DEPUTY President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform, convened and chaired a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee, after the successful land and title deeds handover to the Covie Community in the Western Cape, his office said on Sunday.
In a statement, Mabuza’s office said the meeting received a report on the status of land that is under the jurisdiction of State Owned Enterprises (SOEs), as well as plans for the usage of the land for spatial integration.
It said the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure as well as the Department of Public Enterprises will jointly audit the land under State Owned Enterprises to determine what is to be released for redistribution in the short, medium and long term.
The meeting also noted consultations by government with various stakeholders of the Land Administration and Tenure Reform intended to initiate a process of transferring communal land to persons or communities whose tenure of land is not legally secured, as approved by Cabinet.
“To this end, consultations with the National House of Traditional Leaders, Contralesa and the National Khoisan Council are ongoing,” his office said in a statement.
“The Inter-Ministerial Committee was further updated on progress in the implementation of the National Spatial Development Framework in guiding land redistribution and development towards spatial transformation, consolidation and integration.”
His office added: “In particular the meeting was apprised on ruralisation and the need for decisive and sustainable rural development and agrarian reform. The meeting was encouraged by the ongoing work in eliminating legacy imbalances in housing distribution and building of inclusive residential markets as well as ensuring service delivery in an integrated residential landscape.”
His office said the emphasis was to spatially transform and consolidate settlement development in new and existing areas and to continue to use the delivery of housing for a broad range of housing typologies within integrated mixed-use developments and multiple tenure options.
According to Mabuza’s office, the Inter-Ministerial Committee was also appraised on the ongoing consultations with regards to the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution.
- Inside Politics
