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STRATEGIC PLAN 2011-2014
Department:Rural Development and Land Reform
rural development& land reform
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT & LAND REFORM
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CONTENTS Minister’s foreword 1
Deputy Minister’s statement 3
Director-General’s overview 4
PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW 6
1. Vision 7
2. Over-arching goal 7
3. Mission 7
4. Strategy 7
5. Values 7
6. Key priorities 7
7. Strategic goals 8
8. Legislative and other mandates 8
8.1 Constitutional framework 8
8.2 Legislative mandates 10
8.3 Planned policy initiatives 13
9. Situational analysis 14
9.1 Performance delivery environment 15
9.2 Organisational environment 18
9.3 Overall programme structure 20
9.4 Description of the strategic planning process 22
10. Strategic outcome oriented goals 22
10.1 Strategic priorities and goals 22
PART B: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 26
Programme 1: Administration 27
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Programme 1: Strategic objectives 28
Resource considerations 29
Programme 2: Geospatial and Cadastral Services 30
Programme 2: Strategic objectives 33
Resource considerations 34
Programme 3: Rural Development 35
Programme 3: Strategic objectives 36
Resource considerations 38
Programme 4: Restitution 39
Programme 4: Strategic objectives 40
Resource considerations 40
Programme 5: Land Reform 41
Programme 5: Strategic objectives 42
Risk Management Plan 43
Part C: Links to other plans 46
Public entities 47
Public-private partnerships 47
Aligning Resources with Strategic Plan 48
Annexture A: Strategic objective annual targets for 2011 – 2014 49
Programme 1: Administration 49
Programme 2: Geospatial and Cadastral Services 53
Programme 3: Rural Development 60
Programme 4: Restitution 65
Programme 5: Land Reform 66
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APP Annual Performance Plan
CBO Community-Based Organisations
CFO ChiefFinancialOfficer
CRDP Comprehensive Rural Development Programme
DAFF Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
DHET Department of Higher Education and Training
DHS Department of Human Settlements
DoCG Department of Cooperative Governance
DoD Department of Defence
DoE Department of Energy
DOT Department of Transport
DPSA Department of Public Service and Administration
DPME Department of Monitoring and Evaluation
DPW Department of Public Works
DRDLR Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
DST Department of Science and Technology
DTI Department of Trade and Industry
DWA Department of Water Affairs
DED Department of Economic Development
FET Further Education and Training Colleges
Ha Hectares
HSRC Human Sciences Research Council
ICT Information and Communications Technology
ISRDP Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme
LUMB Land Use Management Bill
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MTEF Medium-term Expenditure Framework
MTSF Medium-term Strategic Framework
NARYSEC National Rural Youth Services Corps
NT National Treasury
PLAS Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy
PLRO ProvincialLandReformOffice
PMDS Performance Management Development System
PSSC Provincial Shared Service Centre
PPP Public-private Partnership
RADP Recapitalisation and Development Programme
List of Acronyms
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RDF Recapitalisation and Development Fund
RID Rural Infrastructure Development
RLCC Regional Land Claims Commission
SASDI South African Spatial Data Infrastructure
SDF Spatial Development Framework
SITA State Information Technology Agency
STRIF Social, Technical, Rural Livelihoods and Institutional Facilitation
Figure 1: Agrarian Transformation System 14
Figure 2: Sustained and change agenda 15
Figure 3: Outcome 7 and outputs 18
List of Acronyms
List of Figures
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Strategic Plan 2011 - 2014
The mandate of the department is
derived from the five priorities of
the ruling party, and government’s
Medium-term Strategic Framework
(MTSF). In May 2009 we embarked
on a journey that was to pave the
path for rural development and
land reform in South Africa; this
culminated in the development of the
Comprehensive Rural Development
Programme (CRDP). The CRDP
has set us on a new course for
post-colonial reconstruction and development. It is
about changing rural people’s lives, and enabling
them to take control of their destiny and enjoy the
freedoms and dignity promised by our Constitution.
People remain central to development and, as such,
the programme will consciously place particular
emphasis on empowering rural communities to take
charge of their destiny.
In his State of the Nation Address, President Zuma
once again highlighted the strategic importance of
rural development and land reform as a lever for
improving the lives of the previously disadvantaged
people in our country.
The improvement of the lives of rural communities
remains high on governments’ agenda; it is therefore
befitting that our government has placed much
needed emphasis on job creation. The New Growth
Path provides strategies for job creation, and as
such, the department will contribute by ensuring
that job creation strategies and programmes are
developed with particular bias to rural areas. Five
hundred-thousand (500 000) jobs must be created
in the rural sector over the next 10 years.
Land is a catalyst for poverty
alleviation, job creation, food
security and entrepreneurship.
The department has therefore
taken a conscious decision to
recapitalise all distressed land
reform projects, and to provide
support to emerging farmers and rural communities.
It is envisaged that this intervention will ensure
production discipline, as well as contribute to job
creation and national food security. A budget has
been made available for this, and the necessary
capacity within the department to implement
this continues being created. In addition to this,
the department has adopted a developmental
approach to the settlement of restitution claims, in
line with the principles of the CRDP.
We are currently developing two separate Green
Papers, one on Rural Development and the other on
Land Reform and Agrarian Transformation. These will,
respectively, articulate and elaborate on how South
Africa will achieve effective rural change and equitable
access to, and sustainable utilisation of, land.
The department is committed to the achievement
of Outcome 7 of the 12 Outcomes which are being
implemented by government over the MTSF period,
that being: “vibrant, equitable and sustainable
rural communities and food security for all”. The
success of the department over the MTSF period
will be measured against the implementation of the
Minister’s foreword
Mr G E Nkwinti (MP)
Minister of Rural
Development & Land Reform
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following outputs as outlined in Outcome 7:
• Sustainable agrarian reform, with a thriving small
and large farming sector;
• Improved access to diverse and affordable food;
• Improved rural services to support sustainable
livelihoods; and
• Improved employment opportunities and
economic livelihoods;
• Enabling institutional environment for sustainable
and inclusive growth.
South Africans have entrusted the government
with the mandate of rural development and land
reform. They entrusted us with their future. As a
responsive and responsible organ of government,
the department will implement policies that will
create a better life for all. It will work together with
other government and civil society organs, to
achieve success.
It isherebycertifiedthatthisStrategicPlan:
• Was developed by the management of the
Department of Rural Development and Land
Reform under the guidance of Minister G Nkwinti;
• Takes into account all the relevant policies,
legislation and other mandates for which the
Department of Rural Development and Land
Reform is responsible;
• Accuratelyreflectsthestrategicoutcome-oriented
goals and objectives which the Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform will endeavour to
achieveoverthenextfiveyears,startingfrom2011.
Protas Phili
ChiefFinancialOfficer
Ntsiki Mashiya
Deputy Director-General: Support Services
Mduduzi Shabane
Director-General: Rural Development and Land
Reform
Approved by:
The Honourable G E Nkwinti (MP)
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
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The Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform is
driven by the strategy of ensuring one
job in every rural household. From
the CRDP entry point of mobilising
and organising rural people it will
build unemployed people’s skills -
particularly the youth - and unleash
them in their own communities to do
decent work.
To this end, strategic partnerships
with Further Education and Training Colleges (FET),
the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and
Universities of Technology will be entered into. The
HSRC has developed training modules for use in
intensive preparations of young people to run their
own enterprises, so that they can create sustainable
jobs in their own communities. The department will
also focus on transforming them from being job
seekers to being job creators to break the cycle
of dependency on social grants through the first
Comprehensive Rural Development Programme job
creation model.
Unemployment and lack of employment
opportunities continue to be major challenges
facing rural communities, particularly the youth.
In this regard, the department has embarked on
a programme known as the National Rural Youth
Service Corps (NARYSEC) to uplift the rural youth by
providing opportunities that will enable them to be
employable through skills development.
A participatory approach to rural development has
been adopted to ensure that the rural communities
are able to take full charge of their
collective destiny. The approach is
predicated on social mobilisation of
the rural communities to facilitate
ownership of rural development
projects and programmes. In the
targeted wards, communities will
be organised into community organisations and
cooperatives in line with development initiatives
and local opportunities that have been identified
through an interactive process. The essence of
the CRDP therefore is that people are not the
targets of development, but rather the subjects
of their own development. It is also imperative
that the infrastructural development projects and
other development initiatives implemented by this
departmentensurethatcommunitiesbenefitdirectly.
All programmes of the department will be guided
by the principles of equity, equality and allocation
of resources in a gender-responsive manner. To
give effect to this, the department will pay particular
attention to the land rights needs and interests of
women, youth, children and older persons.
The Honourable T Nxesi (MP)
Deputy Minister of Rural Development
and Land Reform
Deputy Minister’s Statement
Mr T Nxesi
Deputy Minister of Rural
Development & Land Reform
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It gives me great pleasure to
present the Strategic Plan of
one of the most complex, yet
extremely important, priorities
of our government. The rural
development programme can be
viewed as the legacy of President
Zuma and his Cabinet.
Although South Africa has been
a democratic State since 1994, it
is alarming to note that rural areas
remain so extremely underdeveloped economically
and socially. It is for this uncomfortable situation that
the Department of Rural Development and Land
Reform was created.
The focus of this department is the agrarian
transformation of society in South Africa. Rural
and agricultural development lay a solid foundation
for food security, food sovereignty and economic
development in general.
In its quest to create vibrant, equitable and sustainable
rural communities, the department has implemented
the CRDP in several rural wards in the country. Since
the launchof thefirstpilotsiteby thePresidentof
the Republic in Muyexe, Limpopo, in August 2009
the department has expanded the implementation
of the CRDP in just over 60 rural wards in a space of
18 months. This work will, in future, be rolled out to
all rural municipalities.
An exciting new vehicle in the rapid expansion of the
CRDP to all rural municipalities is the birth of the National
Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) programme
which was purposefully conceived to involve
unemployed rural youth as agents for
change in the transformation of rural
areas. Over 7 500 young people have
been recruited thus far.
Land reform remains one of
government’s key priorities.
Since the inception of the programme in 1994, the
government has redistributed approximately 7,4
million hectares to previously disadvantaged South
Africans who in the past did not have access to land.
The challenges in our current service delivery model
aswell as fiscal constraints have compelled us to
review our approach relating to land reform. The
following principles underpin our new approach
towards sustainable land reform, namely:
• De-racialisation of the rural economy for shared
and sustained growth;
• Democratic and equitable land allocation and
use across gender, race and class; and
• Strict production discipline for guaranteed
national food security.
While achieving equitable distribution of land remains
a fundamental policy of government, there is an
even more urgent need to ensure that land reform is
measured not only through equity, but also through
productivity, leading to enhanced food security for all,
job creation and skills training amongst beneficiaries
and black farmers. To give effect to this, the department
Director-General’s Overview
Mr P M Shabane
Director-General of Rural
Development & Land Reform
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has already recapitalised 411 farms and is in the
process of planning for the revitalisation of 27 irrigation
schemes across the country in the next MTEF period.
In order to drive our strategy, we have undergone a
restructuring process that resulted in the redesign of
the organisational structure. In the Support Services
branch, the department has pulled together the
strengths of key Chief Directorates to create a
strongcentre,calledthe“BackOffice”.Thecreation
of the “Back Office” as a centre of excellence is
amongst the key priorities in the MTEF. The purpose
is to enhance service delivery, communication and
information flow among people and to encourage
individual responsibility and decision-making.
The department will also continue to work on
improving its policies and legislation in order to
support rural development, land reform and land
administration services.
Overthenextthreetofiveyears,thedepartmentseeks
to align its planning, monitoring and evaluation with
the Presidency’s outcomes-based approach as well
as the National Treasury’s results-based management
approach. These approaches enable the department to
focus on outcomes rather than outputs, thus ensuring
that government programmes have an impact, in the
lives of all South Africans. This plan articulates how the
department has set out to do just that.
Mr P M Shabane
Director-General:
Rural Development and Land Reform
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PART A: STRATEGIC OVERVIEW
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1. Vision
Vibrant, equitable, sustainable rural communities
2. Over-arching Goal
Social cohesion and development
3. Mission
To initiate, facilitate, coordinate, catalyse and implement
an integrated rural development programme
4. Strategy
Agrarian transformation, interpreted to denote “a
rapid and fundamental change in the relations
(systems and patterns of ownership and control) of
land, livestock, cropping and community”.
5. Values
• Batho Pele
• Commitment
• Accountability
• Work ethic
• Innovation
6. Key Priorities
• To roll out the CRDP to all rural municipalities;
• To improve productivity in land reform projects
through effective implementation of the
Recapitalisation and Development Programme;
• Toexpeditethefinalisationoflandclaims;
• To improve corporate governance and ensure
enhanced service delivery;
• To implement proper change management and
innovation strategies; and
• Toenhancetheefficiencyofinformation
management systems.
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7. Strategic Goals
1. Sound corporate governance and service
excellence through compliance with the legal
framework achieved by 2014;
2. Reformed policy, legislative and institutional
environment by 2014;
3. Effective land planning and administration that is
biased towards rural areas;
4. Institutional arrangements for effective corporate
governance and stakeholder participation by 2014;
5. Increased access to and productive use of land
by 2014;
6. Improved access to affordable and diverse food
by 2014;
7. Improved rural services to support sustainable
livelihoods by 2014; and
8. Improved access to sustainable employment
and skills development opportunities by 2014.
8. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES
8.1 CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 .
Preamble:
We, the people of South Africa recognise the
injustices of our past;
Honour those who suffered for justice and freedom
in our land;
Respect those who have worked to build and
develop our country; and
Believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it,
united in our diversity.
We therefore, through our freely elected
representatives, adopt this Constitution as the
supreme law of the Republic so as to -
Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society
based on democratic values, social justice and
fundamental human rights; ………
Improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the
potential of each person; ……….
Section 25 of the Constitution establishes the
framework for the implementation of land reform:
It states:
Section 25(1):
No one may be deprived of property, except in terms
of law of general application, and no law may permit
arbitrary deprivation of property.
Section 25(2):
Property may be expropriated only in terms of law of
general 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
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have either been agreed to by those affected or
decided or approved by a Court.
Section 25(3):
The amount of the compensation and the time and
manner of payment must be just and equitable,
reflectinganequitablebalancebetween thepublic
interest and the interest of those affected, having
regard 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 theacquisitionandbeneficial capital
improvement of 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 to
bring about equitable access to all South Africa’s
natural resources; and
b) property is not limited to land.
Section 25(5):
The state must take reasonable legislative and other
measures, within its available resources, to foster
conditions which enable citizens to gain access to
land on an equitable basis.
Section 25(6):
A person or community whose tenure of land is legally
insecure as a result of past racially discriminatory
laws or practices, is entitled to the extent provided
by an Act of Parliament, either to tenure which is
legally secure or to comparable redress.
Section 25(7):
A person or community dispossessed of property
after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially
discriminatory laws or practices, is entitled to the
extent provided by an Act of Parliament, either to
restitution of that property or to equitable redress.
Section 25(8):
No provision of this section may impede the state
from taking legislative and other measures to
achieve land, water and related reform, in order
to redress the results of past racial discrimination,
provided that any departure from the provisions of
this section is in accordance with the provisions
of section 36(1).
Section 25(9):
Parliament must enact the legislation referred to in
subsection (6).
Sections 24 and 27 of the Constitution establish
the framework for the implementation of the
Comprehensive Rural Development Programme
(CRDP):
It states as follows:
Section 24:
Everyone has the right –
a) to an environment that is not harmful to their
health or wellbeing; and
b) tohavetheenvironmentprotected,forthebenefit
of present and future generations, through
reasonable legislative and other measures that –
i) prevent pollution and ecological degradation;
ii) promote conservation; and
iii) secure ecologically sustainable development
and use of natural resources while promoting
justifiableeconomicandsocialdevelopment.
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8.2 LEGISLATIVE MANDATES
Abolition of Certain Title Conditions Act, 1999 (Act
No. 43 of 1999):
This Act provides for the abolition of certain conditions
in terms of which the consent or permission of the
holder of an office under theRepublic, the former
Union of South Africa or any dominium, colony or
republic which preceded the former Union of South
Africa, is required for the alienation or transfer of
immovable property from one person to another.
Abolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act, 1991
(Act No. 108 of 1991):
The administration of sections 27A, 27B, 27C, 27D,
27E and Chapter VI was assigned to the Minister. The
Act repeals or amends certain laws so as to abolish
certain restrictions based on race or membership of
aspecificpopulationgroupon theacquisitionand
utilisation of rights to land. It also provides for the
rationalisation or phasing out of certain racially based
institutions and statutory and regulatory systems.
Communal Property Associations Act, 1996 (Act No.
28 of 1996):
The Act enables communities to form juristic persons,
to be known as communal property associations, in
order to acquire, hold and manage property on a
basis agreed to by members of a community. This
has to be done in terms of a written constitution.
Deeds Registries Act, 1937 (Act No. 47 of 1937):
This Act makes provision for the administration of
the land registration system and the registration of
rights in land.
Development Facilitation Act, 1995 (Act No. 67 of
1995):
The main objective of this Act is to introduce
extraordinary measures to facilitate and speed
up the implementation of reconstruction and
development programmes and projects in
relation to land. It further makes provision for
the establishment of development tribunals in
provinces which have the power to make decisions
andresolveconflictsinrespectoflanddevelopment
projects. It should be noted that certain parts of the
Act was declared unconstitutional and therefore
the Act has to be reviewed.
Distribution and Transfer of Certain State Land Act,
1993 (Act No. 119 of 1993):
This Act provides for the distribution and transfer
of certain land belonging to the state, to persons of
descendants of persons who were removed from
such land and had prior to 27 April 1994 submitted
applications to the then Advisory Commission
on Land Allocation and the said Commission had
confirmed their possible entitlement to such land.
The Minister is authorised to designate such land
and to appoint a Land Distribution Commissioner to
investigate and make awards to such persons who
are found to have legitimate claims to such land.
Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act No.
62 of 1997):
Provision is made for measures with state assistance to
facilitate long-term security of land tenure, to regulate the
conditions of residence on certain land and to regulate
the conditions on and circumstances under which the
right of persons to reside on land may be terminated. The
Act further regulates the conditions and circumstances
under which persons, whose right of residence has
been terminated, may be evicted from land.
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Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act, 1996
(Act No. 31 of 1996):
This Act provides for the temporary protection
of certain rights to and interests in land which are
not otherwise adequately protected by law, until
comprehensive new legislation is in place.
Kimberley Leasehold Conversion to Freehold Act,
1961 (Act No. 40 of 1961):
Provision is made for the transfer of the ownership
of certain erven at Kimberley to the lessees or
licensees thereof, as well as for the exemption from
the payment of certain duties and fees payable in
connection with such transfer.
KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Act, 1994 (Act No.
3 of 1994 (KwaZulu)):
The Ingonyama Trust was established under this
Act. It makes provision for certain land to be held in
trust and to be transferred to affected communities.
The affairs of the Trust are administered by the
Ingonyama Trust Board.
Land Administration Act, 1995 (Act No. 2 of 1995):
This Act provides for the delegation of powers and the
assignment of the administration of laws regarding
land matters to the provincial governments.
Land Reform (Labour Tenants) Act, 1996 (Act No. 3
of 1996):
The Act makes provision for the security of tenure
of labour tenants and those persons occupying or
using land as a result of their association with labour
tenants. It also makes provision for the acquisition of
land and rights in land by labour tenants.
Land Reform: Provision of Land and Assistance Act,
1993 (Act No. 126 of 1993):
This Act provides for the designation of certain land,
the regulation of the subdivision of such land and
the settlement of persons thereon. In addition, it
provides for the acquisition, maintenance, planning,
development, improvement and disposal of property
and the provision of financial assistance for land
reform purposes.
Land Survey Act, 1997 (Act No. 8 of 1997):
This Act regulates the survey of land in South Africa.
Land Titles Adjustment Act, 1993 (Act No. 111 of
1993):
The Act regulates the allocation or devolution of
certain land in respect of which one or more persons
claim ownership, but do not have registered title
deeds in respect thereof. It empowers the Minister
to designate such land and to appoint a Titles
Adjustment Commissioner to investigate and make
findingsonsuchclaims.
Physical Planning Act, 1967 (Act No. 88 of 1967):
The main objective of this Act is to promote coordinated
environment planning and the utilisation of the Republic’s
resources. It provides for the control of the zoning and
subdivision of land for industrial purposes and for the
reservationoflandforuseforspecificpurposes.
Physical Planning Act, 1991 (Act No. 125 of 1991):
This Act promotes the orderly physical development
of the Republic, and for that purpose, makes
provisions for the division of the Republic into regions
and for the preparation of national development
plans, regional development plans, regional structure
plans and urban structure plans.
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Planning Profession Act, 2002 (Act No. 36 of 2002):
The South African Council for Planners is
established under this Act. The Act further makes
provision for different categories of planners and
the registration of planners and authorises the
identification of areas of work for planners. The
Act seeks to protect the public from unethical
planning practices and to ensure a high standard
of professional conduct and integrity.
Professional and Technical Surveyors’ Act, 1984
(Act No. 40 of 1984):
The Act provides for the establishment of a South
African Council for Professional and Technical
Surveyors, as well as for the registration of
professional surveyors, professional surveyors in
training, surveyors, survey technicians and survey
technicians in training.
Removal of Restrictions Act, 1967 (Act No. 84 of
1967):
In terms of Section 5 of this Act, the Minister may
approach the premier of a province with a request to
consider the amendment, suspension or removal of a
restriction or obligation on the use of land, when it is in
the public interest to do so and insofar as it is necessary
for the Minister carry out any of his or her functions.
Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994):
This Act provides for the restitution of rights in land
to persons or communities dispossessed of such
rights after 19 June 1913 as a result of past racially
discriminatory laws or practices. To administer
this task, the Act established a Commission on
Restitution of Land Rights and a Land Claims Court.
The Minister is authorised to purchase, acquire in
any other manner or expropriate land or rights in
land for the purpose of restitution awards.
Sectional Titles Act, 1986 (Act No. 95 of 1986):
The Act provides for the division of buildings
into sections and common property and for the
acquisition of separate ownership in sections
coupled with joint ownership in common property.
It further regulates the transfer of ownership of
sections and the registration of sectional mortgage
bonds over, and real rights in, such sections. It also
makes provision for the establishment of bodies
corporate to control common property.
Spatial Data Infrastructure Act, 2003 (Act No. 54 of
2003):
The South African Spatial Data Infrastructure
and the Committee for Spatial Information are
established under this Act. The Act makes provision
for an electronic metadata catalogue and for the
determination of standards and prescriptions with
regard to the facilitation of the sharing of spatial
information. It also makes provision for the capturing
and publishing of metadata and seeks to avoid the
duplication of spatial information.
State Land Disposal Act, 1961 (Act No. 48 of 1961):
This Act mainly provides for the disposal of certain
state land and to prohibit the acquisition of state land
by prescription.
Transformation of Certain Rural Areas Act, 1998 (Act
No. 94 of 1998):
The Act provides for the transfer of certain land to
municipalities and certain other legal entities, as well as
for the removal of restrictions on the alienation of land.
Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991 (Act No.
112 of 1991):
In this Act, provision is made for the upgrading and
conversion into ownership of certain rights granted
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in respect of land, as well as for the transfer of tribal
land in full ownership to tribes.
8.3 PLANNED POLICY INITIATIVES
Green Papers on Rural Development and on Land
Reform and Agrarian Transformation gazetted by
May 2011
The Green Papers are a collective document of new
policy, legislation and institutional reform proposals
on rural development and land reform.
White Papers on Rural Development and on Land
Reform and Agrarian Transformation approved by
Cabinet by May 2012
The White Papers are a collective document of new
policy, legislation and institutional reform proposals
on rural development and land reform.
Policy on land access and ownership by foreign
nationals (2011)
To provide conditions whereby non-South Africans
can own or have use rights on sensitive South
African land and landed assets.
Policy on the proposed Rural Development
Agency (2011)
To propose the establishment of an appropriate
institution with the resources and authority to drive
and coordinate an integrated programme of rural
development, land reform and agrarian change. The
Policy will investigate rationalising existing entities
with development content instead of the creation of
a new agency.
Policy on the establishment of a Land Management
Commission (2011/12)
To develop policy on a Land Management
Commission to support the implementation of the
three-tier land tenure system through the following
functions: advisory, coordination, regulatory, auditing
and as a point of reference.
Policy on land valuation and the establishment of a
Valuer-General (2011/12)
To propose the establishment of a valuation body
that would standardise land valuations in the
country. The creation of a proactive role for the State
in relation to valuation would give effect to strategic
land acquisitions within the proposed three-tier land
reform system.
Policy on Land Tax (2013/2014)
Proposals on the development of a land tax regime
that would increase the cost of holding under-utilised
and unutilised land.
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9. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS
The purpose of this department is to respond to one
of the key priorities of the government: to develop
and implement a comprehensive rural development
(CRDP) strategy linked to land and agrarian reform,
as well as food security. The overall purpose of
rural development is to improve the quality of life of
rural households, enhancing food security through
a broader base of agricultural production and
exploiting the varied economic potential of each area.
The department’s strategy for rural development is
agrarian transformation. It is a system that denotes
“a rapid and fundamental change in the relations -
systems and patterns of ownership, and control of
land, livestock, cropping and community. Figure 1
below illustrates the agrarian transformation system.
The goal of this strategy is “social cohesion and
development”.
In order to achieve this strategy, the following key
initiativeswithintheCRDPhavebeenidentified:
• Social mobilisation and organisation of
communities;
• Strategic investment in social, economic, ICT
and public amenity infrastructure; and
• Coordinated and integrated broad-based
agrarian transformation.
Figure 1: Agrarian Transformation System
Food Security:
Strategic Partnerships:
•Mentoring
•Co-management
•Shareequity
- Modalities being worked
out between the Dept and
farmers; big and small
Institution:
- Rural Development Agency
- Rationalise some existing
institutionsMeeting Basic
Human Needs
Enterprise
development
Agri-village industries;
credit facilities
Rural
development
measurables
‘A rapid and fundamental change in the relations (systems
and patterns of ownership and control) of land, livestock,
cropping and community’
•Socialinfrastructure
•ICTinfrastructure
•Amenities
•Facilities
Economic infrastructure
inputs:
•Agri-parks,fencing,
seeds, fertilizer, extension
support, etc.
•Tenuresystemreview
•Strategiclandreform
interventions
•Restitution
Economic infrastructure inputs:
•Abattoirs,animalhandling
facilities, feeding-lots,
machanising stock water dams,
dip tanks, windmills,
fencing, harvestors,
etc.
Agrarian Transformation
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
1. State land
- Don’t sell - lease hold
2. Private land
-Free hold with limited
extent
•Statethefirstrightof
refusal when selling
3. Foreign land ownership
- Precarious tenure
4. Institution
Land Management
Commission
•Powertosubpoena
•Powertoinquireonown
volition or at the instance of
interested parties
•Powertoverify/validate
title deeds
•Demanddeclarationof
land holdings
•Grantamnestyor
prosecute
Roads, bridges, energy,
water services, sanitation,
library, early childhood
centres, police stations,
clinics, houses, small rural
towns revitalisation.
Vibrant, Sustainable and Equitable Rural Communities
Tenure System Reform
Community:
Cropping:
Land:
Livestock:
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The department is in the process of proposing two
separate Green Papers, one on Rural Development and
the other on Land Reform and Agrarian Transformation.
Part of the policy reforms that are being proposed
is a three-tiered system of land ownership in South
Africa. Legislative reforms include the Land Tenure
Security Bill, which aims to promote and protect
the relative rights of persons working and residing
on farms and farm owners as well as to enhance
the security of tenure of persons residing on farms
and to sustain production discipline on land in
the interest of food security. Institutional reforms
including the establishment of a Land Management
CommissionandaValuer-GeneralOfficetosupport
the proposed three-tier land tenure system.
9.1 PERFORMANCE DELIVERY ENVIRONMENT
The department operates in a volatile environment
which consists of a number of factors that will
influenceitsabilitytodeliveronitsmandate.Some
of these factors include: poor service delivery,
high unemployment rate especially in rural areas,
slow economic growth and social fragmentation in
rural areas. In order to address these challenges,
the department has undergone a thorough and
robust strategic planning process. From the
intensive engagements it became apparent
that the department needs to consider taking a
different outlook on how it operates. The outcomes-
based approach adopted by the Department of
Performance Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) in
the Presidency and government in general calls for
a different modus operandi. The department has
therefore identified its “business as usual” – those
things that it has been doing as part of its previous
and current mandate – as the sustained agenda; and
its business “unusual” – the things that it must now
do because of the changes affecting government,
i.e. to deliver 12 outcomes – as the change agenda.
Figure 2 illustrates the overlap between the “change
agenda and sustained agenda”.
Figure 2: Sustained agenda and change agenda
Outcome7
OutcomeX
Y
Dept Strategic Plan
ChangeAgenda
SustainedAgenda
ChangeAgenda
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In its “sustained agenda”, the department
will continue to provide land reform and land
administration services that it has become known
for by the general public. However, these services
will be more intensified to ensure an improved
service delivery. The focus of the “changed agenda”
is mainly the new focus areas in Outcome 7.
In an attempt to integrate the “sustained and change
agenda” with respect to land reform and rural
development, the department has identified the
National Rural Youth Services Corps (NARYSEC),
the roll-out of phase II of the Comprehensive
Rural Development Programme (CRDP) and the
Recapitalisation and Development Programme as
strategic interventions during the medium term period.
These interventions will be key in addressing the plight
of the disadvantaged people, particularly in rural areas.
In contribution to the country’s New Growth Path,
the CRDP job creation model that was developed
in 2009 will be more important than ever before to
ensure job creation in the rural sector. In line with the
New Growth Path for South Africa, the Government
has categorically indicated that 500 000 jobs
must be created in the rural development sector
in the next 10 years. To date 1 619 jobs have been
createdthroughtheCRDP.Thisfiguredoesnottake
into consideration the jobs created in land reform
projects. President Zuma has instructed all to come
up with practical programmes for job creation.
In the past financial years, the department has
been found lacking in its internal control systems
by the Audit Committee and the Auditor-General.
It is therefore logical that improving corporate
governance has been identified amongst the key
priorities articulated in this strategic plan. The
Support Services branch has been delegated the
task of ensuring that internal controls are improved in
the department. Internal audit will be key in ensuring
that such a strategy bears results.
The department has realised that in order to achieve
its strategic goals and objectives as set out in
this plan, it will have to improve service delivery,
processes, systems and structure. To this end one
of the key focus areas will be to improve corporate
governance and achieve service excellence.
Between 1994 and 2010, approximately 7,4 million
hectares of land were transferred or redistributed to
previously disadvantaged persons through the land
reform programme (Restitution and Redistribution)
mainly for agricultural purposes. The performance
of this programme has unfortunately not yielded the
desired results due to various factors. One of these
factors was the lack of capacity building for new land
owners or farmers in order to enable them to farm
productively and improve economic development.
To address this in 2010, the department introduced
the Recapitalisation Programme. The objective of
this programme is to recapitalise all distressed farms
that have been redistributed since 1994. In addition
to this, the department seeks to establish strategic
partnerships to provide technical support to all
struggling land reform projects by working together
with the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Forestry (DAFF), the Department of Water Affairs,
the Land Bank and social partners. In this MTEF, the
department will continue to fast-track the pace of
land reform by acquiring strategically located land,
ensuringthefinalisationandsettlementoflandclaims
and ensuring that the agricultural land we allocate is
productive, thus contributing to food security and rural
development.
Heeding to the President’s call to improve the
lives of the poor in rural areas, the department
drafted and implemented the CRDP strategy.
This strategy is aimed at effectively responding
to poverty and food insecurity by maximising the
use and management of natural resources as well
as creating social cohesion in rural communities,
thus contributing to sustainable rural development.
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In attempting to implement the strategy, the
department took a decision to roll out the CRDP to
160 sites between 2009 and 2014. To date, over 60
sites have been rolled out throughout the country.
Going forward, the department will continue with
the CRDP roll out and also focus on the provision
of new, the revitalisation and/or upgrading of
existing economic, social, public and information
communication infrastructure in identified CRDP
wards, while continuing to support the existing
CRDP sites already established in the 2009/10 –
2010/11 financial year. Within this strategy, food
security, the building of sustainable livelihoods
and skills training are key focus areas for the rural
development programme.
Improving the country’s land administration
system remains crucial to land reform and rural
development, and the development of the country
in general. The e-cadastre system, championed
by the Deeds Registrar and the Chief Surveyor-
General remains work-in-progress and should be
finalised within this MTEF. The e-cadastre seeks
to improve the deeds registration turn-around
times and also facilitate the rationalisation of
the areas of jurisdiction for Pretoria, Limpopo,
Vryburg, Cape Town, Mthatha, King William’s
Town and Kimberley.
Outcomes-based approach: The “change agenda”
The introduction of the outcomes-based approach
to performance monitoring and evaluation has
resulted in government having a paradigm shift in
the way that it operates. Twelve outcomes have
been identified by The Presidency and ministers
are required to lead these. The Minister of Rural
Development and Land Reform is the coordinator
of Outcome 7: Vibrant, equitable and sustainable
rural communities and food security for all, thus
making the department the lead department for
this outcome. This outcome will be realised through
five outputs (which have been integrated to the
departmental strategic goals), namely:
Output 1: Sustainable agrarian reform, with a
thriving small and large farming sector;
Output 2: Improved access to affordable and
diverse food;
Output 3: Improved rural services to support
sustainable livelihoods;
Output 4: Improved employment opportunities
and economic livelihoods; and
Output 5: Enabling institutional environment for
sustainable and inclusive growth.
Whilst the department coordinates Outcome 7, it
also contributes to other outcomes, e.g. Outcomes
4, 6, 9 and 10. The department has already
committed its contribution to these outcome leaders
or coordinating departments. These contributions
are also factored in the departmental Annual
Performance Plan (APP). Figure 3 depicts Outcome
7 and its outputs. At the centre of the diagram is
the Outcome: Vibrant, sustainable, equitable rural
communities and food security for all.
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9.2 ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
The department has an establishment of 5 228
posts, of which 4 985 are funded. The number
of posts filled in 2010/11 is 4 502. Due to the
change of the departmental mandate, the final
organisational structure is still to be approved
and will then be aligned to a proposed new
budget structure and this strategic plan.
The department’s organisation design process was
used to match the form of the organisation as closely
as possible to the purpose(s) that the department
seeks to achieve through processes. Through this
design method, the department acts to improve the
probability that the collective efforts of members will
be aligned and successful.
The department also strives, through the practice of
process-driven organisation design, to match people
and processes to the purpose, vision, and strategy
of the organisation. The organisational structure
has been designed to enhance service delivery,
communicationandinformationflowamongpeople
and to encourage individual responsibility and
decision-making.
The department is clustered into nine branches for
efficient service delivery and better coordination.
Table 1 below depicts the branches’ names and
purposes.
Figure 3: Outcome 7 and outputs
Vibrant, sustainable, equitable rural
communities and food security for all
Coordinator: DRDLR
3. Improved rural services to support
sustainable livelihoods Lead: DOT/ DHS/
DRDLR/ DPW/ Municipalities
2. Improved access to affordable and diverse food food
Lead: DAFF/ DRDLR
4. Improved employment
opportunities and economic livelihoods
Lead: DST/DTI/DHET/DOD/DRDLR
5. Enabling institutional
environment for sustainable and inclusive growth
Lead: DoCG/ EDD/ DRDLR
1. Sustainable agrarian reform with a thriving small and large farming sectorLead: DRDLR/ DWA,
DAFF
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TABLE 1: DEPARTMENTAL BRANCHES
BRANCH PURPOSE
Restitution To settle land restitution claims under the Restitution of Land Rights Act
(1994)andprovidesettlementsupporttobeneficiaries
Land reform To provide sustainable land reform programmes in South Africa
Geospatial services,
technology development and
disaster management
To provide for national geospatial information services, land use
management, spatial planning and rural disaster services.
Social, technical, rural
livelihoods and institutional
facilitation
To provide social, technical, rural livelihoods and institutional facilitation.
Rural infrastructure
development
To facilitate rural infrastructure development strategies for socio-economic
growth.
Deeds registration To register deeds and other documents.
Cadastral surveys
management
To coordinate and administer cadastral surveys.
Support services To render support services.
Financial services Torenderfinancialandsupplychainmanagementservices.
There are also nine Provincial Shared Service Centres (PSSCs) that are responsible for the actual
implementation of departmental strategic objectives. These centres are in all nine provinces of the country.
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9.3 OVERALL PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The table below illustrates the budget programme structure of the department:
TABLE 2: DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
PROGRAMME SUB-PROGRAMMES
1. Administration The Ministry
Management
Corporate Services
OfficeAccommodation
Government Motor Transport
Sector Education and Training Authority
Capital Works
2. Geospatial and Cadastral Services Cadastral Surveys Management
Registration of Deeds Trading Account
National Geospatial Information
Spatial Planning and Information
South African Council for Planners
3. Rural Development RuralDevelopmentNationalOffice
RuralDevelopmentProvincialOffices
4. Restitution RestitutionNationalOffice
RestitutionRegionalOffices
Restitution Grants
5. Land Reform LandReformNationalOffice
LandReformProvincialOffices
Land Reform Grants
KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Board
Land Reform Empowerment Facility
Agricultural Land Holding Account
Provincial Shared Services Centre (X 9)
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Pro
vinc
ial S
hare
d S
ervi
ces
Cen
tre
(X 9
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DR
DLR
Mac
ro S
truc
ture
Bra
nch:
Res
titut
ion
Bra
nch:
Land
Ref
orm
Bra
nch:
Geo
-Spa
tial
Ser
vice
s,
Tech
nolo
gy
Res
earc
h an
d
Dev
elop
men
t
Bra
nch:
Soc
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Tech
nica
l,
Rur
al L
ivel
ihoo
ds
and
Inst
itutio
nal
Faci
litat
ion
Bra
nch:
Rur
al
Infra
stru
ctur
e
Dev
elop
men
t
Bra
nch:
Dee
ds
Reg
istr
atio
n
Bra
nch:
Cad
astr
al S
urve
ys
Man
agem
ent
Bra
nch:
Cor
pora
te
Sup
port
Ser
vice
s
Bra
nch:
Fina
ncia
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vice
s
Dire
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-Gen
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Min
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tern
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Rel
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Lia
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Dire
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Exe
cutiv
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Sup
port
Ser
vice
s
Dire
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Sec
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Man
agem
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ervi
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Dep
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Min
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Rur
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9.4 Description of the strategic planning process
This strategic plan was developed by the senior
management of the department through a series of
strategic planning sessions led by the Chief Directorate:
Planning,MonitoringandEvaluation.Thefirstsessions
entailed strategic discussions with top management
that set the strategic direction for the department.
During these sessions the management outlined the
department’s key priorities by taking into consideration
government’s key priorities and the 12 outcomes of
government as identified in the MTSF (particularly
Outcome 7, which is coordinated by the Minister of Rural
Development and Land Reform). This followed individual
branch consultations with the relevant stakeholders.
During these sessions the following was covered:
• An environmental analysis was conducted, focusing
on both the external and internal environments;
• Discussion on the mandate of the department
and whether or not the vision and the mission
statements respond to this mandate;
• The Director-General highlighted the key priorities
of the department and these were discussed
and agreed upon;
• Identifying the change and sustained agenda in the
midst of changes in government, particularly with
the introduction of the 12 outcomes of government;
• Integrating Outcome 7 (change agenda) into
the department’s sustained agenda in order to
ensure alignment to government’s initiatives; and
• Ensuring that the strategic plan links to the State
of the Nation Address, Cabinet Lekgotla and the
Budget Vote
Having covered these key issues, strategic goals
and objectives, their measures were formulated in
order to give effect to the department’s mandate,
vision and mission.
10. STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS
10.1 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND GOALS
The department’s priorities are derived from
its mandate, vision and mission. They seek to
ensure that the department focuses on its core
function to deliver the much needed services to
its important stakeholders, the rural communities
and the general public. The following strategic
prioritieshavebeenidentified:
• Roll out the CRDP to all rural municipalities
• Improve productivity in land reform projects
through effective implementation of the
Recapitalisation and Development programme;
• Expeditethefinalisationoflandclaims;
• Improve corporate governance and ensure
enhanced service delivery;
• Implement proper change management and
innovation strategies;
• Enhance the efficiency of information
management systems.
To give effect to these, eight strategic goals (outcomes)
were identified.Thesestrategicgoalsalsotake into
cognisance Outcome 7 and are as follows:
1. Sound corporate governance and service
excellence
2. Reformed policy, legislative and institutional
environment by 2014
3. Effective land planning and administration that is
biased towards rural areas
4. Institutional arrangements for effective cooperative
governance and stakeholder participation
5. Increased access to and productive use of land
6. Improved access to affordable and diverse food
7. Improved rural services to support sustainable
livelihoods
8. Improved access to sustainable employment and
skills development opportunities
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Strategicobjectiveshavealsobeenidentifiedandthesearedirectlylinkedtotherealisationofthestrategic
goals. Table 3 presents the departmental strategic goals and objectives more clearly.
Table 3: Strategic goals and objectives
Strategic
Goals
Strategic Goal
Statements
Strategic
Objectives
1. Corporate
governance
and service
excellence
Corporate governance and
service excellence through
compliance with the legal
framework achieved by
2014
1.1 Effective,efficientandfairhumanresource
management practices provided and ensured
1.2 Legal services rendered to the entire
department
1.3 Improved service delivery within the
department and rural communities through the
provision of ICT, knowledge and information
management
1.4 A comprehensive result based planning,
monitoring and evaluation system that drives
the organisation and ensure delivery on
expected outcomes provided
1.5 Effectivenessandefficiencyofcorporate
services improved by 2014
1.6 Effectiveandefficientfinancialservices
provided by 2014
2. Reformed policy,
legislative and
institutional
environment
Reformed policy,
legislative and institutional
environment by 2014
2.1 Develop rural development and land reform
policies and legislation by 2014
2.2 Institutional reforms (Valuer-General, Rural
Development Agency and Land Management
Commission) giving effect to the department’s
new mandate in place by 2014
3. Spatial equity Effective land planning
and administration that is
biased towards rural areas
3.1 Promote an equitable, sustainable land use
and allocation by facilitating an integrated land
planning and administration system by 2014
3.2 ComprehensiveLandRegisterverifiedand
completed by2014
3.3 30 000 hectares of state and Trust land
surveyed and registered by 2014
3.4 Compliance with land use management policies
and legislation ensured by 2014
3.5 National geospatial information and services
in support of the national infrastructure and
sustainable development provided by 2014
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Strategic
Goals
Strategic Goal
Statements
Strategic
Objectives
4. Integrated
cooperative
governance
Integrated institutional
arrangements for effective
cooperative governance
and stakeholder
participation by 2014
4.1 37 rural development delivery forums
established and operational by 2014
4.2 5 partnerships established and operational
by 2014
5. Sustainable
agrarian reform
Increased access to and
productive use of land by
2014
5.1 1 140 860 hectares of strategically located
land acquired and allocated within MTEF
baseline allocation by 2014
5.2 Restitution of land rights or awards of alternative
formsofequitableredresstoclaimantsfinalised
within MTEF baseline allocation
5.3 Recapitalisation and development support
provided to black farmers, rural communities
andlandreformbeneficiariesby2014
6. Improved food
production
Improved access to
affordable and diverse food
by 2014
6.1 Establish food gardens and agri-parks in
CRDP wards by 2014
6.2 40% increase in technological innovations and
indigenous knowledge systems harnessed in
rural communities to improve food production
in 2014
7. Rural livelihoods Improved rural services
that support sustainable
livelihoods by 2014
7.1 All the poorest rural wards in all municipalities
reached by 2014
7.2 Economic infrastructure provided in rural areas
effectively reducing spatial inequalities by 5%
7.3 Social infrastructure provided in rural areas
effectively reducing spatial inequalities by 5%
7.4 ICT infrastructure provided in rural areas
effectively reducing spatial inequalities by 5%
7.5 Innovative service delivery models developed
and utilised in rural areas by 2014
7.6 Improved disaster management services
provided in rural areas and land reform
projects by 2014
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Strategic
Goals
Strategic Goal
Statements
Strategic
Objectives
8. Job creation
and skills
development
Improved access to
sustainable employment
and skills development
opportunities by 2014
8.1 53 000 jobs created in all CRDP initiatives
by 2014
8.2 Rural communities and land reform
beneficiariesinCRDPwardsup-skilledand
capacitated by 2014
8.3 Scarce skills training programmes provided
by 2014
8.4 25 village industries and 300 enterprises
established by 2014
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PART B: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
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PROGRAMME 1: ADMINISTRATION
PURPOSE
The Administration programme is responsible for
providing strategic and logistical support in the form
of executive, corporate services. It also oversees
departmental capital works, and makes a nominal
contribution to the Public Sector Education and
Training Authority. This programme contributes to
the departmental strategic goals:
• Corporate governance and service excellence
through compliance with the legal framework
achieved by 2014
• Reformed policy, legislative and institutional
environment by 2014
Forefficientoperations,theprogrammeisstructured
as follows:
THE MINISTRY
The Ministry provides strategic support to the
Minister and Deputy Minister in fulfilling their
mandate, as well as strategic leadership to the
department. It seeks to render effective strategic,
political and administrative support.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL (DG)
The Office of the DG provides effective, efficient
and economically sound strategic leadership and
administrative guidance to the department. It
comprises executive services, cluster coordination,
internal audit and security services.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
The financial services branch is responsible for
renderingeffectiveandefficientfinancialservices.It
isledbytheChiefFinancialOfficer.
CORPORATE SUPPORT SERVICES
The corporate support services branch provides
support to line function components, thus enabling
them to meet service delivery targets and outputs.
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PROGRAMME 1: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Strategic objective 1.1 Effective,efficientandfairhumanresourcemanagementpracticesprovided
and ensured
Objective statement Efficientandeffectivemanagementofhumanresourcesprovidedbyreducing
vacancy rate from 10.24% to 8 % by 2014
Baseline 10.24 %
Justification This strategic objective will ensure that there is improved service delivery
Links Linked to strategic goal 1
Strategic objective 1.2 Legal services rendered to the entire department
Objective statement Tocreateaproactivelegalenvironmentthatidentifies,mitigates,reducesand
manages the legal threats to the execution of the department’s mandate
Baseline 2009-2010 Auditor-General Report/Legal Services Risk Register
Justification This strategic objective will promote the proactive protection of the legal
interests of the department
Links Linked tostrategic goal 2 and to policy and legislation
Strategic objective 1.3 Improved service delivery within the department and rural communities
through the provision of ICT, knowledge and information management
Objective statement To improve service delivery through the optimal utilisation of information and
communication technology
Baseline Point solutions, fragmented and disparate (Umhlaba wethu, Balance of
Grants and PLAS systems)
Justification This strategic objective supports sound governance and service excellence
Links Linked to strategic goal 1, departmental ICT strategy and Outcome 12 (SITA
and DPSA)
Strategic objective 1.4 A comprehensive result-based planning, monitoring and evaluation system
that drives the organisation and ensure delivery on expected outcomes
provided
Objective statement To provide an integrated result-based planning, monitoring and evaluation
system by 2014
Baseline Availability of M&E frameworks and guidelines
Justification This strategic objective seeks to improve service delivery against the desired
outcomes
Links Linked to strategic goal 1, Department of Monitoring and Evaluation and all
Outcomes that the department contributes towards
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Strategic objective 1.5 Effectivenessandefficiencyofcorporateservicesimprovedby2014
Objective statement Toimprovetheeffectivenessandefficiencyofcorporateservicesby2014
Baseline New indicator
Justification This strategic objective seeks to improve service delivery against the desired
outcomes
Links Linked to strategic goal 1
Strategic objective 1.6 Effectiveandefficientfinancialservicesprovidedtothedepartment
Objective statement Toimprovefinancialservicesbyobtaininganunqualifiedauditopinionby
2014
Baseline Qualifiedauditopinionontangiblecapitalassets
Justification This strategic objective seeks to improve service delivery against the desired
outcomes
Links Linked to strategic goal 1
Strategic objective 1.7 Develop rural development and land reform policies and legislation by
2014
Objective statement To develop 10 policies and 12 pieces of legislation by 2014
Baseline Number of policies developed: In 2010 is nil
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards improved rural develop-
ment, land administration and land reform programme.
Links Linked to strategic goal 2 and Outcome 7
RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS
The Administration programme is mainly a support
programme thereby providing strategic and logistical
support to the other departmental programmes. Due
to the expansion of the organisation the spending
focuswillbeonofficeaccommodation.
In the previous financial years the programme’s
expenditure increased from R423.5 million in 2007/08
to R770.7 million in 2010/11, at an average annual
rate of 22.1 percent. The department’s property
management budget allocation was determined
by the Department of Public Works in this period.
Over the MTEF period, expenditure is expected to
decrease to R648.8 million, at an average annual rate
of 5.6 percent, due to savings on the department’s
non-core items. Property management costs are
currently funded in the department’s own vote.
Property management costs increased in 2009/10
as a result of the largest staff complement required
forthenewruraldevelopmentmandate,reflectedin
theOfficeAccommodationsub-programme.
Officeaccommodationallocationfor2009wasR40
million, but actual spending was R130 million which
necessitated a virement of R90 million. The 2010
budget allocation was R50.6 million, and spending
to date of R88.5 million with projected spending of
a further R30 million will require a 2011 virement
of at least R50 million. The expected shortfall
over the MTEF period will be addressed through
reprioritisation within the department.
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The organisational structure has been reviewed
to ensure that the department is adequately
capacitated to meet its service delivery challenges.
The vacancy rate has been reduced to below 10%.
However, it should be noted that it may rise during
the implementation of the revised organisational
structure. The additional vacancies will be prioritised
for filling within the available budget. The training
and development programmes will be focused on
ensuringthatemployeesaresufficientlycapacitated
to perform the new mandates of the department.
The Performance Management Development
System will be implemented, and it will ensure that
employees’ performance reviews are done regularly
to enable them to improve their performance.
PROGRAMME 2: GEOSPATIAL AND CADASTRAL SERVICES
Purpose
The Geospatial and Cadastral Services programme
is responsible for providing geospatial, cadastral
surveys, spatial planning information as well as
technical services in support of sustainable land
development. The programme consists of the
following sub-programmes:
Cadastral Surveys Management
The cadastral surveys management branch is
responsible for examining and approving all
surveys for the registration of land and real rights
that are intended to be registered in the deeds
office;maintainingrecords;compiling,maintaining
and revising maps of property boundaries; and
providing cadastral advisory services to other
government institutions. Cadastral surveys
management plays a key role in the land
administration of the country, in particular to land
development. There are eight Surveyors-General
throughout the country who are decentralised in
eight of the nine provinces. They are responsible for
the examination and approval of all land surveyed
in the country as depicted on diagrams, general
plans and sectional plans prior to registration at
the Deeds Registration office. It is also the sole
custodian of cadastral information.
During the MTEF, the branch will seek to improve
theefficiencyofcadastralsurveysmanagementand
information services by:
• reducingtheturnaroundtimefortheapprovalof
cadastral documents (diagrams, general plans
and sectional plans) from 15 days to 12 days by
2012/13;
• reducingthetimetakenforthemaintenanceand
archiving of cadastral documents from 15 days in
2010/11 to 10 days by 2012/13; and
• reducing the turnaround time for the supply of
cadastral documents from 5 days in 2010/11 to 3
days by 2011/12.
The e-cadastre (a project in conjunction with the
Deeds Registration Office) will be implemented
by 2014 and the examination and approval
time will be drastically reduced to below eight
days, maintenance of spatial information will be
automated within the system, land register or
inventory will be kept current (updated instantly).
Training officials in the geo-information system
will receive priority in the next three years. The
cadastral training unit will train cadastral officers
to increase the capacity for the sub-programme
and the department. It will also provide the
internship programme for survey technicians and
professional land surveyors-in-training.
Deeds Registration
The purpose of the branch Deeds Registration sub-
programme is toprovideanefficient registrationof
rights in land that underpins security of land tenure.
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Its core functions, which includes the 10 Deeds
Registries falling under the supervision of the Chief
Registrar of Deeds are as follows:
• Toregisterrealrightsinland;
• Tomaintainapubliclandregister;
• Toprovideregistrationinformation;and
• Tomaintainanarchiveofregistrationrecords.
The Deeds Registration programme administers the
Deeds Registries Act, (Act No. 47 of 1937) and the
Sectional Titles Act, (Act No. 95 of 1986). The Deeds
Registration Regulation Board and the Sectional
Titles Regulation Board are both created in terms
of the Deeds Registries Act (Act No. 47 of 1937) as
well as the Sectional Titles Act (Act No. 95 of 1986),
respectively. These two bodies are responsible for the
development of policies, enactment and amendment
of legislation relating to deeds and sectional titles
registration. They have been created in order to
advise the Minister regarding policy matters.
The Branch Deeds Registration is responsible for
providing a high quality deeds registration system
whereby secure titles are registered and speedy
and accurate information is provided, with special
emphasis on land reform and rural development.
Furthermore, they maintain public land registers.
The impact thereof issecurityof title,efficient land
use and land administration services. Each secure
land right provides a source of wealth, a negotiable
asset and a platform for investment for the rights
holder, thus contributing to poverty alleviation and
socio-economic development.
The introduction of the e-cadastre project is aimed
at reducing deeds registration turnaround times and
will be implemented over the MTSF/MTEF period.
An enterprise architecture will be designed, which is
aimed at consolidating Cadastral Surveys and Deeds
Registration data stores. Back-scanning of all the
paperandmicrofilmrecordsinordertomakeavailable
all of our records will also commence simultaneously
in order to make these records digitally available. This
project will facilitate the rationalisation of the areas
of jurisdiction for Pretoria, Limpopo, Vryburg, Cape
Town, Mthatha, King William’s Town and Kimberley.
The Deeds Registration programme seeks to
improve the efficiency of Deeds Registration and
information services during the MTEF period by:
• reducingtheturnaroundtimefortheregistration
of deeds and documents from 10 days to 7 days
by 2011/12 in all deeds registries; and
• providing land registration services and
information to support the government’s
developmental agenda (Outcomes 7 and 8).
The e-cadastre will be implemented within this MTEF
and it is envisaged the examination and registration
of deeds and related documents will be drastically
reduced to below 4 days. The updating of the public
land register will be automated. In addition to this,
the accuracy and reliability of the Land Register will
be prioritised thus strengthening security of title in
the next three years.
National Geospatial Information
National Geospatial Information, formerly known
as Surveys and Mapping, is an important chief
directorate of this programme. It is responsible for
the provision of geospatial and spatial planning
information as well as technical services in support
of sustainable land development. It also promotes
and controls all matters related to geodetic and
topographical surveying, and geospatial information
services, including the South African Spatial Data
Infrastructure.
During the MTEF, the sub-programme will provide
fundamental geospatial information as a national
asset in accordance with user needs by:
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• Maintaining985referencebeaconsofthenational
control survey network by 31 March 2012;
• Acquiring earth imagery of South Africa at 0.5
ground sample distance covering 310 000 km2
by March 2012;
• Producing 1 660 maps of South Africa in the
national map series by March 2012;
• Implementing the SA Spatial Data Infrastructure
(SASDI) through development and maintenance of
the technical infrastructure, standards, institutional
framework and the development and monitoring of
policy framework by 31 March 2013;
• Recordingonmapstoannuallymonitorchanges
in actual land use due to land development; and
• Completingtheupdateoftheintegrateddatabase
of fundamental geospatial information by July 2011.
Spatial Planning and Information
The purpose of this chief directorate is to provide
for National Land Use Management, Spatial
Planning and Spatial Information Systems. During
the MTEF the sub-programme will continue to strive
towards providing an integrated land planning and
administration system that promotes equitable and
sustainable land use and allocation by:
• Stimulatingdevelopmentinareasofpovertyand
reduction in spatial inequalities
• Identifying strategically located land and
facilitating access for sustainable use by rural
communities;
• Developing and implementing targeted policies
andlegislationtosupportefficientnationalspatial
planning and land use management;
• Providingtechnicalsupportforruralcommunities
to ensure productive use of land;
• Supporting municipalities with spatial planning
and land use management; and
• Supporting all the CRDP wards with spatial
planning.
In addition to the above-mentioned sub-programmes,
two sub-programmes have recently been added to
the programme. They are:
Rural Disaster and Mitigation Services
The Presidency has acknowledged disaster
management and mitigation chief directorate as
a joint function shared amongst the departments
of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
(CoGTA), Rural Development and Land Reform
(DRDLR), Community-based Organisations (CBOs)
and Municipalities. This has been spelled out in
the Outcome 7 document which focuses on “rural
development and food security for all”. Output 5 of
the said outcome focuses on creating an “enabling
institutional environment for sustainable and inclusive
growth”. The goal of output 5 is inter alia to achieve
“50% of rural municipalities that have systems for
disaster management and mitigation to facilitate rapid
response to rural disasters by 2014.”
Technology Research and Development
Technology Research and Development (TRD) chief
directorate has been created within the Department of
RuralDevelopmentandLandReformwithaspecific
mandate to conduct research and development on
Technologies that could be deployed in rural areas
for development and to achieve the objective of
providing quality of life for all. This is critical in terms
of addressing some of the challenges faced by our
rural communities, eg. lack of basic services.
Technology development, the use of indigenous
knowledge systems and appropriate technologies
remain central in the implementation of the CRDP.
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PROGRAMME 2: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Strategic objective 2.1 Promote an equitable, sustainable land use and allocation by facilitating
an integrated land planning and administration system by 2014
Objective statement To provide an integrated land planning and administration system that
promotes equitable, sustainable land use and allocation by 2014
Baseline Turnaround times for the approval of cadastral documents: 15 days in
2010
Turnaround times for the registration of title deeds: 7 days
km2 of earth imagery of South Africa at 0.5 ground sample distance cover-
ing: 300 000 in 2010
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards spatial equity
Links Linked to strategic goal 3
Strategic objective 2.2 Surveyed and registered State and Trust land
Objective statement To survey and register 30 000 hectares of State and Trust land by 2014
Baseline 60% of unsurveyed State and Trust land out to tender
Justification This strategic objective will ensure availability of land for development, and
proper documentation for administration of such land and use thereof
Links This strategic objective contributes to strategic goal 3 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 2.3 Develop a comprehensive land register
Objective statement To verify and complete a comprehensive land register by 2013
Baseline Landregisterverifiedandupdatedannually
Justification This strategic objective will ensure availability of accurate land information
Links Linked to strategic goal 3 and outcome 7
Strategic objective 2.4 Provide scarce skills training programmes by 2014
Objective statement To develop and implement 3 scarce skills training programmes by 2014
Baseline Numberoftrainingprogrammebeneficiaries:1in2010inGeomatics
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards a skilled workforce thus im-
proving service delivery
Links Linked to strategic goal 8 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 2.5 Improve disaster management services
Objective statement To improve disaster management services provided in rural areas and land
reform projects by 2014
Baseline Nil. This is a new strategic objective
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Justification This strategic objective will ensure a continuous and integrated system
of disaster management with special emphasis on disaster prevention,
preparedness and mitigation
Links Linked to strategic goal 3 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 2.6 Compliance with land use management policies and legislation
Objective statement To develop and ensure compliance with land use management policies
and legislation by 2014
Baseline Nil. This is a new strategic objective
Justification This strategic objective will ensure spatial equity
Links Linked to strategic goal 3 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 2.7 Provision of national geospatial information and services
Objective statement To provide national geospatial information and services in support of the
national infrastructure and sustainable development by 2014
Baseline Number of maps produced. Number of reference stations maintained
Justification This strategic objective will support growth and sustainable development
by providing geospatial information services
Links Linked to strategic goal 3 and Outcome 7
RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS
In previous financial years, the programme’s
expenditure increased from R256.9 million in
2007/08 to R486.7 million in 2010/11, at an average
annual rate of 23.7 percent, which is mainly due
to the major role this programme has to play with
the achievement of Outcome 7, as well as the
implementation of the long outstanding OSDs
and JEs. Expenditure is expected to increase as
a result of the implementation of the SA Spatial
Data Infrastructure, the improvement of service
delivery in provinces in terms of easy access for
local users of cadastral services (i.e. land surveyors,
planners, public and government departments), the
development of Spatial Development Frameworks
for rural municipalities, the review of Land Use
Management Bill and Revitalisation of Rural Towns
project to support CRDP.
The spending focus for this programme will be on
the following objectives:
• ImprovingtheefficiencyofCadastralSurvey
Services and Deeds Registration Services;
• Providingfundamentalgeospatialinformationasa
national asset in accordance with user needs; and
• Promotingequitable,sustainablelanduseand
allocation through an integrated land planning
and land use management.
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PROGRAMME 3: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Purpose
The Rural Development Programme is responsible for
initiating, facilitating, coordinating and catalysing the
implementation of a Comprehensive Rural Development
Programme (CRDP) that leads to sustainable and
vibrant rural communities. The programme consists of
the following internal branches and sub-programmes:
Social, Technical, Rural Livelihoods and Institutional
Facilitation (STRIF)
The purpose of this branch is to create an
enabling institutional environment for sustainable
rural development and to provide for social and
economic development in rural communities and
sustainable livelihoods. Its functions are based
on the social mobilisation of communities to
ensure that rural communities take ownership of
rural development projects and programmes, in
accomplishing the established rural development
forums and partnerships, increasing food
security and creation of jobs. The branch is also
represented at provincial level, in the Provincial
Shared Service Centres (PSSCs) where
implementation is taking place.
During the medium-term period, the branch will
focus on rural enterprise development and food
security. In this regard, all rural households that have
a demonstrable interest in agricultural productivity
will be assisted in their household gardens and
crop fields. They will receive a variety of inputs
ranging from plants to livestock and mechanisation
assistance so that their household gardens and
fallowcropfieldsmaybeusedmoreproductively.
Rural Infrastructure Development (RID)
The purpose of the branch is to facilitate improved
access to basic services, economic and income
generating opportunities through improved physical
infrastructure in rural areas. In efforts to realise the
objectives of the CRDP in South Africa, the Rural
Infrastructure Development (RID) sub-programme,
through the broader mandate of the Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), will initiate,
coordinate, facilitate and be a catalyst in the provision
of infrastructure to vulnerable rural communities. The
branch is also represented at provincial level, in the
Provincial Shared Service Centres (PSSCs) where
implementation is taking place.
Inthe2011/12financialyearthebranch’sfocuswillbe
on the provision of new communication infrastructure
as well as the revitalisation and/or upgrading of existing
economic, social, public and information communication
infrastructureinidentifiedCRDPwards,whilecontinuing
to support the existing CRDP sites already established in
the 2009/10 – 2010/11 FY. It is envisaged that during this
medium-term period, the CRDP will be rolled out to all
rural municipalities. The target should reach the poorest
180 rural wards by January 2012. The NARYSEC
programmewillbeinvolvedinprofilingeachandevery
household in these rural wards.
The branch will work in close collaboration with
local communities and the national, provincial and
local spheres of government, in order to deliver,
communityaccepted,betterplacedandmoreefficient
infrastructure to rural people. It will also aim to promote
rural development, while improving the lives of people,
ensuring environmental sustainability and creating
markets for participation in the local, national and
international economies where possible. In terms of
Outcome 7, the branch will contribute to “Improved rural
services to support sustainable livelihoods” with the key
stakeholders being: DOT, DRDLR, DOE, DHS, DWEA,
DPW and municipalities.
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PROGRAMME 3: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Strategic objective 3.1 Profileruralwardsandmobiliseruralhouseholdsinallmunicipalities
Objective statement To reach all the poorest rural wards in all municipalities by 2014
Baseline Numberofruralwardsprofiled:60
Numberoflandreformfarmsprofiled:90
25statusquoreportscompleted.(Spatialplansdependentonfinalisation
of project lists per site)
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards the effective participation of
rural communities in their own development
Links Linked to Outcome 7
Strategic objective 3.2 Establish food gardens and agri-parks in CRDP wards by 2014
Objective statement To establish 67 929 food gardens and 39 agri-parks established within the
CRDP wards by 2014
Baseline Number of food gardens established: 1 346 in 2010 (cumulative)
Number of agri-parks established: 2 in 2010 (cumulative)
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards food security in rural areas
Links Linked to strategic goal 6 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 3.3 Skilledandcapacitatedruraldevelopmentandlandreformbeneficiaries
Objective statement Rural communities inCRDPwards and land reformbeneficiaries skilled
and capacitated by 2014
Baseline Numberofbeneficiaries inCRDPwards skilledandcapacitated:472 in
2010
Justification This strategic objective will develop skills of rural people so that they can
have access to job opportunities
Links Linked to CRDP strategic goal 8 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 3.4 Innovative service delivery models
Objective statement To develop and utilise innovative service delivery models
Baseline New strategic objective
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards improved rural services and
sustainable livelihoods
Links Linked to strategic goal 7 and Outcome 7
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Strategic objective 3.5 Provide economic infrastructure in rural areas
Objective statement To provide economic infrastructure in rural areas effectively reducing spatial
inequalities by 5%
Baseline New strategic objective (no baseline data)
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards the reduction of infrastruc-
tural backlogs and spatial inequalities
Links Linked to strategic goal 7 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 3.7 Provide ICT infrastructure in rural areas
Objective statement To provide ICT infrastructure in rural areas effectively reducing spatial in-
equalities by 5%
Baseline New strategic objective (no baseline data)
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards the reduction of infrastruc-
tural backlogs and spatial inequalities
Links Linked to strategic goal 7 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 3.8 Establish village industries and enterprises
Objective statement To establish 25 village industries and 300 enterprises established by 2014
Baseline New strategic objective (no baseline data)
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards job creation and economic
development in rural areas
Links Linked to strategic goal 8 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 3.9 Create jobs in rural areas
Objective statement To increase the number of jobs created in all CRDP initiatives by 2014
Baseline Number of jobs created in CRDP initiatives: 9 949 in 2010 (cumulative)
Number of youth participating in NARYSEC programme: 7 401 in 2010
Justification This strategic objective will create employment opportunities in CRDP
wards to enhance the lives of rural communities
Links Linked to CRDP strategy, strategic goal 8 and Outcome 7
Strategic objective 3.10 Rural development delivery forums established
Objective statement Establish and support Council of Stakeholders, cooperatives and commu-
nity based institutions at each CRDP site
Baseline Number of Council of Stakeholders cooperatives established:
Justification This strategic objective will contribute towards the increase of participa-
tion of rural communities in rural development initiatives
Links Linked to Outcome 7
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Strategic objective 3.11 Establish partnerships for economic productivity on CRDP sites
Objective statement 5 partnerships established and operational by 2014
Baseline New strategic objective (no baseline data)
Justification To ensure that there is economic productivity in CRDP sites
Links Linked to Outcome 7
RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS
The spending focus over the medium term will be on
implementing the comprehensive rural development
programme, which entails building houses and
providing farming and infrastructure layout. In the
pastfinancialyearsexpenditureincreasedfromR3.5
million in 2007/08 to R342.4 million in 2010/11 at an
average annual rate of R360.8 percent.
Expenditure is expected to increase over the MTEF
period at an average annual rate of 38.2 percent to
reach R903.9 million. This is to provide improved
access to basic services and economic and income-
generating opportunities to improve physical
infrastructure in rural areas, and to mobilise rural
communities to ensure that they take ownership of
rural development projects and programmes.
As already mentioned, the programme is also represented
in all nine PSSCs across the country to implement rural
development projects concerning the CRDP. In this
regard vast changes have been made in the organisational
structure to accommodate this function.
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PROGRAMME 4: RESTITUTION
Purpose
The Restitution programme is responsible for the
settlement of land restitution claims under the
Restitution of Land Rights Act (Act No. 22 of 1994),
as amended and to provide settlement support
to restitution beneficiaries. It contributes towards
the achievement of the departmental strategic
goal: Increased access to and productive use of
land by 2014.
The vision of restitution is to have persons or
communities dispossessed of property after June
1913, as a result of past racial discriminatory laws
and practices, restored to such property or receive
just and equitable redress.
This translates to restoring the land right lost in the
following manner:
• Land restoration
• Equitable redress
The programme is made up of the following sub-
programmes:
Restitution:NationalOffice
This sub-programme provides administrative and
professional support to the Commission on the
Restitution of Land Rights for processing and
investigating restitution claims. The sub-programme
also develops and coordinates restitution policy
and oversees court cases. Funding in this sub-
programme will be used mainly for compensation of
employees and related costs.
Restitution:RegionalOffices
The seven (7) Regional Land Claims Commissions
have now been integrated into the Provincial
Shared Service Centres across the country. These
Commissions are responsible for negotiating
restitution agreements and providing administrative
support services to regional land claims
commissioners. Funding in this sub-programme will
mainly be used for compensation of employees and
related costs.
These offices have their individual complement
of operational and support staff to ensure that
the objectives of the Commission are achieved.
Currently the Commission is in the process of
establishing the number of outstanding claims. Over
and above the outstanding claims, the Commission
still has an estimated 18 297 claims that have been
approved(committed)thatstillneedtobefinalised.
Since inception, the Commission has approved 76
023 claims to the value of R22.9 billion. Payments
to the value of R16.7 billion has been made, leaving
a balance of R6.2 billion under commitment. Table
4 gives an indication of the claims lodged, claims
gazettedorsettled,claimsfinalisedandclaimsstill
tobefinalised.
Restitution Grants
This sub-programme makes grants available to
restore land and provides alternative land to restitution
beneficiaries.Itprovidesforpaymentofcompensation
and alternative relief, settlement planning and facilitation
assistance, as well as contributes to costs of resettling
communities. Funding in this sub-programme will
be used mainly for grants paid out to restitution
beneficiariesandadministrationofthesetransactions.
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TABLE 4: LAND CLAIMS TO BE FINALISED
NO. OF
CLAIMS
LODGED
CLAIMS GAZETTED/
SETTLED
CLAIMS
FINALISED
CLAIMS
STILL TO BE
FINALISED
CLAIMS TO BE
RESEARCHED
79 696 76 023 57 726 18 297 3 673
TheLegalandCompliance,Finance,Verification,ResearchandInformationManagementComponentswill
need to be closely monitored to ensure delivery and integrity of information.
PROGRAMME 4: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Strategic objective Settlement of restitution land claims
Objective statement Tofinalisetherestitutionoflandrightsorawardsofalternativeformsof
equitable redress to claimants within MTEF baseline allocation
Baseline Numberofoutstandinglandtobefinalizedin2011:90claimsNumberof
settledclaims(backlogclaims)tobefinalisedin2011:360
Justification To ensure that persons or communities dispossessed of property after
June 1913, as a result of past racial discriminatory laws and practices are
restored to such property or that they receive just and equitable redress.
Links Linked to strategic goal 5 and Outcome 7
RESOURCE CONSIDERATIONS
The spending focus over the medium term will be on
settling outstanding restitution claims. In previous
financial years, the programme’s expenditure
decreased at an average annual rate of 0.6 per
cent from R3.6 billion in 2007/08 to R3.6 billion
in 2010/11. The reduction in expenditure was
because the Restitution Programme was expected
to be completed in 2008. In 2010/11 a R2 billion
reprioritisation was made in the 2010 adjusted
estimates of national expenditure, to increase the
2010 estimates of national expenditure allocation of
R1.5billion topayurgent court orders and finalise
critical outstanding land claims.
Over the MTEF period spending is expected to
decrease at an average annual rate of 8.2 percent to
reach R2.8 billion.
The Restitution Programme has experienced a high
staff turnover due to its complex nature. This has
resulted in the loss of institutional memory through
high staff turnover at all levels (senior managers,
project officers, legal, finance, supply chain and
human resources).
Shortage of the following critical skills in the
Commissionhasbeenidentified:
• Legal
• Quality assurance
• Researchers
• Information management
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PROGRAMME 5: LAND REFORM
Purpose
To provide sustainable land reform programmes in
South Africa. The programme contributes towards
the achievement of the departmental strategic goal:
Increased access to and productive use of land by
2014. The programme is made up of the following
sub-programmes:
LandReformNationalOffice
This sub-programme is responsible for developing
and coordinating land reform products and
facilitating the implementation of land reform
programmes and projects. It also provides support
servicestoprovincialoffices,providesState land
administration services and provides information,
risk and compliance management in the Land
Reform branch.
LandReformOffices
The land reform offices implement land reform
programmes and projects, and administer state
landineachprovince.Duetothereconfigurationof
thedepartmentthesehavenowbeenredefinedas
Provincial Shares Service Centres (PSSCs) and their
function will be expanded to include all departmental
programmes.
Land Reform Grants
The land reform grants sub-programme makes
grants available for project and programme
planning, land acquisition and settlement. They
allow the department to plan, develop or improve
property.
KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Board
The KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Board makes
grants available for administering Ingonyama Trust land.
Land Reform Empowerment Facility
The Land Reform Empowerment Facility makes
transfers to Khula Enterprises Finance, the revolving
credit loan facility established by the department to
finance land acquisition and equity in commercial
farming ventures.
Agricultural Land Holding Account
The Agricultural Land Holding Account is responsible
forbuyingandholdinglanduntilsuitablebeneficiaries
are identified intermsoftheProvisionofLandand
Assistance Act (1993)
Since 1994, a considerable amount of progress
has been made with regard to the redistribution
of white-owned agricultural land to the previously
disadvantaged groups. However, challenges relating
to the productivity of this land remain. Over the next
three to five years the Land Reform Programme
will focus on improving the productivity of the
agricultural land that has been redistributed since
1994. This will be done through the Recapitalisation
and Development Programme initiated in 2010. This
programme will seek to assist land owners with
efficientutilisationof irrigation, increaseproduction
potential, mentoring of emerging projects and share
equity schemes. It is expected that 1 807 farms will
be recapitalised and developed by 2014.
This recapitalisation function is sustained by the
Recapitalisation and Development Fund (RDF),
created from 25% of the baseline land reform
budget per annum. The policy covers all land reform
beneficiaries, emerging farmers who purchased
farms with loan finance from different lending
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institutions, without any state support and who are
experiencing the same hardships as land reform
beneficiaries.Inaddition,RADPwillapplytoirrigation
schemes and State farms in communal areas.
The acquisition and allocation of strategically located
landprocessseekstoassistlandtenurebeneficiaries
to access to land through land acquisition
programmes as well as the disposal of state land
to municipalities and communities for sustainable
home settlement and agricultural purposes. The
PLAS Trading Account will be the driving force for
the acquisition of strategically located land and the
warehousing thereof.
PROGRAMME 5: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Strategic objective 5.1 Acquire and allocate strategically located land
Objective statement To acquire and allocate 1 140 860 strategically located land within MTEF
baseline allocation by 2014
Baseline Number of hectares acquired:
114,283 in 2010
Numberofbeneficiariesaccessingland:789in2010
Justification This strategic objective will ensure that the land acquired for agricultural
purposes is used productively and thus contribute towards economic
development and food security
Links Linked to strategic goal 5 and outcome 7
Strategic objective 5.2 Provide support to black farmers, rural communities and land reform
beneficiaries
Objective statement To provide recapitalisation and development support to black farmers,
ruralcommunitiesandlandreformbeneficiariesby2014
Baseline Number of black farmers supported: 119 in 2010
Numberoflandreformbeneficiariessupported:175in2010
Justification This strategic objective will achieve food security and improve the perfor-
mance of small-holding farmers through recapitalisation and development
Links Linked to strategic goal 5 and Outcome 7
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RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
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Risk management forms an integral part of responsible management, and therefore adopts a comprehensive
enterprise approach to the management of risks. This section illustrates the major risks that could affect the
department in the implementation of this Strategic Plan.
Strategic
Objective Risk
Risk
Description
Current and future
mitigating strategies
Effectiveandefficient
financialservices
provided by 2014
Inadequate funding Adequate funding may not be
secured to fund the regulatory
requirements
Review of the allocated
funds and request
additional funds to
fulfiltheregulatory
requirements
Funds may not be secured from
National Treasury due to poor
financialperformanceintheyear
preceeding the year under review
Bids must be well
motivated and supported
by project plan
1 140 860 hectares
of strategically
located land acquired
and allocated within
MTEF baseline
allocation by 2014
Inadequate budget or
resources
MTEFallocationisnotsufficient
for this purpose (i.e. redistribution
target of 30 % still stands)
PLAS implemented
Recapitalisation
and development
support provided to
black farmers, rural
communities andland
reformbeneficiaries
by 2014
Relevant departments
not providing their
resources and
support
Lack of coordination between
relevant departments, e.g. DAFF
and DWA, resulting in limited
support to black farmers
Joint planning with
relevant departments.
Delivering agreements on
Outcome 7
Lack of support from
financialinstitutions
Unwillingnessoffinancial
institutions to support new
farmers, which may increase the
number of farmers in distress
andfinancialburdentothe
department
MoUwithfinancial
institutions, e.g. Land
Bank
Natural disasters, e.g.
droughtandfloods
Unforeseen climatic disasters
resulting in damages to the farm
properties and crops
Established DRDLR Rural
Disaster Mitigation Unit to
handlesuchcasesandfind
solutions in conjunction
with other departments
Skilled and committed
strategic partners
Limited skilled, committed and
common-vision strategic partners
SLAs with committed
strategic partners
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Strategic
Objective Risk
Risk
Description
Current and future
mitigating strategies
An integrated
land planning and
administration
system that
promotes equitable,
sustainable land use
and allocation by
2014 (Geospatial
information services)
Lack of funding for
imagery acquisition
Imagery acquisition funding not
approved by National Treasury
resulting in limited funds to
achieve strategic objectives
Reprioritise and continue
to engage National
Treasury
Disaster
management
services
Lack of funding New programme roles and
responsibilities misunderstood
to duplicate National Disaster
Management Centre, which may
result in lack of identity between
the two programmes
Presentation of the newly
established programme
at different forums and
continuous engagement
with National Treasury
whose statutory mandate
is to guide against
duplication of mandates
and funding
Restitution of land
rights or awards of
alternative forms of
equitable redress to
claimantsfinalised
within MTEF baseline
allocation
New approvals
versus existing
commitments.
Approving new section 42D whilst
previous commitments have not
beenfinalisedyetresultingin
financialoverburdening.
Review projections in
line with age analysis
(commitment register).
Coordinating function
from national level and
implementation at regional
level
Establishment of FINCOM
to set up clear projection
criteria, spending plan
analysis and monthly
budget reviews
Establishment of the
Implementation Support
Directorate to review
settled claims
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47
Strategic Plan 2011 - 2014
PUBLIC ENTITIES
Name of
public entity
Mandate Outputs Current
annual
budget
(R thousand)
Date of next
evaluation
Ingonyama
Trust Board
The Ingonyama Trust was established
in terms of the provisions of the
KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Act
(Act No. 3 of 1994). Its core business is
tomanagelandforthematerialbenefit
and social wellbeing of the individual
members of the tribes
The outcomes
of the
strategic
activity of
the entity are
detailed in the
Land Reform
programme
6 834
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Name of PPP Mandate Outputs Current an-
nual budget
(R thousand)
Date of next
evaluation
Project
Kgolaganyo
Officeaccommodation-the
department is underway with a PPP
to relocate all of its Tshwane-based
staffandoperationstoasingleoffice
campus
Serviced
working
environment
- services de-
livered against
service level
agreement
with penalty
deduction
mechanism
See
comments
below
PPP
agreement
signature date
estimated
April 2011
The department obtained National Treasury Approval IIB in July 2010 upon the conclusion of the Request
forProposalevaluationprocessandiscurrentlyfinalisingnegotiationswiththepreferredbidder.Itis
estimatedthatfinancialclosewilltakeplaceinApril2011withconstructionlastingapproximatelytwo
years. The department intends to take occupation in April 2013.
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GN
ING
RES
OU
RC
ES W
ITH
TH
E S
TRAT
EGIC
PLA
N
BU
DG
ET
SU
MM
AR
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hous
and
2011
/12
201
2/13
2
013/
14
Tota
l to
be
app
rop
riate
d
Cur
rent
pay
men
ts
Tran
sfer
s
and
sub
sid
ies
Pay
men
ts fo
r
cap
ital
asse
ts
Tota
lTo
tal
MTE
F al
loca
tion
Adm
inis
trat
ion
606,
104
583,
180
12,9
259,
999
615,
082
648,
766
Geo
spat
ial a
nd C
adas
tral
Ser
vice
s38
8,10
436
4,79
814
,749
8,55
740
5,89
542
8,00
0
Rur
al D
evel
opm
ent
441,
276
441,
171
-10
564
0,99
290
3,93
7
Res
titut
ion
2,49
7,29
341
3,84
22,
083,
351
100
2,61
9,92
22,
763,
667
Land
Ref
orm
4,19
1,46
972
1,14
03,
453,
719
16,6
104,
392,
209
4,63
6,76
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end
iture
est
imat
es8,
124,
246
2,52
4,13
15,
564,
744
35,3
718,
674,
100
9,38
1,13
3
Exe
cutiv
e au
thor
ityM
inis
ter
of R
ural
Dev
elop
men
t and
Lan
d R
efor
m
Accountingofficer
Dire
ctor
-Gen
eral
of R
ural
Dev
elop
men
t and
Lan
d R
efor
m
Web
site
add
ress
ww
w.r
ural
deve
lopm
ent.g
ov.z
a
The
estim
ates
of N
atio
nal E
xpen
ditu
re b
ookl
ets
for
indi
vidu
al v
otes
are
ava
ilabl
e on
ww
w.tr
easu
ry.g
ov.z
a. T
hey
prov
ide
mor
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
cov
erag
e of
vot
e
specificinform
ation,particularlyabo
utgoodsandservices,transfers,publicentitiesandlowerlevelinstitutionalinformation.
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NE
XUR
E A
STR
ATEG
IC O
BJE
CTI
VE
AN
NU
AL
TAR
GE
TS F
OR
201
1 –
2014
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MIN
ISTR
ATIO
N
Str
ateg
ic
Ob
ject
ive
Str
ateg
ic
Pla
n Ta
rget
Aud
ited
/Act
ual p
erfo
rman
ceE
stim
ated
per
form
ance
2010
/11
Med
ium
-ter
m t
arge
ts
2007
/08
2008
/09
2009
/10
2011
/12
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1.1
Effective,efficientand
fair
hum
an re
sour
ce
man
agem
ent p
ract
ices
prov
ided
and
ens
ured
Red
uce
vaca
ncy
to
8% b
y 20
14
22.6
8%16
.70%
10.2
4%11
%10
%9%
8%
Ann
ual c
lient
satis
fact
ion
surv
eys
cond
ucte
d
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
Inte
rnal
clie
nt
satis
fact
ion
rese
arch
repo
rt
Clie
nt
satis
fact
ion
repo
rt
Impl
emen
ta-
tion
of th
e
clie
nt s
atis
-
fact
ion
repo
rt
findings
1.2
Lega
l ser
vice
s re
nder
ed
to th
e en
tire
depa
rtm
ent
100%
com
plia
nce
with
Cou
rt
rule
s,
barg
aini
ng
coun
cil r
ules
and
legi
slat
ion
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r 10
0%10
0%10
0%10
0%
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ateg
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ateg
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ited
/Act
ual p
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rman
ceE
stim
ated
per
form
ance
2010
/11
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ium
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arge
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2007
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1.3
Impr
oved
ser
vice
deliv
ery
with
in th
e de
partm
ent a
nd
rura
l com
mun
ities
thro
ugh
the
prov
isio
n of
ICT,
know
ledg
e an
d in
form
atio
n
man
agem
ent
Inte
grat
ed
ICT
stra
tegy
alig
ned
to
depa
rtm
enta
l
obje
ctiv
es
New
Indi
cato
rN
ew In
dica
tor
Rev
isio
n of
MS
P a
nd
Dra
ft of
ICT
Str
ateg
y
New
Indi
cato
rA
dopt
ed IC
T
Str
ateg
y
50 %
Impl
e-
men
tatio
n of
the
Inte
grat
ed
ICT
Str
ateg
y
75 %
Impl
e-
men
tatio
n of
the
Inte
grat
ed
ICT
Str
ateg
y
1.4
A c
ompr
ehen
sive
resu
lt
base
d pl
anni
ng, m
onito
ring
and
eval
uatio
n th
at
drive
s th
e or
gani
satio
n
and
ensu
re d
elive
ry o
n
expe
cted
out
com
es
prov
ided
by
2014
PM
&E
stra
tegy
deve
lope
d
and
impl
emen
ted
New
indi
cato
r N
ew In
dica
tor
New
Indi
cato
rN
ew In
dica
tor
PM
&E
stra
tegy
deve
lope
d
and
adop
ted
PM
&E
stra
tegy
impl
emen
ted
PM
&E
stra
tegy
revi
ewed
1.5
Effe
ctiv
e an
d
efficientcorpo
rate
com
mun
icat
ion
serv
ices
impr
oved
by
2014
App
rove
d
Com
mun
ica-
tions
str
ateg
y
for
the
depa
rt-
men
t
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
75%
of
stra
tegy
impl
emen
ted
80%
of
stra
tegy
impl
emen
ted
90%
of
stra
tegy
impl
emen
ted
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ateg
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ive
Str
ateg
ic
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n Ta
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ited
/Act
ual p
erfo
rman
ceE
stim
ated
per
form
ance
2010
/11
Med
ium
-ter
m t
arge
ts
2007
/08
2008
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1.6
Effectiveandefficient
financialservices
prov
ided
by
2014
Unqualified
audi
t opi
nion
Qualification
-Int
eres
t
rece
ived
Qualification
-Rec
eiva
ble
for
depa
rtm
enta
l
reve
nue
Qualified
Tang
ible
capi
tal a
sset
s
Qualified
Tang
ible
capi
tal a
sset
s
Unqualified
audi
t rep
ort
Unqualified
audi
t rep
ort
Unqualified
audi
t rep
ort
Red
uctio
n
in ir
regu
lar,
fruitl
ess,
was
tefu
l
expe
nditu
re
and
loss
es
thro
ugh
crim
inal
cond
uct
Com
mitm
ents
-Tan
gibl
e
asse
ts
-Bio
logi
cal
asse
ts (P
LAS
)
-Tan
gibl
e
capi
tal a
sset
s
50%
redu
ctio
n
75%
redu
ctio
n
100%
redu
ctio
n
1.7
Dev
elop
rur
al
deve
lopm
ent a
nd la
nd
refo
rm p
olic
ies
and
legi
slat
ion
by 2
014
10 p
olic
ies
deve
lope
d
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r2
53
2
12 p
iece
s of
legi
slat
ion
deve
lope
d
and
appr
oved
New
indi
cato
rN
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r4
82
2
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ateg
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ateg
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ated
per
form
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2010
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ium
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1.8
Inst
itutio
nal r
efor
ms
(Val
uer-G
ener
al, R
ural
Dev
elop
men
t age
ncy
and
Land
Man
agem
ent
Com
mis
sion
) giv
ing
effe
ct
to th
e de
partm
ent’s
new
man
date
in p
lace
by
2014
3 re
form
ed
inst
itutio
ns
for
the
new
man
date
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
11
1
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SPA
TIA
L A
ND
CA
DA
STR
AL
SER
VIC
ES
Str
ateg
ic
Ob
ject
ive
Str
ateg
ic
Pla
n Ta
rget
Aud
ited
/Act
ual p
erfo
rman
ceE
stim
ated
per
form
ance
2010
/11
Med
ium
-ter
m t
arge
ts
2007
/08
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2.1
Pro
mot
e an
equ
itabl
e,
sust
aina
ble
land
use
and
allo
catio
n by
faci
litat
ing
an in
tegr
ated
land
pla
nnin
g an
d
adm
inis
trat
ion
syst
em b
y
2014
12 d
ays
take
n
to e
xam
ine
cada
stra
l
docu
men
ts
New
indi
cato
r 19
day
s20
day
s15
day
s14
day
s 13
day
s 12
day
s
4 da
ys t
aken
to re
gist
er ti
tle
deed
s (in
ac-
cord
ance
with
legi
slat
ion,
prac
tice
and
proc
edur
es)
6 da
ys
10 d
ays
7 da
ys
7 da
ys
7 da
ys
7 da
ys
4 da
ys
Form
ula-
tion
of 1
12
rura
l Spa
tial
Dev
elop
men
t
Fram
ewor
ks
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r 25
Rur
al S
DFs
com
plet
ed –
Mar
ch 2
011
25 r
ural
SD
Fs
com
plet
ed
37 r
ural
SD
Fs
com
plet
ed
50 r
ural
SD
Fs
com
plet
ed
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ateg
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ateg
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ated
per
form
ance
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ium
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Ava
ilabi
lity
of
the
e-ca
dast
re
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
rE
nter
pris
e
Arc
hite
ctur
e
AS
-IS
inve
stig
atio
n
conc
lude
d
Ent
erpr
ise
arch
itect
ure
desi
gn
avai
labl
e
E-c
adas
tre
deve
lope
d
e-ca
dast
re
avai
labl
e an
d
impl
emen
ted
Cov
erag
e o
f
digi
tal a
eria
l
imag
ery
(in
squa
re k
m)
and
proc
ess-
ing
orth
o-im
-
ages
at 0
.5m
grou
nd s
ampl
e
dist
ance
by
31
Mar
ch
199
155
km2
163
688
km²
430
600
km²
279
000
315
000
279
000
279
000
2.2
Sur
veye
d an
d re
gist
ered
stat
e an
d Tr
ust l
and
30 0
00 h
ect-
ares
of S
tate
and
Trus
t lan
d
by 2
014
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r A
ll un
-
surv
eyed
Sta
te la
nd
surv
eyed
and
read
y fo
r
vest
ing
50%
75%
100%
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ateg
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ateg
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ited
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ated
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2.3
Dev
elop
a
com
preh
ensi
ve L
and
Reg
iste
r
Com
preh
en-
sive
Lan
d
Reg
iste
r by
2013
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r 75
%
com
plet
e
90%
com
plet
e
Com
pre-
hens
ive
land
regi
ster
Com
pre-
hens
ive
land
regi
ster
2.4
Sca
rce
skills
trai
ning
prog
ram
me
by 2
014
3 sc
arce
ski
lls
trai
ning
pro
-
gram
mes
by
2014
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
11
1
2.5
Impr
oved
dis
aste
r
man
agem
ent s
ervi
ces
in r
ural
are
as a
nd la
nd
refo
rm p
roje
cts
by 2
014
120
disa
ster
man
agem
ent
help
desk
s es
-
tabl
ishe
d an
d
func
tiona
l
New
indi
cato
r N
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r 40
hel
pdes
ks
esta
blis
hed
40 h
elpd
esks
esta
blis
hed
40 h
elpd
esks
esta
blis
hed
40 h
elpd
esks
esta
blis
hed
27 v
ulne
rabl
e
rura
l com
mun
i-
ties
trai
ned
on
envi
ronm
enta
l
man
agem
ent
mea
sure
s
New
indi
cato
rN
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r9
rura
l
com
mun
ities
trai
ned
9 ru
ral
com
mun
ities
trai
ned
9 ru
ral
com
mun
ities
trai
ned
9 ru
ral
com
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ities
trai
ned
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2.6
Com
plia
nce
with
land
use
man
agem
ent p
olic
ies
and
legi
slat
ion
ensu
red
by 2
014
Impl
emen
ta-
tion
of th
e
Land
Use
Man
agem
ent
Bill
(LU
MB
)
Dra
ft LU
MB
by M
arch
2011
Con
sulta
tion
and
adop
tion
by th
e
Cab
inet
and
intr
oduc
tion
to p
arlia
men
t
Dra
ft re
gula
-
tions
, im
ple-
men
tatio
n
Impl
emen
ta-
tion
112
Rur
al
Spa
tial
Dev
elop
men
t
Fram
ewor
ks
form
ulat
ed
New
indi
cato
rN
ew in
dica
tor
New
indi
cato
r25
Rur
al
Spa
tial
Dev
elop
men
t
Fram
ewor
ks
form
ulat
ed
25 R
ural
Spa
tial
Dev
elop
men
t
Fram
ewor
ks
form
ulat
ed
37 R
ural
Spa
tial
Dev
elop
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2.7
Nat
iona
l ge
ospa
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info
rmat
ion
and
serv
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in s
uppo
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f the
nat
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infra
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d
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deve
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2014
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poin
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95%
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post
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serv
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and
real
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man
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spat
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refe
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poin
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9%
avai
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lity
Ave
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uptim
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(ava
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97.7
% fo
r pos
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proc
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serv
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and
97.3
% fo
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873
000
km²
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3.1
Profileruralw
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mob
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rura
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hold
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all
mun
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aliti
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landreform
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mod
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To p
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de e
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infra
stru
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rur
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area
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spat
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3.7
To p
rovi
de s
ocia
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ra-
stru
ctur
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rur
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reas
effe
ctiv
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redu
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spa
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nequ
aliti
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in th
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mbe
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of h
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hold
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to
sani
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To p
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Cou
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of
Sta
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site
by
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540
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rshi
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for
econ
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pro
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n C
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Res
titut
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of la
nd r
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s
or a
war
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f alte
rna-
tive
form
s of
equ
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redr
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to c
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1 14
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0 he
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stra
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prov
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to b
lack
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rur
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omm
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andlandreform
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by 2
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