362,226,448.00 TOTAL33033485142766432226R 2,543,147,365.76R 801,213,210.61 SETTLED RESTITUTION CLAIMS FOR THE PERIOD: 01 APRIL 2007 – 31 MARCH 2008

41. 41 SETTLED RESTITUTION CLAIMS FOR THE PERIOD: 01 APRIL 2007 – 31 MARCH 2008 cont. PROVINCE GRANTS TOTAL AWARD DevelopmentRDGSPGRSG E CAPE 17,504,398.8713,584,000.006,520,320.0019,283,780.00262,298,604.15 F STATE 82,500.000.00 39,570.00452,421.15 GAUTENG 8,243,044.242,919,000.001,401,120.000.0040,048,902.97 KZN 356,984,843.8121,609,000.0010,372,320.004,154,850.001,479,602,897.10 LIMPOPO 231,121,259.305,349,000.002,567,520.004,471,410.00688,692,301.38 MPLANGA 49,889,432.748,066,640.004,053,000.004,135,065.00845,395,351.46 N CAPE 9,588,689.12219,000.00105,120.002,882,015.00399,754,469.22 N WEST 112,790,339.4411,178,000.005,365,440.00415,485.00466,383,998.03 W CAPE 288,362,500.004,397,100.00699,840.000.00370,087,233.43 TOTAL R 1,074,567,007.52 R67,321,740.00 R31,084,680.00 R35,382,175.00R4,552,716,178.89

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43. 43 STATISTICS ON SETTLED RESTITUTION CLAIMS: CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: 1995 – 31 MARCH 2008 PROVINCECLAIMSHHsBENEFICIARIESHaLAND COSTFIN COMP E CAPE161615481718701886998R203,336,128.13R1,016,243,951.53 F STATE258548933728844618R7,703,300.00R80,318,352.96 GAUTENG1315814842688209431R112,483,195.57R633,160,713.73 KZN1465861004365814563695R2,083,991,545.01R1,098,032,385.09 LIMPOPO281537335208067395990R1,734,308,485.92R94,009,379.42 MPLANGA254943525197605283905R2,521,158,370.44R307,697,176.04 N CAPE36341626388150412928R218,381,398.77R638,809,565.19 N WEST368730517149778277603R881,542,577.33R230,432,680.03 W CAPE15500221051126523217R22,298,287.00R757,557,147.68 TOTAL7474728530114151922078385R7,785,203,288.17R4,856,261,351.67

44. 44 STATISTICS ON SETTLED RESTITUTION CLAIMS: CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: 1995 – 31 MARCH 2008 cont. PRVINCE GRANTS TOTAL AWARD DevelopmentRDGSPGRSG E CAPE 86,796,146.8793,420,000.0044,841,600.0019,283,780.001,463,921,606.53 F STATE 24,176,504.359,192,000.004,099,680.0039,570.00125,529,407.31 GAUTENG 60,997,001.388,617,000.002,926,440.000.00818,184,350.68 KZN 719,723,200.01107,061,000.0048,235,200.004,154,850.004,067,809,380.41 LIMPOPO 328,005,128.1590,843,000.0041,427,360.004,471,410.002,293,064,763.49 MPLANGA 90,233,950.85102,986,640.0049,614,510.004,135,065.003,075,825,712.33 N CAPE 44,893,199.2010,493,640.0011,114,373.062,882,015.00926,574,191.22 N WEST 239,021,035.2481,587,000.0039,089,472.79415,485.001,472,088,250.39 W CAPE 290,927,500.0015,765,540.003,427,452.000.001,090,342,451.00 TOTAL R 1,884,773,666.05R 519,965,820.00R 244,776,087.85R 35,382,175.00R 15,333,340,113.36

45. 45 STATISTICS ON SETTLED RESTITUTION CLAIMS: CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: 1995 – 31 MARCH 2008 cont. 1. These statistics have been compiled based on the information reflected in the Database of Settled Restitution Claims. 2. In order to improve the accuracy of our statistics, the Database is on an ongoing basis subjected to internal auditing. 3. Please note that the number of hectares restored is currently under review, both with regard to existing data, as well as outstanding data on state land. 4. The total restitution award also include the cost of solatium that was paid out, i.e. KwaZulu-Natal [R6,367,000.00] and Western Cape [R47,000.00].

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47. 47 CUMULATIVE STATISTICS ON SETTLED RESTITUTION CLAIMS RURAL AND URBAN: 1995 – 31 MARCH 2008 LAND RESTORATION FINANCIAL COMPENSATION ALTERNATIVE REMEDY TOTAL NO OF CLAIMS SETTLED BENEFICIARIES URBAN CLAIMS SETTLED1543947726247765642502454 RURAL CLAIMS SETTLED442342474359105912738 TOTAL19862519732912747471415192 1. The above statistics have been compiled based on the information reflected in the Database of Settled Restitution Claims. 2. In order to improve the accuracy of our statistics, the Database is on an ongoing basis subjected to a process of internal auditing

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49. 49 Reports from the Regional Offices Detailed reports from the Regional Offices:  KwaZulu-Natal:Pages 17 - 20  Gauteng & Northwest:Pages 21 - 26  Western Cape:Pages 27 - 29  Eastern Cape:Pages 30 - 33  Free state & Northern Cape:Pages 34 - 37  Limpopo:Pages 38 - 41  Mpumalanga:Pages 42 - 45

50. 50 Human resources OfficeTotal postsPosts filledVacant posts% Head office89731618 Eastern Cape108733128 Free state and Northern Cape 12296129 Gauteng & North West 1731284526 KwaZulu- Natal 1981405728 Limpopo1521044832 Mpumalanga180948648 Western Cape134934131 Total113780133629,55

51. 51 Conclusion Overall, we believe that we have made good progress with the restitution programme. We are focusing our efforts towards addressing the challenges. We will however need intervention with regard to the issue around inter-governmental relations in certain areas in order for us to address some of the challenges that we are experiencing in this regard.

52. 52 CONTACT DETAILS: Regional Land Claims Commissioners CommissionerProvinceContact details Siduduzile SosiboKwaZulu-Natal033 3558400 Beverley JansenWestern Cape021 426 2930 Tumi SebokaGauteng and North West Mpumalanga (Acting) 011 310 6500 013 755 8100 Linda FaleniEastern Cape043 743 3842 Sidney HlongwaneFree state and Northern Cape 051 403 0700 Miyelani NkatingiLimpopo015 287 0800

53. 53 Land reform is everybody’s business

54. Thank you