The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DLDLR) provided a progress report on its interventions to address the challenges arising from the actions of the Rama Communal Property Association (CPA). The CPA had initiated some income generating activities on its land, which included a quarry business, and had started a museum and an entertainment centre that featured a cinema. In partnership with the Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality and private investors the CPA was in the process of developing houses on its land. The Rural Land Claims Commissioner (RLCC) had tried unsuccessfully to intervene, but due to the failure of mediation, the RLCC had instituted proceedings to place the CPA under administration.The application had been unsuccessful on the grounds of locus standi, and it was noted that new proceedings by the Department aiming at placing the CPA under administration had been instituted in the Northern Gauteng high court. A rule nisi order had been granted, requiring the CPA to hand its books over to the Department.
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Ms P Ngwenya-Mabila
What is the Parliamentary Monitoring Group?
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The South African Land Observatory is an initiative whose overall objective is to promote evidence-based and inclusive decision-making over land resources in South Africa. As its name ‘Observatory’ suggests, it collects data and information on land. The initiative is a repository of what is published on land in South Africa and on the events that take place around land in South Africa.