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)
 
Issued by: GCIS on behalf of The IMC on Land Reform and Agriculture
Pretoria