READINESS OF THE COMMISSION ON RESTITUTION OF LAND RIGHTS FOR THE LODGEMENT OF LAND CLAIMS

READINESS OF THE COMMISSION ON RESTITUTION OF LAND RIGHTS FOR THE LODGEMENT OF LAND CLAIMS

PRESENTATION THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM

19 FEBRUARY 2014

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• Introduction• Overview of Performance and Outstanding claims• Settlement Plan for 2014/15 MTEF• Priorities of the Commission for the next 5 years• Implications for the Reopening of the Lodgment of

Land Claims• State of readiness of the Commission for the lodgment

of claims

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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• The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill provides, inter alia, for the reopening of lodgment of land claims for a period of five years and the prioritisation of those claims that were lodged by 31 December 1998.

• This presentation discusses:– An overview of performance of the Commission on

Restitution of Land Rights in the settlement of claims– An overview of the outstanding land claims– Implications of the reopening of lodgment of claims– Plans of the Commission for the next 5 years– State of readiness of the Commission for the lodgment

of claims

INTRODUCTION

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CUMULATIVE STATISTICS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: 1995 TO 31 DECEMBER 2013

PROVINCE CLAIMS HHs BEN FHHs Ha LAND COST FIN COMP

GRANTS

TOTAL AWARDDevelopment RDG SPG RSG

E CAPE 16463 66802 254755 25811 136752 R67,250,053.29 R1,840,858,529.11 R315,382,294.76 R85,509,000.00 R 40,963,680.00 R50,972,735.00 R2,400,936,292.16

F STATE 2683 7623 49121 2719 57735 R45,730,398.95 R265,046,110.26 R29,907,913.61 R9,180,000.00 R4,406,400.00 R2,756,710.00 R357,027,532.82

GAUTENG 13326 14119 64367 5465 17068 R104,743,552.57 R685,159,918.29 R72,515,311.38 R5,940,000.00 R1,850,400.00 R4,161,445.00 R874,370,627.24

KZN 15168 85429 499508 26549 768595 R5,339,491,413.94 R1,902,152,037.09 R1,109,815,238.85 R103,761,000.00 R46,640,880.00 R52,621,210.00 R8,561,023,779.88

LIMPOPO 3654 50731 256469 18993 637574 R3,534,127,761.93 R462,608,805.34 R625,796,936.44 R97,791,000.00 R44,762,400.00 R25,456,700.00 R4,790,543,603.71

MPLANGA 2847 53821 257573 18420 472883 R5,452,210,882.23 R498,694,171.73 R218,269,735.38 R95,609,640.00 R45,900,750.00 R21,394,200.00 R6,332,129,879.34

N CAPE 3719 22202 118088 9203 569341 R467,743,629.50 R890,362,773.85 R163,669,536.79 R16,118,890.00 R12,327,315.48 R13,018,530.00 R1,563,240,675.62

N WEST 3740 40476 202932 18502 406643 R1,817,056,733.28 R374,195,368.43 R360,255,113.38 R82,821,000.00 R39,492,600.00 R8,899,830.00 R2,682,720,645.09

W CAPE 15885 27869 127525 12021 4145 R57,778,436.59 R985,656,153.14 R319,784,715.92 R15,612,290.00 R4,729,692.00 R2,453,795.00 R1,386,056,082.65

TOTAL 77485 369072 1830338 137683 3070736 R16,886,132,862.28 R7,904,733,867.24 R3,215,396,796.51 R512,342,820.00 R241,074,117.48 R181,735,155.00 R28,948,049,118.51

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SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS: 2009 TO 31 JANUARY 2014

PROV. CLAIMS SETTLED

DISMISSED CLAIMS

HH FEMALE HEADED

H/H

BENEF. HECTARES SETTLED

COMMITMENTS

FIN COMP LAND COST GRANTS TOTAL AWARD

EC 429 12 12952 5288 54888 36304 R730,152,569 R4,053,923 R10,044,419 R744,250,911

FS 16 14 1899 906 8580 40852 R137,429,045 R34,068,552 R4,078,649 R175,576,246

GP 161 7 716 363 2585 7508 R51,406,569 R11,509,537 R11,297,820 R74,213,926

KZN 114 0 17261 6117 96043 155011 R641,243,345 R1,861,571,851 R72,809,100 R2,575,624,296

LP 304 259 7964 3372 24980 111506 R310,227,579 R1,013,718,359 R63,770,983 R1,387,716,921

MP 87 107 8192 3922 34243 110431 R138,383,061 R1,900,711,092 R50,267,897 R2,089,362,050

NC 23 39 3787 2005 19594 76051 R227,825,256 R93,650,183 R77,684,211 R399,159,650

NW 31 1 8877 4212 54753 111569 R129,501,878 R695,439,793 R54,065,974 R879,007,645

WC 567 14 5192 3123 14170 764 R242,332,659 R35,854,643 R21,513,930 R299,701,232

TOTAL 1732 453 66840 29308 309836 649996 R2,608,501,961 R5,650,577,933 R365,532,983 R8,624,612,877

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AS AT JUNE 2013

Province

Phase One Phase Two Phase Three Phase Four

Total outstandingLodgement & Registration

Screening and Categorisation

Determination of Qualification in terms

of Section 2 of the Restitution Act

Negotiations

Eastern Cape - 844 71 93 1008

Free State - - - 14 14

Gauteng - 227 15 28 270

KwaZulu Natal - 1463 144 521 2128

Limpopo - 580 65 111 756

Mpumalanga - 2396 151 138 2685

Northern Cape - 99 8 29 136

North West - 5 - 82 87

Western Cape - 1612 - 37 1649

Total 7226 454 1053 8733

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Local total

1008

ALFRED NZO 73

Maluti 7Matatiele 32Mbizana 18Ntabankulu 4Umzimvubu 12

AMATHOLE 258

Amahlathi 21Buffalo City 114Great Kei 6Mnquma 5Ngqushwa 9Nkonkobe 103

CACADU 299

Blue Crane Route 15Camdeboo 5Ikwezi 52Kouga 105Makana 8Ndlambe 13Nelson Mandela Bay 93Sundays River Valley 8

CHRIS HANI 151

Cala/Sakhisizwe 3Emalahleni 34Engcobo 7Inkwanca 3IntsikaYethu 33Inxuba Yethemba 11Lukhanji 30Sakhisizwe 29Tsolwana 1

JOE GQABI 115

Elundini 17Gariep 2Malethswai 3Malethswai & Senqu 1Senqu 92

O.R TAMBO 101

Ingquza Hill 29King Sabatha Dalindyebo 33Mhlontlo 20Nyandeni 10Port St Johns 9

SISONKE 11Mount Currie 5Umzimkhulu 6

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE FREE STATE PROVINCE

Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Local total

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FEZILE DABI 1 Ngwathe 1

MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN 4 Mangaung Metropolitan 4

THABO MOFUTSANYANE 8

Dihlabeng 2

Maluti a Phofung 6

XHARIEP 1 Mohokare 1

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE GAUTENG PROVINCE


270

CITY OF JOHANNESBURG 7 City of Johannesburg 7

CITY OF TSHWANE 251 City of Tshwane 251

EKURHULENI 6 Ekurhuleni 6

METSWEDING1 Nokeng Tsa Taemane 1

SEDIBENG 2 Lesedi 2

WEST RAND 3Merafong City 2

Randfontein 1

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding

2128

AMAJUBA 103Dannhauser 8Newcastle 75Utrecht 20

ETHEKWINI 874

Durban Metro 737Inanda 47Pinetown 30Umbumbulu 49Umlazi 11

ILEMBE 61Lower Tugela 47Maphumulo 7Ndwedwe 7

SISONKE 137

Ixopo 62Mount Currie 39Umzimkhulu 19Underberg 17

UGU 94Alfred 25Port Shepstone 31Umzinto 38

UMGUNGUNDLOVU 279

Camperdown 41Impendle 15Lions River 40Mooiriver 7New Hanover 31Pietermaritzburg 108Polela 6Richmond 31

UMKHANYAKUDE 18Hlabisa 6Ingwavuma 7Ubombo 5

UMZINYATHI 76

Dundee 52Glencoe 5Msinga 5Nquthu 7Umvoti 7

UTHUKELA 220

Bergville 32Escourt 19Kliprivier/ Ladysmith 145

Okhahlamba 1Weenen 23

UTHUNGULU 77

Eshowe 10Lower umfolozi 37Mthonjaneni 15Mthunzini 11Nkandla 4

ZULULAND 189

Babanango 17Mahlabathini 12Ngotshe 25Nongoma 9Paulpietersburg 19Pongola 2Vryheid 105

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding

756

CAPRICORN 156

Aganang 2

Blouberg 10

Lepelle Nkumpi 12

Molemole 4

Polokwane 128

GREATER SEKHUKHUNE 209

Elias Motswaledi 23

Greater Marble Hall 3

Greater Tubatse 124

Makhuduthamaga 57

UNCLEAR 2

MOPANI 91

Baphalaborwa 11

Greater Giyani 8

Greater Letaba 50

Greater Tzaneen 16

Maruleng 6

VHEMBE 156

Makhado 88

Musina 15

Mutale 2

Thulamela 51

WATERBERG 116

Bela-Bela 10

Lephalale 18

Modimolle 14

Mogalakwena 44

Mookgopong 19

Thabazimbi 9

UNCLEAR 2

UNCLEAR DISTRICT 28 UNCLEAR 28

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE MPUMALANGA PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding

2685

EHLANZENI 893

Bushbuckridge 65Mbombela 398Nkomazi 60Thaba Chweu 254Umjindi 116

GERT SIBANDE 617

Albert Luthuli 176Dipaleseng 8Govan Mbeki 98Highveld Ridge 7Lekwa 35Mkhondo 90Msukaligwa 149Pixley Ka Seme 33UNKNOWN 21

NKANGALA 1175

Belfast 1Bronkhorstspruit 22Delmas 2Dr JS Moroka 51Emakhazeni 398Emalahleni 1Groblersdal 2Highlands 10Highveld Ridge 1Kriel 1Kungwini 3Kwamhlanga 5Kwaqabha 1Middelburg 14Mkobola 1Msukaligwa 2Steve Tshwete 434Thembisile 140Victor Khanye 76White River 1Witbank 9

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE

Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding

136

FRANCES BAARD 41

Dikgatlong 28

Magareng 2

Phokwane 5

Sol Plaatjie 6

JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE 8Ga-Segonyana 3

Joe Morolong 5

NAMAKWA 6

Hantam 1

Kamiesberg 1

Nama Khoi 4

PIXLEY KA SEME 13Siyancuma 13

SIYANDA 68

!Kheis 7

//Khara Hais 30

Kai !Garib 22

Kgatelopele 4

Tsantsabane 5

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE NORTH WESTPROVINCE

Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding

87

BOJANALA 38

Kgetlengrivier6

Madibeng18

Moses Kotane 8

Rustenburg6

DR KENNETH KAUNDA 16

City of Matlosana4

Maquassi Hills1

Merafong City1

Tlokwe City Council1

Ventersdorp9

DR RUTH SEGOMOTSI MOMPATI 6

Kagisano/Molopo2

Mamusa 1Moshaweng

2Naledi

1

NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA 27

Ditsobotla13

Mafikeng2

Ramotshere Moilwa10

Ratlou1

Tswaing1

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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE


1649

CAPE WINELANDS 171

Breede Valley 5

Drakenstein 51

Langeberg 13

Stellenbosch 27

Witzenberg 75

CENTRAL KAROO 9Beaufort West 8

Prince Albert 1

CITY OF CAPE TOWN 1183

Blaauwberg Administration 3

Cape Town Administration 170

Helderberg Administration 38

Oostenberg Administration 37

South Peninsula Administration 659Tygerberg Administration 276

EDEN 161

Bitou 3

George 15

Hessequa 8

Kannaland 1

Knysna 106

Mossel Bay 3

Oudtshoorn 25

OVERBERG 38

Cape Agulhas 8

Overstrand 3

Swellendam 4

Theewaterskloof 23

WEST COAST 87

Bergrivier 14

Cederberg 24

Matzikama 14

Saldanha Bay 10

Swartland 25

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SERVICE DELIVERY TARGETS FOR 3 YEAR MTEF PERIOD

Strategic Objective Performance Indicator

Medium term targets Medium term targets Medium term targets

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17

National Target Provincial Targets National Target Provincial Targets National Target Provincial Targets

4.1 Restoration of land rights and

alternative forms of equitable

redress by 2019

Number of land claims settled

106Original Target

379Revised Target

Eastern Cape 76 338Original target

463Revised target

Eastern Cape 177 615 New Target

Eastern Cape 167

Free State 9 Free State 0 Free State 0

Gauteng 15 Gauteng 20 Gauteng 30

KwaZulu-Natal 25 KwaZulu-Natal 30 KwaZulu-Natal 35

Limpopo 36 Limpopo 48 Limpopo 60

Mpumalanga 16 Mpumalanga 18 Mpumalanga 17

North West 6 North West 4 North West 7

Northern Cape 9 Northern Cape 0 Northern Cape 19

Western Cape 187 Western Cape 166 Western Cape 280

379 463 615Number of claims

finalised220

Original Target

239RevisedTarget

Eastern Cape 30 240 Original Target

373 Revised Target

Eastern Cape 150 371 New Target

Eastern Cape 150









239 373 371Number of phased

projects settled 66

New IndicatorEastern Cape 5 77

New Indicator Eastern Cape 13 95

New IndicatorEastern Cape 23









66 77 95

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SERVICE DELIVERY TARGETS FOR 3 YEAR MTEF PERIOD

Performance Indicator

Medium term targets Medium term targets Medium term targets Year 4 Year 5

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19

National Target

Provincial Targets National Target

National Target

National Target

National Target

Number of claims

researched(1998)

626 New

Target

Eastern Cape 74

965 New target

100

1445 New target

220

1530 New target

100

2660 New target

350

Free State - - - - -

Gauteng 17 30 60 40 80

KwaZulu-Natal 143 220 300 320 480

Limpopo 30 50 180 90 230

Mpumalanga 196 300 350 650 900

North West - - 5 - -

Northern Cape 4 15 20 20 40

Western Cape 162 250 310 310 580

626 965 1445 1530 2660

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• The priorities of the Commission in the next five years shall be as follows:

• Research of all outstanding claims (a research strategy has been developed)

• Streamlining and electronic processing of the procedure for processing claims to shorten the time it takes to settle a claim

• Managing the lodgment of new claims, including the communication campaign on the lodgment of claims

• The 1998 claims will be ring-fenced as required by the Bill and therefore prioritised for settlement and finalisation.

PRIORITIES OF THE COMMISSION IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS

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• “…RIA’s most important contribution to the quality of decisions is not the precision of the calculations used, but the action of analyzing – questioning, understanding real-world impacts and exploring assumptions”. OECD (2002)

• The RIA is a systematic analysis of the potential impacts in order to assess whether the amendments are likely to achieve the desired objectives.

• The RIA includes a socio-economic impact assessment that was conducted to identify and quantify the macroeconomic impacts that are likely to occur as a result of implementation of the of reopening of lodgment of claims.

• The RIA also provides for various scenarios of possible policy interventions available.

• The methodology used in the socio-economic impact study uses current restitution information as a baseline, which was used to examine the variables that could influence re-opening.

• The RIA records that “even though this [information of current claims] is the best method of estimation of the nature of future claims, there are uncertainties to which degree future claims will be similar to historic data”

THE REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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• The RIA uses a factor of five in arriving at a conclusion that of the claims to be lodged approximately 397 000 will be valid. This also relates to estimates of forced removals that took place between 1913 and 1994. The RIA calculates that it may cost R129 bn to R179 bn to settle these claims if settled within a 15 year period.

• The RIA also concludes that approximately 8 932 860 individuals could benefit directly from the claims representing about 2 481 350 households

• The RIA does not take into account the fact that there will be claims which will be in respect of land already restored to communities where the settlement of the claim will not necessitate expenditure, but adding the beneficiary into an already existing legal entity.

• The RIA also does not take into account that the restoration of state land does not have a financial cost implication.

IMPLICATIONS FOR LODGMENT OF CLAIMS

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• The RIA also does not take into account the impact that the norms and standards to be implemented by the Valuer General as part of the implementation of the payment of just and equitable compensation as opposed to willing buyer willing seller used in all baseline data that it relies upon.

• There were factors taken into account by the Department when it states in the Memorandum on the objects of the Bill that financial implications can not be determined until claims are lodged. Legal precedent (Grootboom judgment of the Constitutional Court) socio-economic rights are realised progressively, and within the available resources of the state.

IMPLICATIONS FOR LODGMENT OF CLAIMS

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Institutional arrangements:•A National Planning Steering Committee was established•The Steering Committee developed a plan, which is implemented at provincial level. It obtains provincial progress reports and unlocks issues•Each province established a task team dealing with:

• Accommodation and logistics• Human resource matters• Information technology• Communication• Security

READINESS FOR LODGMENT OF CLAIMS

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• New claims will be lodged through an electronic system. • Claimants to provide information about their claims to be captured

in the system. A print out will be signed and filed (together with supporting documentation, which will also be scanned).

• An automated acknowledgement of receipt of the claim will be generated by the system with a unique reference number.

• The Lodgement system has been developed and staff have been trained on its use.

• A simulation dry run is scheduled for 18 March • Bulk SMS sending system to confirm lodgement• Lodgement system will automatically create a Claim Register to be

accessible through PAIA as required by the Bill

LODGEMENT OF NEW CLAIMS

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• Lodgement will initially take place at 14 Lodgement sites located in Pretoria, Nelspruit, Witbank, Polokwane, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, East London, Queenstown, Cape Town, George, Pietermaritzburg, Vryheid, Mmabatho, Vryburg

• Each site is ready for lodgement (furniture, equipment, network points, security etc. has been made available.)

• Where the sites are leased, the Department of Public Works has agreed that sites shall remain unchanged for the duration of the 5 year lodgement period.

• Plans are in place to extend the lodgement sites to 38 additional sites. These sites are not yet included in the initial phase as they are still to be supplied with furniture and other equipment to host the lodgement system.

LOGISTICS FOR RE OPENING

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• 304 posts have been created to facilitate the lodgement of claims. • 116 posts have been advertised for the lodgment process in the

14 offices. This number shall be increased in phase 2 when the lodgement sites are increased by a further 38 offices.

• The advertised posts will be filled in March 2014. The posts include supervisors, data capturers, receptionist, staff for records management.

• The existing experienced staff will initially support lodgement and train new staff who will be phased in

• NARYSEC youth shall assist in the communication campaign, collection of oral history, and in the management of the claim lodgement process.

LOGISTICS FOR RE OPENING

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• There will be initially be 1 mobile unit per province• The mobile units will be used for first 4 months for information

sharing/ capacity building to prepare communities for lodgement, for NARYSEC “knock and drop”

• These units will then be deployed to targeted areas according to provincial schedule (to be advertised prior to deployment)

• Large units to be deployed to rural centres, smaller units (Iveco/ Sprinter type) to be used for less accessible areas and remote rural areas

• Fleet management principles shall be implemented to track use, monitor fuel use, oversee maintenance and supervise deployment

MOBILE UNITS

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• A comprehensive communication campaign has been developed, in consultation with the GCIS

• Central to the communication shall be the distribution of a citizens’ manual for claims, which informs citizens about their rights to restitution and how to go about lodging a claim, and what happens once a claim is lodged. The manual has been translated in 11 official languages, Braille and main Koi and San languages.

• Trained NARYSEC youth, NGOs, PBOs, CDWs and other stakeholders shall assist to distribute the citizens manual

• All media releases, draft adverts, posters etc. are ready to launch• A call centre and information centre at national office is being

prepared to especially address existing claimants• The distribution of the citizens manual shall be communicated

through electronic and print media

COMMUNICATION

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• NARYSEC youth has been trained for the knock and drop campaign• ID tags, reflective vests, shirts, lodgement bags have been procured• Management of NARYSEC youth to be done according to provincial

plan• Each province have developed a deployment plan• “Hot spots”/ areas of high lodgement potential identified per

province• Security will contact police stations in “knock and drop” areas to

support youth, provide additional security• NGOs and other stakeholders shall assist in the distribution of the

citizens manual. • Other distribution networks shall also be explored as the process

gets underway

NARYSEC DEPLOYMENT

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