Question NW1719 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

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04 October 2018 - NW1719

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Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform

(a) What total amount of land owned by her department and the entities reporting to her in each province is (i) vacant and (ii) unused or has no purpose and (b) what is the (i) location and (ii) size of each specified plot of land; (2) (a) how much of the land owned by her department and the entities reporting to her has been leased out for private use and (b) what is the (i) Rand value of each lease and (ii)(aa) location and (bb) size of each piece of land

Reply:

No

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM

INGONYAMA TRUST BOARD

  1. (a) (i)

Approximately 27 801 hectares, which is primarily mountainous land and land with indigenous forests.

No land is vacant and unused or has no purpose as the land held by the Ingonyama Trust is used communally for residential, ploughing and grazing by the local traditional council communities.

(ii)

0 hectares

 

(b) (i)

Columns 1,2,3 and 4 of Annexure A titled “Vacant Land”

Falls away.

(ii)

Last column of Annexure A.

Falls away.

  1. (a)

Approximately 2 309 078 Hectares.

Approximately 61 671 hectares

(b) (i)

Last 2 columns of Annexure B titled “Leased Land”

Annexure C

(b) (ii) (aa)

Columns 1,2,3 and 4 of Annexure B

Annexure D

(bb)

Last column of Annexure B

Annexure D