ID SPEECH ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM BUDGET VOTE
25 MAY 2010-Honourable Chair and Honourable Minister, the ID understands that this new Department faces the difficult task of trying to implement its new plans against the backdrop of decreasing available finance.
JOHN GUNDA, MP IN THE NCOP
Honourable Chair and Honourable Minister, the ID understands that this new Department faces the difficult task of trying to implement its new plans against the backdrop of decreasing available finance.
It is indeed unfortunate that during the years when there was enough money, not enough was done to support the beneficiaries of land reform.
The ID agrees that all transferred land must be used productively and we are happy with the Department’s recognition that the land reform process has been flawed because redistributed land did not receive enough post-settlement support.
The ID remains concerned that land reform is being put on hold and that we are getting conflicting signals as to how we are going to deal with this issue going forward.
South Africa needs a clear direction on policy, together with achievable targets.
Minister, we also do not want to see the aspirations of the landless being continuously dashed, as they have been over the past 16 years.
The proposal to make land a national asset in the upcoming green paper must be carefully considered and debated.
The ID supports the second option, a ‘Review of current tenure policies and legislation,’ involving the ‘Current free-hold title system’ and ‘Land ceilings framework linked to categorization of farms.’
However, it would be wrong to attempt to bring about land redress by simply amending the Constitution due to the Government’s own failures of the past 16 years.
I would like to call on the Minister to ensure that there is a comprehensive rural development programme that can help rural people gain access to all basic services such as roads, electricity, health, quality education, water and sanitation.
Agbare Minister, dink u dit is regverdig om ons mense nie behoorlik te vergoed vir grond wat vandag markwaarde het ter bedrae van miljoene rande en ons mense is peanuts uitbetaal?
Hoekom kan ons mense nie reg vergoed word wat werklik hulle eiendom was?
Ek hoop dat die Minister reg sal laat geskied.
The ID supports the budget.
I thank you.
For media enquiries please call Mr John Gunda on 078 259 4578
Honourable Chair and Honourable Minister, the ID understands that this new Department faces the difficult task of trying to implement its new plans against the backdrop of decreasing available finance.
It is indeed unfortunate that during the years when there was enough money, not enough was done to support the beneficiaries of land reform.
The ID agrees that all transferred land must be used productively and we are happy with the Department’s recognition that the land reform process has been flawed because redistributed land did not receive enough post-settlement support.
The ID remains concerned that land reform is being put on hold and that we are getting conflicting signals as to how we are going to deal with this issue going forward.
South Africa needs a clear direction on policy, together with achievable targets.
Minister, we also do not want to see the aspirations of the landless being continuously dashed, as they have been over the past 16 years.
The proposal to make land a national asset in the upcoming green paper must be carefully considered and debated.
The ID supports the second option, a ‘Review of current tenure policies and legislation,’ involving the ‘Current free-hold title system’ and ‘Land ceilings framework linked to categorization of farms.’
However, it would be wrong to attempt to bring about land redress by simply amending the Constitution due to the Government’s own failures of the past 16 years.
I would like to call on the Minister to ensure that there is a comprehensive rural development programme that can help rural people gain access to all basic services such as roads, electricity, health, quality education, water and sanitation.
Agbare Minister, dink u dit is regverdig om ons mense nie behoorlik te vergoed vir grond wat vandag markwaarde het ter bedrae van miljoene rande en ons mense is peanuts uitbetaal?
Hoekom kan ons mense nie reg vergoed word wat werklik hulle eiendom was?
Ek hoop dat die Minister reg sal laat geskied.
The ID supports the budget.
I thank you.
For media enquiries please call Mr John Gunda on 078 259 4578
