Question NW551 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
17 April 2024 - NW551
Van Dyk, Ms V to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What does the Constitution of the Rooiwal Communal Property Association say about (a) non-members (names furnished), (b) politicians and (c) family members (details furnished) who are elected to the executive committee?
Reply:
(a) In terms of clause 12.5 of the Rooiwal Communal Property Association’s constitution, individuals who are non-members of the Communal Property Association (CPA) can be elected to the executive committee of the CPA.
(b) The Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994) does not disqualify a person who holds political office from being a claimant or a beneficiary, therefore in terms of Rooiwal CPA’s constitution, politicians who are members of the CPA representing their family household, can be elected to the executive committee of the CPA.
(c) Clause 7 of the Rooiwal CPA’s Constitution allows for election to the executive committee of family members provided that they are members of the Rooiwal CPA.