Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform and Agriculture conducts oversight visit to District Six Development Project in Cape Town
Deputy President David Mabuza, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Land Reform and Agriculture, will on Tuesday, 22 March 2022 conduct an oversight visit to the District Six Development Project in Cape Town, Western Cape.
During the oversight visit, the Deputy President and members of the IMC will conduct a walk-about aimed at assessing progress on the District Six Development Project and engage with claimants and beneficiaries.
The visit will be followed by a meeting of the IMC.
The nine member IMC coordinates and implements measures to accelerate the redistribution of land and also deal with the provision of agricultural support and the redress of spatial inequality within a broad and comprehensive land redistribution and agricultural development programme.
In attendance during the oversight visit will be Ministers and / or Deputy Ministers of Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD); Human Settlements; Public Works and Infrastructure Development; Justice and Correctional Services; Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs; Public Enterprises; Water and Sanitation and Trade Industry and Competition.
The details of the visit are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, 22 March 2022
Time:
10h00 – arrival of media for cut-aways
11h00 – start of the formal programme
Venue: District Six Development Project, Corner of New Hanover and Russel Street, District Six, Cape Town
Members of the media wishing to cover the oversight visit are invited to submit their details for purposes of accreditation using the accompanying template before Monday 10h00am, 21 March 2022 to pheliswa@gcis.gov.za
Media enquiries: Matshepo Seedat on 082 679 9473 (Spokesperson in the Office of the Deputy President), Reggie Ngcobo on 066 298 0980 (Media Liaison Officer and Spokesperson for the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development)
Source: The Presidency Republic of South Africa