department of land affairs presentation to the portfolio committee on 25 march 2003 dr gilingwe...

DEPARTMENTOF LAND AFFAIRS

PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE

ON 25 MARCH 2003

Dr Gilingwe Mayende, Director General

Vision

An equitable and sustainable land An equitable and sustainable land dispensation that promotes dispensation that promotes social and economic social and economic developmentdevelopment

Mission

To provide access to land and to extend To provide access to land and to extend rights in land, with particular rights in land, with particular emphasis on the previously emphasis on the previously

disadvantaged communities, within a disadvantaged communities, within a well planned environmentwell planned environment

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

Strategic Objectives

1.1. Provision of access to landProvision of access to land

2.2. Provision of rights in landProvision of rights in land

3.3. Effective co-ordination of integrated Effective co-ordination of integrated Spatial Planning and InformationSpatial Planning and Information

4.4. Improvement of stakeholder relationsImprovement of stakeholder relations

5.5. Promotion of intra-departmental Promotion of intra-departmental excellenceexcellence

6.6. Improvement and alignment of systems Improvement and alignment of systems and processesand processes

PERFORMANCE REVIEWHIGHLIGHTS

FOR THE PERIOD 1 APRIL 2002 TO

31 DECEMBER 2002

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


Land Acquired for settlement

• 28 projects completed representing

4 961 hectares for 5 492 households

• 17 ha were transferred to marginalised beneficiaries


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


• 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

Settlement of restitution claims:

Financial Review for 2002/03 (Programmes)

Programme Expenditure Feb. 2003

R’ 000

Budget 2002/03

R’ 000

%

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%

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Millions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Expenditure Budget

1 - Administration

2 - Surv. & Mapping

3 - Cadastral Surv.

4 - Restitution

5 - Land Reform

6 - Spatial Plan. & Info

7 - Aux. & Assos. Serv.

DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETDEPARTMENTAL BUDGETProgrammesProgrammes

Financial Review for 2002/03 (Standard Items)

Standard Items Expenditure Feb. 2003

R’ 000

Budget

2002/03

R’ 000

%

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%

DEPARTMENTAL BUDGETDEPARTMENTAL BUDGETStandard ItemsStandard Items

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Millions

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Expenditure Budget1 - Personnel

2 - Administration

3 - Inventory

4 - Equipment

5 - Prof & Spec

6 - Transfer Payments

7 - Miscellaneous

2003/2004TARGETS PER

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE

Programme 2003/04

(R’000)

2004/05

(R’000)

2005/06

(R’000)

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


10%

4%

5%26%

1% 1%

53%

1 Admin 2 Surveys & Mapping 3 Cadastral Surveys 4 Restitution

5 Land Reform 6 Spatial Planning 7 Aux & Ass. Serv.


Standard Items 2003/04

(R’000)

2004/05

(R’000)

2005/06

(R’000)

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


19%

5%

1%

13%

2%

0%

60%

Personnel Administration Inventory Equipment

Prof & Spec Transfers Miscellaneous


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


Land Acquired for settlement• 66 projects will be completed representing

7 309 hectares for 15 601 households


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


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

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

S O 1: Provision of access to land Decrease in State land

Vesting of non DLA land

• 1 517 land parcels will be vested

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

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

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

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)

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 verifiedClaims 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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

S O 2:Provision of rights in land Improved Land Use Management

Systems

• Land Use Management System formulated in all municipalities

S O 3: Effective Co-ordination of Integrated Spatial Planning &

InformationAPARTHEID 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

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


Information

LOCAL IDP

Environmental

SDFSocial

PROVINCIAL FRAMEWORK

NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

Economic

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

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

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

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

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

S O 5:Intra Departmental excellenceGender Institutionalisation

• Develop Guidelines for the Departmental Gender Policy Framework

• Formulate 5 types of monitoring and evaluation indicators

• Conduct advocacy programmes

• Ensure functional gender structures

S O 5:Intra Departmental excellenceHIV/AIDS

• Review the HIV/AIDS Prevention Plan

• Implement HIV/AIDS Care and Support Plan

S O 5:Intra Departmental excellenceEffective 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

S O 5:Intra Departmental excellenceDecentralised 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

0

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400

600

800

W.Female 890 854 799 782 779 700 674 656

W.Male 650 554 504 620 754 412 395 390

B.Female 175 298 382 480 649 742 789 815

B.Male 339 495 554 478 444 818 843 873

Disabled 0 0 0 1 43 52 48 45

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Representivity: All StaffRepresentivity: All Staff

Representivity:Representivity: MiddleMiddle ManagementManagement

020406080

100120140160180200

W.Female 10 22 28 41 56 124 136 129

W.Male 156 141 154 138 126 188 173 171

B.Female 0 1 12 17 24 72 84 97

B.Male 0 13 30 45 58 148 151 163

Disabled 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 14

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Representivity:Representivity: Senior ManagementSenior Management

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20

30

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W.Female 1 4 4 5 6 1 2 4

W.Male 40 39 34 38 35 28 31 23

B.Female 0 2 3 2 6 7 13 12

B.Male 0 8 8 12 16 11 28 27

Disabled 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002

Chief Registrar of DeedsChief Registrar of Deeds

37.51%

24.84%

7.50%4.85%

2.38% 1.53%

12.55%8.11%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

LEVEL 1 - 3 34.29% 25.24% 14.29% 14.76% 1.43% 1.43% 5.71% 2.86%

LEVEL 4 - 6 16.04% 11.95% 5.12% 16.72% 0.00% 3.41% 4.10% 42.66%

LEVEL 7 - 8 18.64% 17.73% 3.64% 6.82% 1.82% 2.27% 15.91% 33.18%

LEVEL 9 - 12 10.30% 3.64% 4.85% 1.82% 1.21% 1.82% 38.79% 37.58%

LEVEL 13 - 16 25.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 8.33% 0.00% 50.00% 16.67%

TARGETS 37.51% 24.84% 7.50% 4.85% 2.38% 1.53% 12.55% 8.11%

African MaleAfrican Female

Coloured MaleColoured Female

Indian Male Indian Female White Male White Female

37.51%

24.84%

7.50% 4.85% 2.38% 1.53%12.55% 8.11%

0.00%

20.00%

40.00%

60.00%

80.00%

100.00%

120.00%

LEVEL 1 - 3 54.72% 0.00% 26.42% 16.98% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.89%

LEVEL 4 - 6 23.81% 12.70% 25.40% 22.22% 0.00% 0.00% 4.76% 11.11%

LEVEL 7 - 8 5.45% 1.82% 9.09% 5.45% 1.82% 0.00% 23.64% 52.73%

LEVEL 9 - 12 12.90% 3.23% 3.23% 3.23% 3.23% 0.00% 54.84% 19.35%

LEVEL 13 - 16 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 0.00%

TARGETS 37.51% 24.84% 7.50% 4.85% 2.38% 1.53% 12.55% 8.11%




Surveys & MappingSurveys & Mapping

37.51%

24.84%

7.50% 4.85% 2.38% 1.53%

12.55%8.11%

0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

80.00%

90.00%

LEVEL 1 - 3 41.43% 20.00% 14.29% 12.86% 1.43% 0.00% 7.14% 2.86%

LEVEL 4 - 6 25.71% 25.14% 8.57% 9.14% 0.00% 2.86% 2.86% 25.71%

LEVEL 7 - 8 13.64% 9.74% 4.55% 1.30% 1.95% 2.60% 24.68% 41.56%

LEVEL 9 - 12 12.07% 3.45% 3.45% 0.00% 3.45% 0.00% 62.07% 15.52%

LEVEL 13 - 16 20.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 80.00% 0.00%

TARGETS 37.51% 24.84% 7.50% 4.85% 2.38% 1.53% 12.55% 8.11%




Cadastral SurveysCadastral Surveys

ISSUES RAISED BY STAFF IN BRANCH LAND PLANNING AND INFORMATION

• Affirmative Action and Employment Equity• Fairness of Performance Assessments• Grievances not addressed

Special task team investigated these matters and recommended solutions.

These solutions are being implemented at present.

TransformationTransformation

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