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Department of Rural Development & Land ReformStrategic Plan2010 - 2013

ContentsA case for rapid change & reviewed land tenure systems ....................................................................................................2

Framework for MTSF delivery .............................................................................................................................................4

Strategic Context ...............................................................................................................................................................6

Vision, Mission & Strategic Outputs ...................................................................................................................................7

Constitutional Framework ..................................................................................................................................................8

Legislation implemented by the Department ......................................................................................................................9

Overview by the Director-General of Rural Development & Land Reform .............................................................................11

Land Reform......................................................................................................................................................................16

The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights ...................................................................................................................18

Geo-spatial Services, Technology Development & Disaster Management ............................................................................19

Social, Technical, Rural Livelihoods & Institutional Facilitation (STRIF)...................................................................................20

Rural Infrastructure Development ......................................................................................................................................21

Deeds Registration .............................................................................................................................................................22

Cadastral Surveys Management .........................................................................................................................................23

Support Services ................................................................................................................................................................24

Chief Financial Officer ........................................................................................................................................................26

Rationale for the targeting by the Department of Rural Development & Land Reform..........................................................27

Strategic Plan: Framework..................................................................................................................................................28

Legislative Programme .......................................................................................................................................................30

Strategic Output 1 (SO1): Sustainable land reform aligned to CRDP....................................................................................32

Strategic Output 2 (SO2): Food security for all....................................................................................................................33

Strategic Output 3 (SO3): Rural development & sustainable livelihoods...............................................................................34

Strategic Output 4 (SO4): Increased income & access to job opportunities & skills development..........................................35

Supportive Output 1 (SO1): Provision of efficient & effective Cadastral Surveys ...................................................................36

Supportive Output 2 (SO2): Provision of efficient Deeds Registration that underpins security of Land Tenure .......................36

Supportive Output 3 (SO3): To ensure efficient and effective functionality of the Department to support the core vision .....37

Estimate of National Expenditure .......................................................................................................................................38

Abbreviations & acronyms..................................................................................................................................................39

Contact details...................................................................................................................................................................40

2 D E P A R T M E N T O F R U R A L D E V E L O P M E N T A N D L A N D R E F O R M

Mr G NkwintiMinister of Rural Development & Land Reform

A case for rapid change& reviewed land tenure system

The resolution of the 52nd National Conferenceof the ANC (December 2007) on agrarianchange, land reform and rural development

confirmed the ANC’s acute awareness and sensitivity to thecentrality of land (the land question) as a fundamentelement in the resolution of the race, gender and classcontradictions in South Africa. National sovereignty isdefined in terms of land. That is why, even without it beingenshrined in the country’s supreme law, the constitution,land is a national asset. That is where the debate aboutagrarian change, land reform and rural development should,appropriately, begin. Without this fundamental assumption,talk of land reform and food security is superfluous! Wemust, and shall, fundamentally review the current landtenure system during this Medium Term Strategic Framework(MSF) period. This we shall do through rigorous engagementwith all South Africans, so that we should emerge with atenure system which will satisfy the aspirations of all SouthAfricans, irrespective of race, gender and class.

It is, therefore, fitting and appropriate that the strategy ofthe Department of Rural Development and Land Reform be‘agrarian transformation’ – interpreted to denote ‘a rapidand fundamental change in the relations (systems andpatterns of ownership and control) of land, livestock,cropping and community.’ The objective of the strategy is‘social cohesion and development.’ All anti-colonial strugglesare, at the core, about two things: repossession of lost landand restoring the centrality of indigenous culture. To deepenone’s appreciation of this statement, one has to look, in-depth, at colonialist use of land to subdue conqueredpopulations; and, the use of tribal or ethnic sub-cultures tosubmerge the cross-cutting culture which characterises alltribal or ethnic groups – Ubuntu or human solidarity, in thecase of Africans. The super-profiling of ethnic or tribalsubcultures by colonialists is deliberately meant to createcompetition and conflict amongst them – the divide and rule

tactic generally used to deepen subjugation. Ubuntu, theover-arching African way of life, is integrally linked to land.Any attempt to restore Ubuntu without a concomitant landrestoration is futile.

Social cohesion is a direct function of the restoration ofland and indigenous culture. It is not just about allegiance tonational symbols, e.g. the National Anthem and Flag,important as they are. Social cohesion is built around apeople’s culture. In multi-cultural societies it is built aroundrecognition of cultural diversity as a strength; and, it is usedto build social cohesion. Despite cultural differences,members of communities generally share the same valuesand taboos; and, tend to use those values and taboos todevelop hybrid or sub-cultures which combine to holdpeople together. They tend to attend the same churches,schools and play for the same clubs and become members ofthe same stokvels, societies, etc. These institutions createsubcultures which bind them together. In rural communitiesrelationships are much deeper as they tend to be historicaland inter-generational. Mutuality is a way of life whichwould have evolved organically, nourished and cemented byshared hard and good times. In African societies theserelational virtues are summed up in one word: Ubuntu. Thisis the bedrock of African culture. Colonialism and Apartheidsought at all times, and by all means to destroy it. Of all suchmeans, the Natives Land Act,1913 (Act 27 of 1913) and themigrant labour system are the ones which wreaked the mosthavoc in African rural communities, seriously underminingthe virtues of Ubuntu as people lost their basic expression ofUbuntu – the ability to give/ izinwe, which disappeared withthe loss of their land: they could no longer produce enoughfood to feed themselves; they could not keep livestock – theyhad to survive on meager wages, which could hardly meettheir family needs, let alone being generous and share withneighbours. Colonialism and Apartheid brutalised blackpeople, turning them into hostages to perennial hunger,

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related diseases and social strifes and disorders. Ruraldevelopment and land reform must be the catalyst in theANC government’s mission to reverse this situation. It tookcenturies to inflict it on black people; it is going to take quitea while to address it. But, it shall be done. That long roadnecessarily starts with the crafting of a new pragmatic butfundamentally altered land tenure system for the country.Any other option will perpetuate social fragmentation andunderdevelopment.

Development and its corollary, underdevelopment, asoutcomes, are a function of certain political choices anddecisions as well as certain administrative actions, processes,procedures and institutions. Defined in this context,development denotes ‘social, cultural and economic progressbrought about through certain political choices anddecisions and realised through certain administrative actions,processes, procedures and institutions.’ The key parametersfor measuring development, therefore, are social, political,administrative, cultural, institutional and economic.Depending on the type of political choices and decisions;and, administrative actions, processes, procedures andinstitutions put in place, there will be progress(development) or stagnation (under-development).

In short, depending on the type of political choices wemake, and the decisions we take now; and, the type ofadministrative actions we take, the processes, proceduresand institutions we put in place, we will either bring aboutthe desired social cohesion and development or we willperpetuate the colonial-apartheid’s social fragmentation andunder-development. For the sake of clarity, ‘development’indicators in this text are ‘shared growth and prosperity, fullemployment, relative income equality and cultural progress’;and, those for ‘under-development’ are ‘poverty,unemployment, inequality and cultural backwardness’. It issubmitted here that the two opposing socio-economicpillars, development and under-development, are a function

of certain political choices and decisions, as well as certainadministrative actions, processes, procedures andinstitutions; not just any political choice or decision, nor anyadministrative action, process, procedure or institution. Theydistinguish one ideological perspective from the other.Apartheid was an outcome of particular political choices anddecisions which were executed through a plethora ofoppressive policies and laws, which were carefully crafted toachieve the set outcome. Consider the following passage,from one Maurice Evans, on the reduction in the Natal landquota for black people in this regard:

“Yet even this will mean an average of 156 acres per headof European population, and 6.8 acres for every native,while, ‘the land which will fall within the European areas isinfinitely healthier, more fertile, and altogether moredesirable, than either present locations or the areasrecommended by the Beaumont Commission.”

This was not an isolated case. It was the South Africanstory in the systematic denudation and impoverishment ofblack people. Our effort to bring about the correctivemeasures necessary to tone down the anger, bitterness andpain of those who were subjected to this brutal treatmentmust be collective. The Truth and Reconciliation Commissionhas adequately demonstrated the capacity of black SouthAfricans to forgive.

Minister Gugile NkwintiMinister of Rural Development and Land Reform

New community ambulance,Moses Kotane

House in KwaNgema

Building sport facility,Riemvasmaak


Dr J PhaahlaDeputy Minister of Rural Development & Land Reform

A significant majority of South Africancitizens have their lives tied to rural lifewhere they feel free to practice their

customs and culture in an environment conducive of anagrarian rural economy. With the advent of the democraticera in 1994, we have had to consider the post colonialreconstruction and development where attention must bepaid to the improvement of the quality of life for all ourcitizens living in rural areas. It is common knowledge thatthe colonial and apartheid governments did everything todismantle the dignified and sustainable rural family life andthis led to disintegrated rural communities. The wealth ofrural families was eroded through various initiatives ofgovernment such as the so-called betterment schemes thatsignificantly reduced access to land, reduced the number oflivestock owned by blacks, regulated economic activity,distorted land administration in communal areas, interferedwith and distorted traditional leadership, all of which had anegative impact on local economic development; leading tomany rural people seeking employment in urban centres.

The grand spatial plan of the apartheid government wasto push all black people to the impoverished homelandareas, reduce blacks on farms to poorly paid farm workersand labour tenants whilst those who moved to the citieswere pushed to the poorly serviced black townships. Thenegative impacts of the apartheid policies included thedeterioration of the relations of land, livestock, cropping andcommunity. The land and farming policies of the past, asthey affected black people, discouraged rural communitiesand this led to their loss of interest in agriculture.

We understand “Rurality” to mean “a way of life, a stateof mind and a culture which revolves around land, livestockcropping and community”. Rural areas include all traditionalcommunal areas, farmland, peri-urban areas, informalsettlements and small rural towns where people have anumber of possibilities to live from the land. Rural

development is about enabling rural people to take controlof their destiny, thereby dealing effectively with rural povertythrough the optimal use and management of naturalresources. It is a participatory process through which ruralpeople learn over time, through their own experiences andinitiatives, how to adapt their indigenous knowledge to theirchanging world. It is a post-colonial reconstruction anddevelopment programme whose heart is socio-economictransformation where it matters most; where the mosthumble and most vulnerable reside, the rural areas andcommunities. We are going to see change in the countryside when there is the change of attitude, ownership andparticipation by rural communities themselves, support andcommitment by all stakeholders including all spheres ofgovernment, development planners, non-governmentalorganisations, private sector and communities.

Our strategy to achieve sustainable rural development is“agrarian transformation”, which is the rapid fundamentalchange in the relations of land, livestock, cropping andcommunity. It will focus on, but is not limited to, theestablishment of rural business initiatives, agro-industries,co-operatives, cultural initiatives and vibrant local markets inrural settings, the empowerment of rural people andcommunities (especially women and youth), and therevitalisation of old, and revamping of new economic, social,information and communication infrastructure, publicamenities and facilities in villages and small rural towns.

The new administration is guided by the five priorities ofthe ruling party, namely; creation of decent work &sustainable livelihoods, education, health, rural developmentlinked to land reform and food security, as well as the fightagainst crime & corruption. Government has defined theMedium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) for the termending in 2014 to include the following priorities; “Speedingup growth & transforming the economy to create decentwork & sustainable livelihoods, Massive programme to build

Framework for MTSF delivery

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economic & social infrastructure, Comprehensive ruraldevelopment strategy linked to land and agrarian reform andfood security, Strengthen the skills & human resource base,Improve the health profile of all South Africans, Intensify thefight against crime & corruption, Build cohesive, caring &sustainable communities, Pursuing African advancement &advance the international cooperation, Sustainable resourcemanagement & use, Building a developmental stateincluding improvement of public services & strengthening ofdemocratic institutions.”

The President has called for accountability as well asperformance management and evaluation on the part of allMinisters and Premiers. The strategic objective is to improveservice delivery and the performance of government throughan outcome-based performance management system, wherethe Ministers shall sign performance delivery agreementswith the President and report regularly on the progressmade. The agreed outcome for this Department of RuralDevelopment and Land Reform (DRDLR) is; “Vibrant,equitable and sustainable rural communities and foodsecurity for all”. The agreed outputs on which the success ofthis Department shall be measured include the following:

� Sustainable land reform� Food security for all� Rural development and sustainable livelihoods� Job creation linked to skills training

We acknowledge that social and economic transformationof our country will not be complete if we fail to address theenduring legacies of exploitation, hardship and insecuretenure our fellow South Africans living on farms, experiencedaily.

We have to overhaul our land policy and legislation, withspecific reference to our land tenure system. The Green Paperon Agrarian Transformation, Rural Development and LandReform process will help us to agree on the mostappropriate forms of land ownership, the land size ceilingsaccording to land use, the best practice on sustainable use ofnatural resources, etc.

We have aligned our resources for the “re-capitalisationand development programme” for all the land reformprojects, including Land Reform for AgriculturalDevelopment (LRAD), Settlement and Production LandAcquisition Grant (SPLAG) and restitution projects. Ourplanned interventions for rural development and sustainablelivelihoods will not be successful if we do not address andput in place mechanisms to deal with post settlementsupport as well as effective ways of disaster mitigation andmanagement.

We believe strongly that “working together we can domore” to improve the quality of life for our ruralcommunities.

Fencing,Muyexe

Early Childhood DevelopmentCentre, Muyexe


Construction,KwaNgema

Tarred road,Riemvasmaak

Early Childhood Development,Mkhondo


Strategic context

In 2009, the new administration announced a newMinistry of Rural Development and Land Reform. Inorder to give effect to this mandate the

Department developed the Comprehensive RuralDevelopment Programme (CRDP) which is now a strategicpriority within the MTSF.

The CRDP is aimed at being an effective response againstpoverty and food insecurity. It is anticipated that the ruraldevelopment programme would create social cohesion inrural communities and thereby contribute to sustainabledevelopment interventions.

Guidance from Lekgotla At the recent Lekgotla, it was agreed that the Departmentthrough the CRDP would be the major driver of theachievement of outcome 7, vibrant, equitable andsustainable rural communities. This vision will be achievedthrough coordinated and integrated broad based agrariantransformation which will focus on:

� Building communities� Strategic investment in old and new infrastructure� An improved land reform programme.

Rural development is an overarching issue and thereforealso has a significant link to the other priorities ofgovernment which is:

� Speeding up economic growth and transforming theeconomy to create decent work and sustainablelivelihoods

� Strengthen skills and human resource base� Improve the health profile of the nation� Intensify the fight against crime and corruption� Massive programme to build economic and social

infrastructure� Build cohesive, caring and sustainable communities� Sustainable resource management and use� Pursuing African advancement and enhanced

international co-operation� Building a developmental state including

improvement of public services and strengtheningdemocratic institutions.

The four outputs that have emerged for the Departmentare the following:

� Sustainable land reform � Food security for all � Rural development and sustainable livelihoods � Job creation and skills training, including a job

creation model.The CRDP requires a coordinated strategy to meet the

diverse needs of communities and the participation ofvarious departments across the different spheres ofgovernment, traditional authorities, non-governmentalorganisations and communities is vital. Communities will

become central to their own development and the CRDPmodel will be utilised even as the Department revitalisesfarms previously acquired through the land reformprogramme. The Department will therefore continue toimplement an improved land reform programme that alignswith an agrarian transformation strategy that enablescommunities and individuals to use land more productivelyand contributes to the food security for the country.

To achieve these priorities, the Department will bedeveloping and implementing joint programmes with othersector departments and spheres of government, as well asthe private sector.

State of the NationAddress 2010In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) of 11 February2010, President Jacob Zuma highlighted the following:

Our rural development programme will improve ruralproductivity, and the lives of people living in rural areas.

� In this regard, we launched the first pilot site of theComprehensive Rural Development Programme inGiyani, Limpopo in August last year.

� We are implementing similar programmes in sevensites across the country, benefiting 21 wards.

� By 2014, we aim to have sites in 160 wards. � We want 60% of households in these sites to meet

their food requirements from own production by2014.

� We also need to better integrate land reform andagricultural support programmes.

� Our success in this area will be measured by theincrease in the number of small scale farmers thatbecome economically viable.

Budget Speech 2010In the Budget speech, the Finance Minister highlighted thefollowing areas which we have to contribute to in relation tothe new growth path:

� Concerted effort to reduce joblessness� Support for labour intensive industries through

industrial policy interventions, skills development,public employment programmes and ruraldevelopment strategy

� Sustaining high levels of public and privateinvestment (infrastructure)

� Raising savings levels� Increase the budget for housing� Recapitalisation of State enterprises, including the

Land Bank to assist land reform.

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Vision, Mission &Strategic Outputs

VisionVibrant, Equitable, Sustainable Rural Communities

MissionFacilitate integrated development and social cohesionthrough participatory approaches in partnership with allsectors of society

StrategyAgrarian transformation, meaning the rapid andfundamental change in the relations (systems and patternsof ownership and control) of land, livestock, cropping andcommunity.

Strategic OutputsThe Department of Rural Development and Land Reform hasstrategic objectives at two levels, namely:

Rewards � Ensure sustainable land reform aligned to CRDP� To contribute to the availability of and increased

access to food security by all� Contribute to sustainable rural development and

livelihoods� Increased income and access to job opportunities

Supportive Outputs� Provision of efficient and effective cadastral surveys� Provision of efficient deeds registration that

underpins security of land tenure� To ensure efficient and effective functionality of the

Department to support the core vision

Core Business Values� Batho Pele� Commitment� Accountability� Work ethic� Innovation

Core Clients� Rural communities� Landless and tenure insecure communities� Emergent black farmers� All spheres of government� Users of spatial information� Land owners� Non-governmental organisations� Private sector

Education, Diyatalawa Early Childhood DevelopmentDiyatalawa


Constitutional Framework

Constitution of the Republic of SouthAfrica, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) PreambleWe, the people of South Africa recognise the injustice of ourpast;Honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in ourland;Respect those who have worked to build and develop ourcountry; andBelieve that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, unitedin our diversity.We therefore, through our freely elected representatives,adopt this Constitution as the supreme law of the Republicso as to -Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society basedon democratic values, social justice and fundamental humanrights……..Improve the quality of life of all citizens and free thepotential of each person……...

Section 25 establishes the frameworkfor the implementation of land reformIt states:Section 25 (1):

No one may be deprived of property except in terms oflaw of general application, and no law may permitarbitrary deprivation of property.

Section 25 (2):Property may be expropriated only in terms of law ofgeneral application -(a) for a public purpose or in the public interest; and(b) subject to compensation, the amount of which and

the time and manner of payment of which haveeither been agreed to by those affected or decidedor approved by a Court.

Section 25 (3): The amount of the compensation and the time andmanner of payment must be just and equitable,reflecting an equitable balance between the publicinterest and the interest of those affected, havingregard to all relevant circumstances, including -(a) the current use of the property;(b) the history of the acquisition and use of the

property;(c) the market value of the property;(d) the extent of direct State investment and subsidy in

the acquisition and beneficial capital improvementof the property; and

(e) the purpose of the expropriation.

Section 25 (4):For the purposes of this section –(a) the public interest includes the nation’s

commitment to land reform, and to reforms tobring about equitable access to South Africa’snatural resources; and

(b) property is not limited to land.Section 25 (5):

The State must take reasonable legislative and othermeasures, within its available resources, to fosterconditions which enable citizens to gain access to landon an equitable basis.

Section 25 (6):A person or community whose tenure of land is legallyinsecure as a result of past racially discriminatory lawsor practices is entitled, to the extent provided by an Actof Parliament, either to tenure which is legally secure orto comparable redress.

Section 25 (7):A person or community dispossessed of property after19 June 1913 as a result of past racially discriminatorylaws or practices is entitled, to the extent provided byan Act of Parliament, either to restitution of thatproperty or to equitable redress.

Section 25 (8):No provision of this section may impede the State fromtaking legislative and other measures to achieve land,water and related reform, in order to redress the resultsof past racial discrimination, provided that anydeparture from the provisions of this section is inaccordance with the provisions of section 36 (1).

Section 25 (9):Parliament must enact the legislation referred to insubsection (6).

Other sections establish the frameworkfor the implementation of CRDP

� Section 10 which deals with the right to dignity.� Section 24 (a) which deals with issues of natural

resource use and management.� Section 26 which deals with the right to access to

adequate housing.� Section 27 (1) which deals with the right to access to

sufficient food and water.� Section 41 which sets out the framework for co-

operative and inter-governmental relations.In the interim the Department’s rural developmentimplementation is being guided by the daft CRDP frameworkdocument.

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Restitution� The Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act 22 of

1994), which provides for the restitution of land orthe award of equitable redress to persons orcommunities dispossessed of land as a result of pastracially discriminatory laws or practices; and

� The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act, 2003(Act 48 of 2003), which empowers the Minister ofRural Development and Land Reform to purchase,acquire in any other manner or expropriate land orrights in land for the purpose of restitution awards orfor any related land reform purpose.

Tenure Reform� The Distribution and Transfer of Certain State Land

Act, 1993 (Act 119 of 1993) provides for thedistribution and transfer of State land to persons ordescendants of persons who were removed fromsuch land and had prior to 27 April 1994 submittedapplications to the then Advisory Commission onLand Allocation and the said Commission hadconfirmed their possible entitlement to such land. Itempowers the Minister of Rural Development andLand Reform to designate such land to be dealt within terms of the Act and also appoint a LandDistribution Commissioner to investigate and makeawards to such persons who are found to havelegitimate claims to such land;

� The Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991 (Act112 of 1991) provides for the upgrading of variousforms of tenure to ownership;

� The Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act,1996 (Act 31 of 1996), which provides for thetemporary protection of certain rights and interests inland which are not otherwise adequately protectedby law, until comprehensive new legislation is inplace;

� The Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act 62of 1997), which provides for security of tenure topeople living on land belonging to another personand regulates the conditions under which the evictionof such people may take place;

� The Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996 (Act 3of 1996), which provides for security of tenure tolabour tenants and their associates and for theacquisition of land by labour tenants;

� The Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act28 of 1996), which provides for the establishment oflegal entities enabling communities to acquire, holdand manage land on an agreed basis in terms of aconstitution; and

� The Transformation of Certain Rural Areas Act, 1998(Act 94 of 1998), which provides for the repeal of theColoured Rural Areas Act, 1987.

� The Communal Land Rights Act, 2004 (Act 11 of2004), once the commencement date is published,will provide for secure land tenure rights to personsand communities who occupy and use communalland as defined in that Act.

� The KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Act, 1994 (KZNAct 3 of 1994 – G.N. 28 of 1994 dated 24 April1994) was passed by the then KwaZulu LegislativeAssembly and was amended by the (national)KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Amendment Act,1997 (Act 9 of 1997). It provides for theestablishment of the Ingonyama Trust with theIngonyama of Isizwe sakwaZulu as the sole trustee,the establishment of the board (KwaZulu-NatalIngonyama Trust Board), which administers the affairsof the trust and its land and for the vesting of all theland that originally fell within the legislativejurisdiction of the former KwaZulu LegislativeAssembly and land that may have been acquired forpurposes of transfer to the then KwaZuluGovernment; and for the transfer of that land to theaffected communities.

Redistribution� The Land Reform: Provision of Land and Assistance

Act, 1993 (Act 126 of 1993), aims to redress theimbalanced land allocation of the past by providingland and financial assistance to historicallydisadvantaged persons and communities.

Land Planning &Information

� The Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act 47 of 1937),which provides for the administration of the landregistration system and the registration of rights inland;

� The Professional and Technical Surveyors Act, 1984(Act 40 of 1984), which regulates the professionaland technical surveyors’ profession;

� The Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act 95 of 1986),which regulates sectional title schemes;

� The Development Facilitation Act, 1995 (Act 67 of1995), which provides for extraordinary measures tofacilitate and speed up the implementation ofreconstruction and development programmes andprojects in relation to land;

Legislation implementedby the Department


� The Land Survey Act, 1997 (Act 8 of 1997), whichregulates the surveying of land in the Republic;

� The Planning Profession Act, 2002 (Act 36 of 2002),which provides for the establishment of the SouthAfrican Council for Planners and regulates theplanning profession; and

� The Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003 (Act 54 of2003), which provides the technical, institutional andpolicy framework for the capture, maintenance,distribution and use of publicly held spatialinformation.

General� The Land Titles Adjustment Act, 1993 (Act 111 of

1993), regulates the allocation of private land inrespect of which one or more persons claimownership, but do not have registered title deeds. Itempowers the Minister to designate such land to bedealt with in terms of the Act and to appoint a TitlesAdjustment Commissioner to investigate and makefindings on such claims.

� The Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act,1991 (Act 108 of 1991) repealed or introducedmechanisms to repeal certain racially based land-related laws.

� The Abolition of Certain Title Conditions Act, 1999(Act 43 of 1999) provides for the cancellation of titleconditions requiring the consent of the holders ofobsolete offices.

� The Removal of Restrictions Act, 1967 (Act 84 of1967) provides for the alteration, suspension orremoval of certain undesirable title conditions.

� The Black Authorities Act, 1951 (Act 68 of 1951)regulated the administration of certain categories ofland; and is to be finally repealed.

� The Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Act,1961 (Act 40 of 1961) provides for the conversion ofcertain land in the Northern Cape to freehold title.

� The Land Administration Act, 1995 (Act 2 of 1995)empowers the Minister to delegate any powerconferred by or under a law regarding land matters.

� The State Land Disposal Act, 1961 (Act 48 of 1961)empowers the Minister to dispose of state land forwhich s/he is responsible.

� The Physical Planning Act, 1967 (Act 88 of 1967)� The Physical Planning Act, 1991 (Act 125 of 1991)

regulated certain aspects of spatial planning and landdevelopment, and it is anticipated that they will berepealed as they no longer meet the needs of thedevelopmental state.

Msinga pack house Keates Drift irrigation Ngwalane fencing project

Recently built house,Moses Kotane

New livestock handling facility,Moses Kotane

Renovated primary school,Moses Kotane

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Mr T GwanyaDirector-General:Department of Rural Development & Land Reform

Overview by the Director-Generalof Rural Development & Land Reform

R ural development, land reform and jobcreation have been included amongst thekey priorities of government. In 2009, the

inclusion of the rural development mandate to the previousland reform mandate necessitated significant changes withinthe Department of Rural Development and Land Reform,including a re-conceptualisation of the developmentapproach, vision, mission and the strategic objectives, as wellas the implementation strategy for rural development andland reform.

The Comprehensive Rural Development Programme(CRDP), was introduced as an all encompassing strategy thatis intended to create social cohesion and development inrural areas. The strategy is premised on three pillars of landreform, agrarian transformation and rural development.Through the implementation of the CRDP, the Departmentaims to promote the creation of vibrant, equitable andsustainable rural communities and food security for all. Toensure that the Department achieves this outcome thefollowing are key initiatives within the CRDP programme:

� Social mobilisation and organisation of communities� Strategic investment in social, economic, ICT and

public amenity infrastructure� Co-ordinated and integrated broad-based agrarian

transformation� An improved land reform programme.

Sustainable land reformLand Tenure Systems ReformThe challenges to the implementation of land reform havemade a strong case for the urgent review of our land tenuresystem. Reform of the current tenure systems of the country

is therefore critical to unlock development and increaseinvestment in rural areas.The questions of land ceilings and ownership, land uses, landavailability and the cost of land have been raised. Otherpertinent questions relate to the forms of ownership.

All of these point to the fact that clear land tenuresystems will be the bedrock to addressing power relationsrelative to productive land in South Africa and to safeguardour limited agricultural land.

To facilitate this discussion, the Department is proposingtwo options: all productive land will become a national assetand a quitrent land tenure system either with perpetual orlimited rights is envisaged. This may require an amendmentto Section 25 of the Constitution. All tenure legislation willbe subsequently reviewed and brought under a singlenational land policy framework. Option two will focus on areview of current tenure policies and legislation in order tomaintain the current free-hold title system but within theambit of a land ceilings framework linked to categorisationof farmers. Option two will also investigate a State LandManagement Board to facilitate the management of Stateowned agricultural land and leases.

Policy and legislation that will impact on the ownership ofland by non-nationals will also be finalised. Some policyoptions that will be investigated include the imposition ofland ceilings with regard to ownership of land by non-nationals and/or limited property rights in the form of longterm leases. A type of board may also be created to manageagricultural land transactions.

In relation to these proposals a Tenure System Reform Billwill be tabled by March 2012.

The diagram is a graphical explanation of the twooptions.


The Department will continue to utilise the Land RightsManagement Facility as a tool to protect the land rights ofthe vulnerable farm dwellers. Included in the facility is accessto a 24-hour call centre (Toll-Free no: 0800 007 095).

Within the improved land reform programme, the coreobjective of redistributing 30% of white owned agriculturalland remains but has now been linked to a clear programmeof support and capacity building that would ensure socioeconomic development of all land reform beneficiaries. Inaddition, the Department will over the Medium TermExpenditure Framework (MTEF) period be implementingprogrammes to revitalise farms, that are in distress, acquiredsince 1994 through land restitution and redistribution.

RedistributionThe Redistribution Programme is largely implementedthrough the Provision of Land and Assistance Act, 1993 (Act126 of 1993). Prior to 2008, Act 126 had limitedapplicability which focused on land acquisition but certainkey amendments in the latter part of 2008 will now make itpossible for development interventions aligned to thebroader CRDP.

To date 5.9 million hectares of land have been acquiredthrough redistribution and restitution.

The tenure issues of millions of South Africans living andworking on farms, communal areas and small rural townsstill leaves much to be desired despite the efforts ofgovernment to regulate relationships between owners andoccupiers and tenants. In addition, 16 years into democracyhas not seen significant improvement in the living conditionsof rural households.

RestitutionThe Commission on Restitution of Land Rights established interms of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act 22 of1994), will continue to provide redress to victims of landrights dispossessions as a result of discriminatory laws and

practices since June 1913. To date, 96% of the 79 696lodged land claims have been settled.

We have allocated R275 million as part of the re-capitalisation and development of the farms restored underrestitution. This will form part of the post settlementsupport which will adopt the CRDP principles duringimplementation. The outstanding land claims will have to beresolved in an integrated development approach that takesinto account the new mandate of the DRDLR.

Rural development& rural livelihoodsDuring 2009/10, the CRDP has been rolled out in eightprovinces in the country and over the MTEF period theDepartment intends to implement this programme in 160rural wards throughout the country. Significant progress hasbeen made especially in Muyexe in the District of Giyani.Over the last eight months, amongst other initiatives, houseshave been built, schools renovated, a clinic established and anumber of community organisations have been formed andare operational.

Central to the CRDP is the social mobilisation of ruralcommunities to ensure that they take centre stage in theimprovement of their own quality of life. In order to ensurethat all social mobilisation initiatives consider the dynamicsof particular communities, a detailed household profilingprecedes any initiative. The tool that has been used and willcontinue to be used is an adaptation of the NationalIntegrated Social Information System (NISIS) tool used forthe War on Poverty initiative.

In all 160 wards, communities will be organised intocommunity organisations and cooperatives in line withdevelopment initiatives and local opportunities that havebeen identified through an interactive process. The essenceof the CRDP therefore is that people are not the targets ofdevelopment but rather subjects of their own development.

The President in the State of the Nation Address reiteratedthe call and necessity for all South Africans to work together.The CRDP is expected over the next few years to create the

Social, technical, rural livelihoods and institutional facilitation

Rural economic infrastructure� Logistics

Rural socialinfrastructure�ICT

infrastructure�Amenities &

facilities

NB: POWER RELATIONSDemocratisationClass, race, gender

Land Reform�Land tenure�Land redistribution�Land restiution

COMMUNITY LAND

CROPPING LIVESTOCK

AGRARIANTRANSFORMATION

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CRDP Job Creation ModelPhase I (Short-term)

Job Creation

900 Households 1 Person per household = 900 General employees initiated in basic technicalskills

Targeted Training & Development

45 Groups of 20 householdsAdvanced training in social, technical &

institutional facilitation & enterprisedevelopment

4 Para-somethings per group = 180

TermsTraining & Development

� On & off the job� Certification & accredited

at the end

Mediated EPWP Principles

� Wage rate� Conditions of

employment� 2 Years of unbroken

engagement

Contribution to household

� Each contractee to share50% of income directlywith his/her household

Exit Strategy

� Strict observance ofproduction discipline

� Greater responsibility,linked to training &development

� Business attachment,linked to training &development

� Full responsibility during last6 months, re-inforced byprofessional mentoring

� For absorption into phase IIafter 2 years

Strategy

Contracting x 2 years

To DoCost-benefit analysis of model to establish

feasibility - mainly economicIdentify success and failure factors - mainly

technical Opportunity cost analysis - mainly social

Social ImpactDelay child pregnancy by at least

2 years Reduce HIV infections Reduce dependance on socialgrants

Reduce crime, especially pettycrime & domestic violence

foundation for communities, government, non-governmental organisations and private sector to cometogether to foster sustainable development in rural areas.

The CRDP would also facilitate infrastructure developmentlinked to a job creation model. Implementation of all theprojects will result in short term job opportunities but mostimportantly over the next three years it is anticipated that theDepartment will be able to generate 320 000 two-year job

contracts. The infrastructure created, as well as theenterprises developed, should also be able to sustain apercentage of these jobs over the long term, thus bringingsustainable economic development and wealth creation intothese areas.

The following pages clearly depict the job creation modelto be implemented and the intended impact.


CRDP Job Creation ModelPhase II (Medium-term)

Phase III (Medium to long-term)

� Rural livelihoods and foodsecurity

Implementation

� Initially anchored on fencing� A bi-focal project� Integrated cropping development� Integrated livestock development

Catalyst

� Entrepreneurial training,development and formation

� Indigenous knowledge systems,integrated with appropriatemodern technology (accessible,user friendly and labour intensive)

� Co-operative system of production� Economic and financial services

sectors� Social services sector

Strategy (meetingbasic human needs)

� Village industries and enterprises (emergentindustrial and financial sectors)

Strategy� Production discipline in feeder-sectors (supply side)� Trained workers and staff (entrepreneurial development

critical)� Processing plants (crop and animal products)� Village markets (anchored by ICT infrastructure and skills)� Consumer co-operatives (demand-side control)� Credit finance facilities� Public and social services hubs in villages around emergent

industrial and financial sectors

Catalyst

Phase I could be regarded as anincubator or nursery stage of the

programme - meeting basic humanneeds as a driver

Phase II could be regarded as theentrepreneurial development stage -relatively large-scale infrastructure

development as driver

Phase III is the stage of the emergenceof industrial and financial sectors -driven by small, micro and medium

enterprises and village markets

Vibrant, equitable & sustainable rural communities

CRDP Job Creation ModelPhase I � Meeting basic human needs (shelter, water, sanitation, food electricity, etc.)

Phase II � Enterprise development� Infrastructure development critical ( social, economic, ICT)

Phase III � Small, medium and micro industries (agri-processing, village markets, finance/credit facilities)

Proposed number of households to be supported by the CRDP by 2013Financial year

2009/102010/112011/122012/13TOTAL

Number of rural wards perannum

21253237

115

Estimated number of householdsper rural ward reached (as

reflected in the State of LocalGovernment Report, 2009)

2 7002 7002 7002 700

10 800

Estimated number of ruralhouseholds supported (people)

56 70067 50086 40099 900

310 500

Impact of the CRDP by 2013 (number of people)Year

2013

Average household size in ruralareas (Stats SA, 2001)

4.5

Number of householdssupported (people)

310 500

Number of people affected bythe CRDP programme

1 397 250

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Agrarian transformation initiatives will focus onexpanding and supporting individual households to improvefood security as well as focusing on development ofsmallholder family farming initiatives.

The Department has for the last six months been workingon a draft Green Paper on Agrarian Transformation, RuralDevelopment and Land Reform. Once approved by Cabinet,most of 2010 will be spent in consultation with keystakeholders including rural communities as we worktowards the finalisation of the White Paper in 2011. Inaddition, during the next two years the requisite newlegislation, as well as legislative amendments to give effectto the deliverables in the White Paper, will be completed.

Effective and efficient delivery on the rural developmentand land reform mandate would require commitment andcollaboration across all spheres of government in the areasof resource allocation, planning as well as implementation.In addition, traditional leaders and other communityleadership have a vital contribution to make. To bringgovernment, community and the private sector togetherwould require clear institutional guidelines and reportingmechanisms and the Department will through the lessonslearnt during the implementation of the pilots to strengthenthe current framework for delivery. The task of developingareas that have been deprived for decades of even basicnecessities, would require wider support and commitmentthan just government and hence public private partnershipshave a fundamentally important role to play not only inleveraging finances, but also to provide technical supportand skills transfer.

Financial resourcesThe Department has a baseline allocation of R23 billion overthe MTEF period.

This allows for the delivery of 1.8 million hectares androll-out of the CRDP to 160 wards. This effectively meansthat we have had to revise the 30% target by 2014 to be inline with available resources.

In terms of restitution, there has been a significant declinein the allocation and even exploration of the expropriationprocess will not necessarily make land cheaper.

Human resourcesThe Department has already developed a new structurealigned to the key deliverables of the new strategy and keyposts are already in the process of being filled. In addition,partnership agreements with sector departments and theprivate sector should assist in improving technical capacityrequired within the immediate future. A medium termrecruitment and training plan will be implemented over thenext six months so that the Department reaches the criticalmass of staff required.

The inclusion of the rural development mandate hasgenerated a new energy within the Department, as well aswith relevant sector departments nationally and in theprovinces. We remain committed to striving to create abetter life for all.

T T GwanyaDirector-General: Department of Rural Developmentand Land Reform


Land Reform

Mr M ShabaneDeputy Director-General

The introduction of the Comprehensive RuralDevelopment Programme (CRDP), of whichLand Reform is an integral part, has

necessitated that the current approach be overhauled andnew approaches be adopted. While achieving equitabledistribution of land remains a fundamental policy ofgovernment, there is an even more urgent need to ensurethat land reform is measured not only through equity butalso through productivity leading to enhanced food securityfor all, job creation and skills training amongst beneficiaries.

Categorisation ofland needsFrom the beginning of the new financial year theDepartment will implement stringent criteria to meet thedifferent land needs of beneficiaries. Guided by theexperience of the last 16 years, land needs of qualifyingbeneficiaries can be broadly defined into three categories.The first category comprises of a large majority of landlesspoor who need land for shelter and some land for householdfood production. This group includes approximately 2,8million people who live on commercial farm land withoutany security of tenure, landless poor who live in and aroundrural small towns without meaningful incomes and peoplefrom over-crowded former homelands. These land needs canbe met through the land redistribution programme byproviding small units of land to accommodate their specificneeds. They are not regarded as farmers but require land forshelter, ploughing and grazing to meet their basic householdneeds. A support package to meet these specific needs iscurrently being developed and should be implementedduring the financial year 2010/11, as soon as all the requiredapprovals are granted.

The second category comprises of a group commonlyknown as small scale farmers with proven ability andcommitment to farm but do not have the means to expand

as they do not have enough land, access to finance and therequired technical support. This category is largely found incommunal areas and commercial farms. In fact, manycommodity organisations affiliated to the organisedagricultural formations almost all boast having thousands ofthis category as part of their membership. The new approachwill purposefully target this category as they have a betterchance of success. It is in this area where the Departmentaims to intensify production discipline, skills development,mentorship and job creation as conditions for governmentsupport. The success of the Department with this keyintervention should, in the medium to long term, bemeasured on the number of farmers in this category whograduate to the commercial level.

The third category consists of relatively established blackfarmers who are already entrepreneurs. They largely achievedtheir success despite limited or lack of government support.Together with the second category, with well structured andcoordinated support, they stand a fighting chance tocompliment the country’s ageing cadre of establishedcommercial farmers in providing food security for thecountry. Critical to their sustained competitiveness andprofitability, will be a well structured support packagecombining risk equity and government support.

Through this approach, despite fiscal constraints, theDepartment will measure the successful implementation ofland reform through the number of jobs created, increasedincomes and a critical mass of successful farmers who willcontribute to the gross domestic product (GDP) and balanceof payments.

Recapitalisation &developmentDuring the period of implementing this Strategic Plan, theDepartment has prioritised the recapitalisation anddevelopment of all distressed land reform projects

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implemented since 1994. The Department will establishstrategic partnerships to provide technical support to allstruggling land reform projects by working together with theDepartment of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), theDepartment of Water Affairs and the Land Bank and socialpartners in the private sector. The Department will conductfarm assessments, due diligence exercises and developcredible development plans as conditions for support,through social contracts with all beneficiaries. Among theconditions that will be attached to assistance, productiondiscipline will be paramount. Twenty five percent of theDepartment’s baseline allocation will be set aside for thispurpose. This funding will compliment other fundingprovided by the DAFF and provincial equitable share ofrelevant provincial government departments. Recapitalisationand development will be further extended to black farmers indistress who are struggling to meet their loan obligationswith the Land Bank and other financial institutions. This is astrategic intervention aimed at arresting real and lurkingdanger of rolling back of the limited gains government hasmade in the land redistribution programme. Fundamentally,the recapitalisation and development initiative of theDepartment underscores the seriousness of government inensuring that there is food security for all.

Strategic partnerships,co-management, shareequity & mentorshipRecognising the magnitude of this task and the capacityconstraints of government, both material and technical, to

undertake this post colonial national reconstruction project,the Department will undertake a massive campaign tomobilise all social partners and forge strategic partnershipsto ensure that all available capacity in the sector is galvanisedto contribute to the success of this project.

Commodity organisations and agribusiness,retired/experienced farmers will be engaged to assist withfarm assessments, conduct due diligences exercises,formulate credible development plans, provide skills trainingand mentorship and day-to-day farm management. Risksharing will be encouraged through co-management andshare equity arrangements with beneficiaries.

Strengthening the securityof tenure of farm dwellers& labour tenantsLiving conditions of farm dwellers and labour tenants remainless than satisfactory and thereby depriving them theenjoyment of the fruits of freedom enjoyed by the majorityof citizens. Their tenure remains precarious, leaving themvulnerable to abuse and exploitation. While the Departmentwill continue to provide professional legal support to defendtheir rights, the Minister intends introducing long awaitedlegislation aimed at strengthening the rights of farm dwellersand labour tenants. Land needs of this group will also beprioritised through the different categories discussed above.

Newly constructed fence,Moses Kotane

Renovated primary school,Moses Kotane

Construction site,Riemvasmaak

Trenches for clinic,Riemvasmaak

Fencing for creche,Riemvasmaak

Construction, Mkhondo


Mr A MphelaChief Land Claims Commissioner

The Commission onRestitution of Land Rights

The Commission on Restitution of Land Rightsremains committed to contribute towards theachievement of the 30% land acquisition

target, the fundamental assumption being that financialresources will be available to carry out this noble task.

The Minister has already enjoined us to seek moreinnovative approaches in acquiring land by interacting withorganised agriculture and other land owners such ascorporations and parastatals, including land owned bymunicipalities. It is imperative that we focus on theexpeditious transfer of State land to communities, whetherforestry or agricultural land.

Our overall approach in settling the 3 909 outstandingclaims will be in line with the principles of theComprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP)focusing among others on the profiling of households andthe employment creation model as well as building capacityfor conflict resolution, a matter which normally underminesservice delivery.

The key measure of success this financial year is that farmsmust be productive, individual households must benefit, andthere must be discernible growth in the local economy. TheCouncil of Stakeholders must be established for each areaand projects must be integrated into the Municipal IDPsystem and evenly spread through the wards of themunicipality to ensure equitable distribution of resources.

In line with our revised business process, once a claim isvalidated (accepted as a valid claim), the CRDP must comeinto effect. All concerned stakeholders must be dulyinformed. Each valid claim must be submitted to a jointplanning committee between the members of theCommission and the other land reform programmes withinthe Department, regarding settlement. The Commission canno longer act on its own in accepting or dismissing a claim.

We have set ourselves a target to complete the researchon all the outstanding land claims by December 2011.Under the political leadership of the Minister, theCommission intends to tackle the issue of the bettermentclaims and find ways to the resolution of the Kruger NationalPark claims as well as implement development concerningland claims such as District Six.

All the projects which currently have grant funding will beimplemented in line with the CRDP and clear targets set perprovince. There shall be clear monitoring criteria for eachproject and early warning systems established to deal withany challenges which may hinder effective implementationand management of the project.

Given the current financial constraints, we are called uponto do more with less, and to do it efficiently. The outcomebased monitoring system has been introduced to ensure thatemphasis is not placed on input indicators only, but on theoutcomes and value for money.

Effective performance management and the efficient useof resources and accountability will also constitute thecentral focus of our endeavours in the new financial year.The implementation of the Batho Pele principles, effectivecommunication with claimants and other stakeholdersthrough timely responses to public and other enquiries formspart of the non-negotiables in our service delivery.Presidential and related enquiries will be dealt withaccording to the stipulated timeframes.

Clear targets and outputs must be set per province, keyactivities spelt out, demands of the task elaborated on, andthe mode of delivery determined. This must include effectivecosting of the activities, demands of the task, as well as themode of delivery.

Lastly, every manager is held accountable for performanceon the departmental priorities and mandate as elaborated bythe Minister and the Director-General.

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Dr N MakgalemeleDeputy Director-General

Geo-spatial Services, TechnologyDevelopment & Disaster Management

The component of National Geo-spatialInformation is responsible for the nationalcontrol survey network, the national mapping

and aerial imagery programmes and the provision of geo-spatial information services.

Information and knowledge of where the people live,what infrastructure exists in the area, what water and othernatural resources are available, what is the land cover, whatis the terrain like, what is the agricultural activity, where isthe nearest town and public services, and other suchinformation are crucial for decision making in ruraldevelopment initiatives. This geo-spatial information iscritical for the roll-out and ongoing monitoring of theComprehensive Rural Development Programme.

In an effort to provide access to geo-spatial information(maps) to visually-impaired persons the National Geo-spatialInformation component will produce a braille atlas for eachprovince over the next three years. Limpopo will beprioritised. This component will continue with its mapliteracy and map awareness training for adults and supportto educators and school learners to promote the use of geo-spatial information. Priority will be given to ruralcommunities.

The rural areas of South Africa cover vast distances and itis necessary to have a control survey network that links thesevast areas. The rural areas are well served by the permanentbeacons but additional trignet stations will have to beinstalled in some areas to improve the accuracies and speedrequired using the satellite positioning system.

Aerial imagery is a significant source of geo-spatialinformation and a record of the land at that time. It isnecessary to “refresh” the aerial imagery on a regular basisto record the changes taking place. National Geo-spatial

Information acquires aerial imagery on an annual basis. TheCRDP sites have been prioritised.

Over this strategic period the implementation of theSpatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003 (Act 54 of 2003) will beprioritised. The newly formed multi-sector Committee forSpatial Information will be supported and the sharing ofgeo-spatial information promoted.

The Branch will also assist in the creation of orderly andsustainable rural settlements by ensuring alignment andharmonisation of rural development plans to existingplanning frameworks including Provincial Growth andDevelopment Strategy (PGDS)/ Integrated Development Plans(IDPS). To this end the Branch will provide analysis ofexisting frameworks to determine linkages and identifypotential conflicts and also ensure that development planstake into cognisance existing environmental tools.

The Branch would also contribute to the reduction ofpoverty and vulnerability in rural areas through research andthe promulgation of appropriate technologies and innovativeapproaches to development.

In addition, the Department has considered the adverseimpact that disasters have on rural areas and the lives ofrural people and has included in its strategy, a disastermanagement component which together with other sectordepartments will co-ordinate responses to rural disasters.

We are living in a knowledge economy where researchand innovation are critical for growth, competitiveness andprofitability. Technology development, use of indegenousknowledge systems and appropriate technology remaincentral in the implementation of the CRDP.

We shall work closely with communities, researchinstitutions and strategic partners to achieve our stated goalsin this component.


The Comprehensive Rural DevelopmentProgramme has adopted a participatoryapproach to rural development to ensure that

the rural communities are able to take full charge of theircollective destiny. The approach is predicated on socialmobilisation of the rural communities so that there can beownership of rural development projects and programmes.Social cohesion and the building of strong organisations inthe rural communities are primary tasks of the Social,Technical, Rural Livelihoods and Institutional FacilitationBranch.

In order to know the needs of the rural communities, theDepartment has introduced the process of householdprofiling, driven by the Branch. The Department has enteredinto a close working relationship with War on Poverty andthe Department of Social Development and the War onPoverty questionnaire is used for the household profilingtogether with the National Integrated Social InformationSystem (NISIS), for data capturing. The needs assessments

are also conducted at the community level throughParticipatory Rural Appraisal techniques employed not onlyto identify the needs of the rural communities but also toensure the participation of the rural people in this process.

Food security, the building of sustainable livelihoods andskills training are key focus areas of the Branch and these arealso some of the priorities of the Department. Forgingpartnerships with government and non-governmentalstakeholders is crucial in ensuring that these priorities aresuccessfully undertaken by the Department. The facilitationand coordination of the Department’s job creation modelalso fall under the activities of the Branch.

The Branch has four key priorities: social organisation andmobilisation, technical support, skills development, rurallivelihoods and food security and institution building andmentoring. The core function of STRIF is to facilitate socialcohesion and sustainable rural development through aparticipatory community based planning approach to enablethe rural people to take control of their destiny.

Mr M SwartzDeputy Director-General

Social, Technical, Rural Livelihoods& Institutional Facilitation (STRIF)

Public amenities,Muyexe

Fencing, Mkhondo


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Ms L ArcharyDeputy Director-General (Acting)

Rural Infrastructure Development

In contributing to vibrant, sustainable, equitablerural communities, the Rural InfrastructureDevelopment Branch will focus on providing

strategic investment in social and economic infrastructure toenable rural communities to first address their basic humanneeds but as they progress to also begin to engage withdifferent economic activities. Economic infrastructure refersbut is not limited to development of roads, railways, dippingtanks, fencing, pack houses, stalls and markets.

Rural development is also about enabling rural people totake control of their own destiny and therefore significantfocus will be placed on the creation of new and revitalisationof public amenities and facilities to ensure better access togovernment services. In addition, it is vitally important toallow rural communities and especially young people to haveaccess to information and to this end the Department will befocusing in partnership with Department of Communicationson establishment of e-centres in all CRDP wards.

Implementation in the pilot areas over the last eightmonths has clearly pointed to the fact that key issues ofinfrastructure delivery remain in the areas of water,sanitation, housing, health care and roads. In ensuring thatrural communities have access to the required infrastructure,the Department will be a catalyst, initiator, co-ordinator andfacilitator.

It is vitally important that all infrastructure interventionscontribute to the issues of food security and agrarian

transformation. To achieve improved food security,infrastructure interventions will also be made at householdlevel especially as regards access to water and fencing tosupport food production.

Over this MTEF period the Department will be focusing onthe requisite legislation that needs to be developed as well asthe establishment of the Rural Development Agency.

In addition, revitalistion of farms acquired through landreform will be done within the principles of the CRDP.Therefore the infrastructure development component of theDepartment will ensure that all the identified infrastructurerequirements of these farms are provided. All infrastructurethat is developed on CRDP areas, as well as land reformprojects, will have a direct link to the job creation model ofthe CRDP and programmes will be developed to ensure thatlong term jobs are a spin-off.

There is currently a significant backlog in infrastructure inrural areas and it is therefore important for the efforts ofgovernment and private sector to be coordinated into jointprogrammes that will help to achieve maximum impactwithin limited budget allocations. There are also varied andscarce skills required to achieve the targets for infrastructuredevelopment and the Department will ensure access to theseskills through partnerships and joint infrastructureprogrammes with other sector departments, spheres ofgovernment and the private sector.

Renovation of clinic,Muyexe

Community consultation,Dysselsdorp

Water pipes,Muyexe


The core functions of the Component: DeedsRegistration and the ten Deeds Registries fallingunder the supervision of the Chief Registrar of

Deeds are as follows:� To register real rights in land;� To maintain a public land register;� To provide registration information; and� To maintain an archive of registration records.

The component: Deeds Registration administers the DeedsRegistries Act, 1937 (Act 47 of 1937) and Sectional TitlesAct, 1986 (Act 95 of 1986). The Deeds RegistrationRegulation Board and Sectional Titles Regulation Board werecreated in terms of these Acts. These two bodies areresponsible for the development of policies, enactment andamendment of legislation relating to deeds and sectionalregistration. They have been created in order to advise theMinister regarding policy matters.

The component: Deeds Registration is responsible toprovide a high quality deeds registration system wherebysecure titles are registered and speedy and accurateinformation is provided, with special emphasis on land

reform and rural development. Furthermore, they maintainpublic registers of land. The impact thereof is security of title,efficient land use and land administration services. Eachsecure land right provides a source of wealth, a negotiableasset and a platform for investment for the rights holder,thus contributing to poverty alleviation and socio-economicdevelopment.

The tender for the progressive introduction of e-Cadastrehas been awarded to the successful bidder. This project isaimed at reducing deeds registration turnaround times andwill be implemented over the MTEF period. A phasedapproach will be followed which includes implementation ofan enterprise architecture which will ultimately result in theconsolidation of Cadastral Surveys and Deeds Registrationdata stores. This will also entail the back-scanning of all thepaper and microfilm records in order to make all of ourrecords available digitally. This project will facilitate therationalisation of the areas of jurisdiction for Pretoria,Limpopo, Vryburg, Cape Town, Mthatha, King William’sTown and Kimberley.

Mr S LefafaChief Registrar of Deeds

Deeds Registration

Satelite police station, Muyexe Integrated Service Centre,Mkhondo


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The Chief Surveyor-General is responsible forcadastral surveying and land informationservices as and when required and will:

� promote and control all matters connected with suchsurveys and services;

� conduct cadastral survey related research as may berequired;

� take charge of and preserve the records of all surveysand operations which do not form part of the recordsof an office of a Surveyor-General and which werecarried out before the commencement of the LandSurvey Act;

� prepare, compile and amend such maps and otherdocuments as may be required;

� supervise and control the survey and diagrammaticrepresentation of land for purposes of registration ina deeds registry; and

� regulate the procedure in each Surveyor-General'soffice and determine the manner in which the LandSurvey Act shall be carried out.

Cadastral Surveys Management plays a key role in theland administration of the country, in particular to landdevelopment. Surveyors-General who have been

decentralised to seven of the nine provinces are responsiblefor the examination and approval of all land surveyed in thecountry as depicted on diagrams, general plans and sectionalplans prior to registration at the Deeds Registration office. Itis also the sole custodian of cadastral information.

Cadastral information preserved and maintained at theOffices of the Surveyors-General assist the Department in itsanalysis and planning of rural development initiatives. Otherservices provided including the facilitation of State landsurveys as well as the identification of un-surveyed and un-alienated State land.

Cadastral Surveys together with Deeds Registration, dealwith the land administration system by improving access ofSurveyor-General offices to the majority of the population inall the provinces, as well as improving the multi-medialodgement facility that was implemented in 2008.

In addition the Department is in the process of developinga retention policy linked to scarce skills including the surveyprofession.

Through its training unit, professional land surveyors,survey technicians and pupil survey officers in-training willcontinue to receive training and development.

Mr M RibaChief Surveyor-General

Cadastral Surveys Management

Housing, Muyexe

Infrastructure development,Muyexe

Household fencing project, Muyexe


Support Services

The global financial crisis, our Department’snew mandate and the introduction of anoutcome-based approach have all made it

more imperative for us, to paraphrase the President, to worksmarter, with more speed and with compassion in meetingthe needs of our developmental state.

Accountability, performance management and theefficient use of resources will take centre stage as we striveto achieve our rural development and land reform mandate,with Batho Pele principles integrated into our seamlessinteractions with our stakeholders and the rapid responses topublic and other enquiries. Presidential and related publicenquiries must, without exceptions, be tackled within the setdeadlines.

Timeframes, targets and outputs will be set per provinceand throughout the Department, with key activities clearlydefined, demands of the tasks spelt out and performancestandards well articulated to make sure that every official,throughout the Department, takes responsibility for theperformance and the delivery of Departmental priorities.

Organisational structure, culture and values must be re-aligned to these imperatives.

Every manager is held accountable for performance onthe Departmental priorities.

The recently developed structure of the Department isprimarily designed to provide capacity for the new mandate.The main emphasis of the changed structure deals with theaddition of two new branches to implement the CRDP, vizSocial, Technical, Rural Livelihoods and InstitutionalFacilitation (STRIF) and Rural Infrastructure Development(RID).

The previous branch of Land Planning and Informationhas been restructured to deal with the new focus on ruraldevelopment and is now called Geo-spatial Services,Technology Development and Disaster Management (GTD).This has necessitated the separation of Deeds and Cadastral

Survey Management into two stand alone components.In addition, Provincial Shared Service Centres (PSSCs) have

been created in all nine provinces. These PSSCs will act as theface of the Department providing rural development andland reform services across the spectrum on a geographicalbasis.

The Department has in previous years undertook a robustrecruitment drive to fast track recruitment through a focusedteam improving turnaround times from advertising toappointment of successful candidates. This effort will befurther enhanced and should capacitate the Department inthe MTSF period to deliver on its mandate.

The restructuring of the Department has been based on aclear articulation of the demands of the tasks and thereforeprovides a clear basis of all competencies and skills required.

To support the restructured Department, the RestitutionBranch has also begun a process of scaling down activitiesand the employees are being transferred to the newlyformed branches and formal re-skilling processes have beeninitiated.

In addition, the Department will continue with itsgraduate programme aimed at recruiting unemployedgraduates to be trained in various areas where skillsshortages are experienced. The Department has adopted amulti-pronged strategy to address the capacity shortagenamely targeted adverts, skills research, bursary programsand exhibitions. This forms part of an innovative retentionstrategy geared to promote growth and effectiveness.

The Department has to this effect developed a HumanResource Plan that is aligned to its core business to guidehuman resource systems and processes with a view toensuring that it has the right number of people, with therequired competencies at all times to perform its mandates.This Plan identifies certain strategic interventions which willaddress the human resource related challenges experiencedby the Department.

Mr A van StadenDeputy Director-General (Acting)

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A result-driven performance management system will beadopted and all employees will be assessed on quarterlybasis to ensure goal achievement and development of staffto improve their performance. As performance managementis the driving force in successful organisations, performancemanagement will be monitored at the level of executivemanagement of the Department.

Monitoring & EvaluationGovernment has demonstrated its seriousness about servicedelivery improvement by introducing a new Ministry forPerformance Monitoring and Evaluation (PME). The Ministryhas published the discussion document (ImprovingGovernment Performance: Our Approach) which describes anew approach to Performance Management Monitoring andEvaluation in government. Central to this approach are thegovernment priorities (education, health, jobs, ruraldevelopment and safety) as outlined in the Medium TermStrategic Framework (MTSF).

The Department will be guided by the new approach onhow PME will be implemented i.e. the new Ministry and theDepartment will develop outcome indicators that arerelevant to DRDLR. The focus will be on an outcomes-basedmonitoring and evaluation (M&E) where measurements willfocus on results in the value chain.

The President in his SONA re-emphasised that the work ofDepartments will be measured by outcomes, developedthrough PME. The Department will ensure that outputs inthe Departmental strategic plan are measurable, specific andrelevant to achieve defined outcomes agreed upon by theDRDLR and the PME.

Due to fact that the mandate of the DRDLR can only beachieved through coordinated effort with variousstakeholders, the Department will facilitate (as outlined inthe Presidential PME Discussion Document: ImprovingGovernment Performance: Our Approach) Delivery Forums tonegotiate delivery agreements with other departments andrelevant stakeholders across all spheres. The agreementsdescribe roles and responsibilities against timelines andbudgets in order to ensure achievements of set outcomes.

Robust monitoring and evaluation of the five governmentpriorities will be enhanced through regular project site visits

and reporting. The public will participate in M&E by beinginvolved as sources of the monitoring data and beinginvolved in actual fieldwork where empirical data is collected.

In this MTEF, the Department will complete theimplementation of a Performance Information ManagementSystem (PIMS), which will ensure timely availability ofprogramme and subsequently project performanceinformation in the Department. Through this system,availability of performance information will be enhanced andcredibility and reliability of information improved.

Previous M&E systems such as programme and projectperformance monitoring, reporting on the government’sProgramme of Action (PoA), evaluation in the form of qualityof life impact studies, baselines surveys and diagnosticevaluations will continue. Under the CRDP programme andproject evaluation, the Department will produce periodicreview reports to ensure availability of timely information onquantities, quality and outcomes towards the five keypriorities of government as contained in the MTSF. Thecritical role of analysis and provision of critical statistics andstrategic information will also continue.

Policy Unit The Department through the Policy Unit will provide researchon the overall, comprehensive, strategic and long-term issuesrelated to rural development and provide policy suggestionsand consulting advice to the Department. The Departmentwill also play a leading role in the development of ruraldevelopment and land reform related legislation and providesupport to other departments whose legislation impacts onthe mandate of the Department. The Department willexpand its extensive contacts with government departments,research institutions and other key partners and provide aservice to the government and society with its high-levelresearch results.

The Department will in this period be focusing extensivelyon the development of new legislation and policy includingthe following:

� Green Paper on Agrarian Transformation, RuralDevelopment and Land Reform

� Land Tenure System Reform Policy.

Police station, Muyexe

Community vegetable gardens,Muyexe

Housing project, Muyexe


Office of the Chief Financial Officer providessupport to the Accounting Officer indischarging his responsibilities in

consistence with the Public Finance Management Act, 1999(Act 1 of 1999) (PFMA). These include the design andimplementation of the Financial Management Framework,appropriate integrated financial management systems,financial and supply chain management policies andprocesses across the Department.

Major policies exist which provide direction to linemanagers in carrying out their financial managementresponsibilities. The processes will be updated to provideadditional detail and describe how policies are to beimplemented in line with the new mandate of theDepartment. The main control objectives will be toensure:

� The efficiency and effectiveness of operations � Compliance with applicable laws and regulations � The reliability of financial reporting and � To strengthen the oversight and sound management

of public resources entrusted to the Department.In the 2009/2010 financial year, all critical posts were

filled providing the Branch with adequate capacity toestablish a structured approach to collecting, analysing,producing and using financial information that helpmanagers at all levels to manage and report on performanceadequately. A clean audit report must be obtained by 2012.

During the 2009/2010 financial year, a trading accountwas established which is fully operational. This tradingaccount will be used to fund distressed farms. Varioussources of funding will be considered where the currentallocation of R208 million does not cover the costs.

Chief Financial Officer

Mr V MahlanguChief Financial Officer (Acting)

ECD centre, Riemvasmaak

Housing project, Riemvasmaak


27S T R A T E G I C P L A N 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3

The implementation of rural developmentshould result in vibrant, equitable andsustainable rural communities and food

security for all. The essence of such a community would bemeasured through the following:

� Food security� Rapid and sustained economic growth� Intellectual development� Environment sustainability� Healthy rural communities� Political maturity� Social stability and growth� Self reliant and confident community� Fairness in line with the Bill of Rights� Social cohesion

As the targets were being developed, the Departmenttook cognisance of the fact that we now operate within anoutcomes-based performance monitoring system and henceall the outputs that have been set are linked to theachievement of the outcome as stated above. The statedoutcome relates directly to the achievement of otheroutcomes and priorities of government which include the

following:� Decent employment through inclusive growth� Skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive

growth path� An efficient, competitive and responsive economic

infrastructure� Empowered fair and inclusive citizenship� Enhanced use and protection of environmental assets

and natural resources� Quality basic education� A long and healthy life for all South Africans� All people in South Africa are and feel safe

In order to achieve this, each component of theDepartment will be focusing on the achievement of certaintargets as indicated in the attached plan. The strategicframework, as indicated on the following two pages, guidesthe planning, implementation and monitoring framework ofthe Department.

Rural development is an overarching mandate and hencethe achievement of many of the targets will be a result ofcollaboration across sector departments, non-governmentalorganizations and the private sector.

Rationale for the targeting bythe Department of Rural Development& Land Reform

Building inspection, Riemvasmaak

Delivering fencing material,Mhlontlo

Laying foundations,Riemvasmaak

Construction worker, Riemvasmaak

Planting cabbages, Mhlontlo

Construction worker, Riemvasmaak


Strategic Plan: Framework

OutcomesPolitical Mandate

Ruling Party:

Creation of decent work and sustainable livelihoods

Education

Health

Rural development, food security and land reform

The fight against crime and corruption

Government:Speeding up growth and transforming the economy to create decent work andsustainable livelihoods

Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure

Comprehensive rural development strategy linked to land and agrarian reformand food security

Strengthen the skills and human resource base

Improve the health profile of all South Africans

Intensify the fight against crime and corruption

Build cohesive, caring and sustainable communities

Pursuing African advancement and enhanced international cooperation

Sustainable resource management and use

Building a developmental state including improvement ofpublic services and strengthening democratic institutions

InputsStrategic functions:

Back OfficeSupport Services

Land Reform

Rural Development

Social, Technical and Institutional Facilitation,Enterprise Development and Food Security

Special Services

29S T R A T E G I C P L A N 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3

Operational Plan:Key tasks

Demands of each taskActivities per task

Cost per taskMode of service delivery per task

Implementation: Front endProject determination Project design /job specificationsBills quantities Procurement of goods and services (SCM)Social mobilisation and organisation (Selection)Project plans (Directors take control) measurable, timed,area based and costed.Project implementation (on the job training), led by DeputyDirectors, Assistant Directors and Supervisors

Monitoring &evaluation:

Comparison ofexpected and actualoutputsCorrective measuresBack into the system

Stakeholder Feedback:- Quantities (output)- Quality (units delivered)- Quality (delivery of services)

Loop-back into the system

Actio

ns/ A

ctivities

Actio

ns/ A

ctivities

Targeted outputs

Actual outputs

Assessment of impact


Legislative Programme

Strategicobjective

Legislation andpolicy to supportruraldevelopmentand land reform

Key Result Area(Output)

Tenure reformpolicy developed

Land ReformGeneralAmendment Bill

Black AuthoritiesRepeal Bill

Deeds RegistriesAmendment Bill

Sectional TitlesAmendment Bill

GeomaticsProfession Bill

Land ProtectionBill

Action (Task)

Review landtenure system

Draft legislationamendingESTA/LTA/PIE andCPA introducedin Parliament byJuly 2010

Draftamendments toeffectconsequentialchanges to ownadministeredActs in terms ofthe NationalMacroOrganisation ofthe State

Draft Billrepealing entireBlack AuthoritiesAct

Draftamendments toDeeds RegistriesAct

Draftamendments toSectional TitlesAct

Draft legislationamendingcurrentGeomaticsProfession Bill

Draft legislationsubmitted toCabinet byMarch 2010

Indicators

Policy andlegislation onland tenure inplace by March2012

Draft legislationamendingESTA/LTA/PIE andCPA introducedin Parliament byJuly 2010

All consequentialamendments toown-administeredActs attended to

Repeal Billsubmitted toCabinet by April2010

Draft legislationamending DeedsRegistries Actsubmitted toCabinet by April2010

Draft legislationamendingSectional TitlesAct submitted toCabinet by April2010

Draft legislationamendingcurrentGeomaticsProfession Billsubmitted toCabinet by June2010

Approved policyframework andBill by March2010

Target 2010/11

Policy frameworkapproved byCabinet

July 2010

Land ReformGeneralAmendment Bill

Black AuthoritiesRepeal Bill

Deeds RegistriesAmendment Bill

Sectional TitlesAmendment Bill

GeomaticsProfession Bill

Policy frameworkand Billapproved

Target 2011/12

Bill introduced toParliament.

None

None

None

None

None

None

None

Target 2012/13

New law broughtinto operation

None

Review

None

None

None

None

Review

31S T R A T E G I C P L A N 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3

Strategicobjective

Legislation andpolicy to supportruraldevelopmentand land reform(continued)

Key Result Area(Output)

RuralDevelopmentAgency Bill

Green/WhitePaper onAgrarianTransformation,RuralDevelopmentand Land Reform

Action (Task)

PolicyFrameworksubmitted toCabinet byMarch 2011 andDraft Bill by July2011

Draft Green andWhite Papers

Indicators

ApprovedBusiness Case,Approved PolicyFramework andBill

Green Papergazetted by May2010

White Papersubmitted toCabinet byMarch 2011

Target 2010/11

PolicyFrameworkapproved

Green Paperconsultations,developing arural sectorprofile

Target 2011/12

RuralDevelopmentAgency Billdeveloped

White Paper

Target 2012/13

None

Review


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39S T R A T E G I C P L A N 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 3

CDW - Community Development WorkerCPA - Communal Property AssociationCRDP - Comprehensive Rural Development ProgrammeDAFF - Department of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesDDG - Deputy Director-GeneralDMP - Demand Management PlanDRDLR - Department of Rural Development and Land ReformEPWP - Extended Public Works ProgrammeESTA - Extension of Security of Tenure ActFET - Further Education and TrainingGDP - Gross Domestic ProductGTD - Geo-spatial Services, Technology Development and Disaster Management ICT - Information and Communication TechnologyIDP - Integrated Development PlanKZN - KwaZulu-NatalLRAD - Land Reform for Agricultural DevelopmentLTA - Labour Tenants ActM&E - Monitoring and EvaluationMPCC - Multi-Purpose Community CentresMTEF - Medium Term Expenditure FrameworkMTSF - Medium Term Strategic FrameworkNISIS - National Integrated Social Information SystemPFMA - Public Finance Management ActPGDS - Provincial Growth and Development StrategyPIE - Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land ActPIMS - Performance Information Management SystemPMDS - Performance Management and Development SystemPME - Performance Monitoring and Evaluation PoA - Programme of Action PSSC - Provincial Shared Service CentresRID - Rural Infrastructure DevelopmentSETA - Sector Education and Training AuthoritySO - Strategic ObjectiveSONA - State of the Nation AddressSPLAG - Settlement and Production Land Acquisition GrantSTRIF - Social, Technical, Rural Livelihoods and Institutional Facilitation

Abbreviations & acronyms


Contact details

National OfficePrivate Bag X833Pretoria, 0001184 Jacob Maré Street Pretoria, 0001Tel: 012 312 8911Fax: 012 312 8066Website:http://www.ruraldevelopment.gov.zaToll-Free: 0800 007 095

Director-GeneralMr Thozi Gwanya Tel: 012 312 8503Fax: 012 323 6072e-mail: [email protected]

Cape Town Tel: 021 465 6320Fax: 021 465 3282

Deputy Director-General:Land ReformMr Mdu ShabaneTel: 012 312 9552Fax: 012 312 9128e-mail: [email protected]

Chief Land Claims CommissionerMr Andrew MphelaTel: 012 312 9244Fax: 012 321 0428e-mail: [email protected]

Deputy Director-General:Geo-spatial Services, Technology Development andDisaster ManagementDr Nozizwe MakgalemeleTel: 012 312 9834Fax: 012 326 9524e-mail: [email protected]

Deputy Director-General:Social, Technical, Rural Livelihoods and InstitutionalFacilitation Mr Moshe SwartzTel: 012 312 8409Fax: 012 323 6072e-mail: [email protected]

Deputy Director-General:Rural Infrastructure Development (Acting)Ms Leona ArcharyTel: 012 312 9556Fax: 012 323 6072e-mail: [email protected]

Deputy Director-General:Support Services (Acting)Mr Anton van StadenTel: 012 312 8151Fax: 012 321 0658e-mail: [email protected]

Chief Financial Officer (Acting)Mr Vusi MahlanguTel: 012 312 8154/9310Fax: 012 321 3279e-mail: [email protected]

Website:http://www.ruraldevelopment.gov.zaToll-Free: 0800 007 095

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