CONTACT DETAILS: Private Bag X833 Pretoria, 0001 8th Floor, Centre Walk Building, cnr Pretorius and Thabo Sehume Streets, Pretoria Toll Free Number: 0800 007 095 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Department-of-Rural-Development-and-Land-Reform Twitter: twitter.com/DRDLR_online ANNUAL REPORT Commission on Restitution of Land Rights 01 April 2017 – 31 March 2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 LETTER OF TRANSMISSION Honourable Nkoana-Mashabane, M (MP) Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Madam, Report to Parliament in terms of Section 21 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994 (Act No. 22 of 1994). It is my pleasure to submit this Annual Report of the Commission of Restitution of Land Rights for the financial year that ended on 31 March 2017, for tabling in Parliament. This is in compliance with Section 21 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, No. 22 of 1994, as amended, which prescribes that we submit this report no later than 1 June every year. I will present the same report to the Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform in the National Assembly, as well as to the Select Committee of Land and Mineral Resources in the National Council of Provinces, on the dates to be decided by these committees. Yours faithfully Ms Nomfundo Ntloko-Gobodo Chief Land Claims Commissioner May 2018 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. LETTER OF TRANSMISSION ..................................................................................................................1 PART A: GENERAL INFORMATION 2. ORGANISATIONAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................6 3. CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................................6 4. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................7 5. MINISTER’S FOREWORD .......................................................................................................................8 6. OVERVIEW BY THE CHIEF LAND CLAIMS COMISSIONER .................................................................9 7. ACCOUNTING OFFICER STATEMENT ...................................................................................................10 PART B: PERFORMANCE INFORMATION 8. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................11 8.1 Vision ...........................................................................................................................................11 8.2 Mission ...........................................................................................................................................11 8.3 Value ...........................................................................................................................................11 9. LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER MANDATES ................................................................................................12 9.1 Mandate ..........................................................................................................................................12 9.1.1 Constitutional mandate ......................................................................................................12 9.1.2 Legislative mandate ...........................................................................................................14 10. OVERVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CRLR ...........................................................................14 10.1 Service Delivery and Organisational Environment .........................................................................14 10.2 Key Policy Developments and Legislative Changes .......................................................................14 10.2.1 CRLR Strategic Policy Framework .....................................................................................14 11. STRATEGIC OUTCOME ORIENTED GOALS .........................................................................................14 12. OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND DELIVERY IN TERMS OF THE APP 2017/18 FINANCIAL YEAR ...15 13. PERFOMANCE INFORMATION PER PROVINCE ...................................................................................23 13.1 EASTERN CAPE Province ........................................................................................................24 13.1.1 Summary of Performance: Eastern Cape Province .............................................................24 13.1.2 Performance against set targets ........................................................................................24 13.1.3 Highlights on Settled projects for 2017/2018 .....................................................................24 13.1.4 Phased Settlement Projects ...............................................................................................28 13.1.5 Finalised Land Claims ........................................................................................................29 13.1.6 Research ............................................................................................................................31 13.1.7 Untraceable claimants .......................................................................................................39 13.1.8 District based stakeholder engagement .............................................................................39 13.2 FREE STATE PROVINCE...............................................................................................................41 13.2.1 Summary of performance ..................................................................................................42 13.2.2 The performance against targets .......................................................................................42 13.2.3 Settlement project description ............................................................................................42 13.2.4 Phased settlement project .................................................................................................43 13.2.5 Finalised land claims ..........................................................................................................43 13.2.6 Research ............................................................................................................................44 13.2.7 District based stakeholder engagement session ................................................................44 13.3 Gauteng Province ..................................................................................................................45 13.3.1 Summary on performance .................................................................................................46 13.3.2 Performance against set targets ........................................................................................46 13.3.3 Settlement project description ............................................................................................46 13.3.4 Phased settlement projects ................................................................................................48 13.3.5 Finalised land claims ..........................................................................................................49 13.3.6 Research ............................................................................................................................52 13.3.7 Untreacable claimants .......................................................................................................55 13.3.8 District based stakeholder engagement sessions ..............................................................55 13.4 KwaZULU Natal .........................................................................................................................57 13.4.1 Summary on performance .................................................................................................58 13.4.2 District based stakeholder engagement sessions ..............................................................59 13.4.3 Development support and other forms of financial support ...............................................59 CRLR Annual Report 2017 | 2018 2 13.4.4 Settlement project description .........................................................................................61 13.4.5 Phased settlement project ..............................................................................................61 13.5. LIMPOPO ......................................................................................................................................83 13.5.1 Summary of performance .................................................................................................84 13.5.2 Performance against set targets .......................................................................................84 13.5.3 Settlement project description ..........................................................................................84 13.5.4 Phased settlement projects ..............................................................................................87 13.5.5 Finalised land claims ........................................................................................................87 13.5.7 Research ..........................................................................................................................89 13.5.8 Untreaceable claimants ....................................................................................................101