READINESS OF THE COMMISSION ON RESTITUTION OF LAND RIGHTS FOR THE LODGEMENT OF LAND CLAIMS
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READINESS OF THE COMMISSION ON RESTITUTION OF LAND RIGHTS FOR THE LODGEMENT OF LAND CLAIMS
PRESENTATION THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM
19 FEBRUARY 2014
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• Introduction• Overview of Performance and Outstanding claims• Settlement Plan for 2014/15 MTEF• Priorities of the Commission for the next 5 years• Implications for the Reopening of the Lodgment of
Land Claims• State of readiness of the Commission for the lodgment
of claims
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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• The Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill provides, inter alia, for the reopening of lodgment of land claims for a period of five years and the prioritisation of those claims that were lodged by 31 December 1998.
• This presentation discusses:– An overview of performance of the Commission on
Restitution of Land Rights in the settlement of claims– An overview of the outstanding land claims– Implications of the reopening of lodgment of claims– Plans of the Commission for the next 5 years– State of readiness of the Commission for the lodgment
of claims
INTRODUCTION
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CUMULATIVE STATISTICS ON SETTLED CLAIMS: 1995 TO 31 DECEMBER 2013
PROVINCE CLAIMS HHs BEN FHHs Ha LAND COST FIN COMP
GRANTS
TOTAL AWARDDevelopment RDG SPG RSG
E CAPE 16463 66802 254755 25811 136752 R67,250,053.29 R1,840,858,529.11 R315,382,294.76 R85,509,000.00 R 40,963,680.00 R50,972,735.00 R2,400,936,292.16
F STATE 2683 7623 49121 2719 57735 R45,730,398.95 R265,046,110.26 R29,907,913.61 R9,180,000.00 R4,406,400.00 R2,756,710.00 R357,027,532.82
GAUTENG 13326 14119 64367 5465 17068 R104,743,552.57 R685,159,918.29 R72,515,311.38 R5,940,000.00 R1,850,400.00 R4,161,445.00 R874,370,627.24
KZN 15168 85429 499508 26549 768595 R5,339,491,413.94 R1,902,152,037.09 R1,109,815,238.85 R103,761,000.00 R46,640,880.00 R52,621,210.00 R8,561,023,779.88
LIMPOPO 3654 50731 256469 18993 637574 R3,534,127,761.93 R462,608,805.34 R625,796,936.44 R97,791,000.00 R44,762,400.00 R25,456,700.00 R4,790,543,603.71
MPLANGA 2847 53821 257573 18420 472883 R5,452,210,882.23 R498,694,171.73 R218,269,735.38 R95,609,640.00 R45,900,750.00 R21,394,200.00 R6,332,129,879.34
N CAPE 3719 22202 118088 9203 569341 R467,743,629.50 R890,362,773.85 R163,669,536.79 R16,118,890.00 R12,327,315.48 R13,018,530.00 R1,563,240,675.62
N WEST 3740 40476 202932 18502 406643 R1,817,056,733.28 R374,195,368.43 R360,255,113.38 R82,821,000.00 R39,492,600.00 R8,899,830.00 R2,682,720,645.09
W CAPE 15885 27869 127525 12021 4145 R57,778,436.59 R985,656,153.14 R319,784,715.92 R15,612,290.00 R4,729,692.00 R2,453,795.00 R1,386,056,082.65
TOTAL 77485 369072 1830338 137683 3070736 R16,886,132,862.28 R7,904,733,867.24 R3,215,396,796.51 R512,342,820.00 R241,074,117.48 R181,735,155.00 R28,948,049,118.51
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SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS: 2009 TO 31 JANUARY 2014
PROV. CLAIMS SETTLED
DISMISSED CLAIMS
HH FEMALE HEADED
H/H
BENEF. HECTARES SETTLED
COMMITMENTS
FIN COMP LAND COST GRANTS TOTAL AWARD
EC 429 12 12952 5288 54888 36304 R730,152,569 R4,053,923 R10,044,419 R744,250,911
FS 16 14 1899 906 8580 40852 R137,429,045 R34,068,552 R4,078,649 R175,576,246
GP 161 7 716 363 2585 7508 R51,406,569 R11,509,537 R11,297,820 R74,213,926
KZN 114 0 17261 6117 96043 155011 R641,243,345 R1,861,571,851 R72,809,100 R2,575,624,296
LP 304 259 7964 3372 24980 111506 R310,227,579 R1,013,718,359 R63,770,983 R1,387,716,921
MP 87 107 8192 3922 34243 110431 R138,383,061 R1,900,711,092 R50,267,897 R2,089,362,050
NC 23 39 3787 2005 19594 76051 R227,825,256 R93,650,183 R77,684,211 R399,159,650
NW 31 1 8877 4212 54753 111569 R129,501,878 R695,439,793 R54,065,974 R879,007,645
WC 567 14 5192 3123 14170 764 R242,332,659 R35,854,643 R21,513,930 R299,701,232
TOTAL 1732 453 66840 29308 309836 649996 R2,608,501,961 R5,650,577,933 R365,532,983 R8,624,612,877
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS AS AT JUNE 2013
Province
Phase One Phase Two Phase Three Phase Four
Total outstandingLodgement & Registration
Screening and Categorisation
Determination of Qualification in terms
of Section 2 of the Restitution Act
Negotiations
Eastern Cape - 844 71 93 1008
Free State - - - 14 14
Gauteng - 227 15 28 270
KwaZulu Natal - 1463 144 521 2128
Limpopo - 580 65 111 756
Mpumalanga - 2396 151 138 2685
Northern Cape - 99 8 29 136
North West - 5 - 82 87
Western Cape - 1612 - 37 1649
Total 7226 454 1053 8733
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Local total
1008
ALFRED NZO 73
Maluti 7Matatiele 32Mbizana 18Ntabankulu 4Umzimvubu 12
AMATHOLE 258
Amahlathi 21Buffalo City 114Great Kei 6Mnquma 5Ngqushwa 9Nkonkobe 103
CACADU 299
Blue Crane Route 15Camdeboo 5Ikwezi 52Kouga 105Makana 8Ndlambe 13Nelson Mandela Bay 93Sundays River Valley 8
CHRIS HANI 151
Cala/Sakhisizwe 3Emalahleni 34Engcobo 7Inkwanca 3IntsikaYethu 33Inxuba Yethemba 11Lukhanji 30Sakhisizwe 29Tsolwana 1
JOE GQABI 115
Elundini 17Gariep 2Malethswai 3Malethswai & Senqu 1Senqu 92
O.R TAMBO 101
Ingquza Hill 29King Sabatha Dalindyebo 33Mhlontlo 20Nyandeni 10Port St Johns 9
SISONKE 11Mount Currie 5Umzimkhulu 6
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE FREE STATE PROVINCE
Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Local total
14
FEZILE DABI 1 Ngwathe 1
MANGAUNG METROPOLITAN 4 Mangaung Metropolitan 4
THABO MOFUTSANYANE 8
Dihlabeng 2
Maluti a Phofung 6
XHARIEP 1 Mohokare 1
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE GAUTENG PROVINCE
Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Local total
270
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG 7 City of Johannesburg 7
CITY OF TSHWANE 251 City of Tshwane 251
EKURHULENI 6 Ekurhuleni 6
METSWEDING1 Nokeng Tsa Taemane 1
SEDIBENG 2 Lesedi 2
WEST RAND 3Merafong City 2
Randfontein 1
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding
2128
AMAJUBA 103Dannhauser 8Newcastle 75Utrecht 20
ETHEKWINI 874
Durban Metro 737Inanda 47Pinetown 30Umbumbulu 49Umlazi 11
ILEMBE 61Lower Tugela 47Maphumulo 7Ndwedwe 7
SISONKE 137
Ixopo 62Mount Currie 39Umzimkhulu 19Underberg 17
UGU 94Alfred 25Port Shepstone 31Umzinto 38
UMGUNGUNDLOVU 279
Camperdown 41Impendle 15Lions River 40Mooiriver 7New Hanover 31Pietermaritzburg 108Polela 6Richmond 31
UMKHANYAKUDE 18Hlabisa 6Ingwavuma 7Ubombo 5
UMZINYATHI 76
Dundee 52Glencoe 5Msinga 5Nquthu 7Umvoti 7
UTHUKELA 220
Bergville 32Escourt 19Kliprivier/ Ladysmith 145
Okhahlamba 1Weenen 23
UTHUNGULU 77
Eshowe 10Lower umfolozi 37Mthonjaneni 15Mthunzini 11Nkandla 4
ZULULAND 189
Babanango 17Mahlabathini 12Ngotshe 25Nongoma 9Paulpietersburg 19Pongola 2Vryheid 105
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding
756
CAPRICORN 156
Aganang 2
Blouberg 10
Lepelle Nkumpi 12
Molemole 4
Polokwane 128
GREATER SEKHUKHUNE 209
Elias Motswaledi 23
Greater Marble Hall 3
Greater Tubatse 124
Makhuduthamaga 57
UNCLEAR 2
MOPANI 91
Baphalaborwa 11
Greater Giyani 8
Greater Letaba 50
Greater Tzaneen 16
Maruleng 6
VHEMBE 156
Makhado 88
Musina 15
Mutale 2
Thulamela 51
WATERBERG 116
Bela-Bela 10
Lephalale 18
Modimolle 14
Mogalakwena 44
Mookgopong 19
Thabazimbi 9
UNCLEAR 2
UNCLEAR DISTRICT 28 UNCLEAR 28
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE MPUMALANGA PROVINCEProvince total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding
2685
EHLANZENI 893
Bushbuckridge 65Mbombela 398Nkomazi 60Thaba Chweu 254Umjindi 116
GERT SIBANDE 617
Albert Luthuli 176Dipaleseng 8Govan Mbeki 98Highveld Ridge 7Lekwa 35Mkhondo 90Msukaligwa 149Pixley Ka Seme 33UNKNOWN 21
NKANGALA 1175
Belfast 1Bronkhorstspruit 22Delmas 2Dr JS Moroka 51Emakhazeni 398Emalahleni 1Groblersdal 2Highlands 10Highveld Ridge 1Kriel 1Kungwini 3Kwamhlanga 5Kwaqabha 1Middelburg 14Mkobola 1Msukaligwa 2Steve Tshwete 434Thembisile 140Victor Khanye 76White River 1Witbank 9
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE
Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding
136
FRANCES BAARD 41
Dikgatlong 28
Magareng 2
Phokwane 5
Sol Plaatjie 6
JOHN TAOLO GAETSEWE 8Ga-Segonyana 3
Joe Morolong 5
NAMAKWA 6
Hantam 1
Kamiesberg 1
Nama Khoi 4
PIXLEY KA SEME 13Siyancuma 13
SIYANDA 68
!Kheis 7
//Khara Hais 30
Kai !Garib 22
Kgatelopele 4
Tsantsabane 5
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE NORTH WESTPROVINCE
Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Total outstanding
87
BOJANALA 38
Kgetlengrivier6
Madibeng18
Moses Kotane 8
Rustenburg6
DR KENNETH KAUNDA 16
City of Matlosana4
Maquassi Hills1
Merafong City1
Tlokwe City Council1
Ventersdorp9
DR RUTH SEGOMOTSI MOMPATI 6
Kagisano/Molopo2
Mamusa 1Moshaweng
2Naledi
1
NGAKA MODIRI MOLEMA 27
Ditsobotla13
Mafikeng2
Ramotshere Moilwa10
Ratlou1
Tswaing1
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OUTSTANDING CLAIMS IN THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE
Province total District Municipality District total Local Municipality Local total
1649
CAPE WINELANDS 171
Breede Valley 5
Drakenstein 51
Langeberg 13
Stellenbosch 27
Witzenberg 75
CENTRAL KAROO 9Beaufort West 8
Prince Albert 1
CITY OF CAPE TOWN 1183
Blaauwberg Administration 3
Cape Town Administration 170
Helderberg Administration 38
Oostenberg Administration 37
South Peninsula Administration 659Tygerberg Administration 276
EDEN 161
Bitou 3
George 15
Hessequa 8
Kannaland 1
Knysna 106
Mossel Bay 3
Oudtshoorn 25
OVERBERG 38
Cape Agulhas 8
Overstrand 3
Swellendam 4
Theewaterskloof 23
WEST COAST 87
Bergrivier 14
Cederberg 24
Matzikama 14
Saldanha Bay 10
Swartland 25
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SERVICE DELIVERY TARGETS FOR 3 YEAR MTEF PERIOD
Strategic Objective Performance Indicator
Medium term targets Medium term targets Medium term targets
2014/15 2015/16 2016/17
National Target Provincial Targets National Target Provincial Targets National Target Provincial Targets
4.1 Restoration of land rights and
alternative forms of equitable
redress by 2019
Number of land claims settled
106Original Target
379Revised Target
Eastern Cape 76 338Original target
463Revised target
Eastern Cape 177 615 New Target
Eastern Cape 167
Free State 9 Free State 0 Free State 0
Gauteng 15 Gauteng 20 Gauteng 30
KwaZulu-Natal 25 KwaZulu-Natal 30 KwaZulu-Natal 35
Limpopo 36 Limpopo 48 Limpopo 60
Mpumalanga 16 Mpumalanga 18 Mpumalanga 17
North West 6 North West 4 North West 7
Northern Cape 9 Northern Cape 0 Northern Cape 19
Western Cape 187 Western Cape 166 Western Cape 280
379 463 615Number of claims
finalised220
Original Target
239RevisedTarget
Eastern Cape 30 240 Original Target
373 Revised Target
Eastern Cape 150 371 New Target
Eastern Cape 150
Free State 20 Free State 15 Free State 10
Gauteng 20 Gauteng 20 Gauteng 20
KwaZulu-Natal 13 KwaZulu-Natal 18 KwaZulu-Natal 23
Limpopo 18 Limpopo 24 Limpopo 30
Mpumalanga 8 Mpumalanga 8 Mpumalanga 7
North West 12 North West 9 North West 9
Northern Cape 9 Northern Cape 0 Northern Cape 18
Western Cape 109 Western Cape 129 Western Cape 104
239 373 371Number of phased
projects settled 66
New IndicatorEastern Cape 5 77
New Indicator Eastern Cape 13 95
New IndicatorEastern Cape 23
Free State 1 Free State 0 Free State 0
Gauteng 0 Gauteng 0 Gauteng 0
KwaZulu-Natal 9 KwaZulu-Natal 14 KwaZulu-Natal 20
Limpopo 18 Limpopo 24 Limpopo 30
Mpumalanga 16 Mpumalanga 18 Mpumalanga 17
North West 13 North West 8 North West 4
Northern Cape 4 Northern Cape 0 Northern Cape 1
Western Cape 0 Western Cape 0 Western Cape 0
66 77 95
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SERVICE DELIVERY TARGETS FOR 3 YEAR MTEF PERIOD
Performance Indicator
Medium term targets Medium term targets Medium term targets Year 4 Year 5
2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19
National Target
Provincial Targets National Target
National Target
National Target
National Target
Number of claims
researched(1998)
626 New
Target
Eastern Cape 74
965 New target
100
1445 New target
220
1530 New target
100
2660 New target
350
Free State - - - - -
Gauteng 17 30 60 40 80
KwaZulu-Natal 143 220 300 320 480
Limpopo 30 50 180 90 230
Mpumalanga 196 300 350 650 900
North West - - 5 - -
Northern Cape 4 15 20 20 40
Western Cape 162 250 310 310 580
626 965 1445 1530 2660
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• The priorities of the Commission in the next five years shall be as follows:
• Research of all outstanding claims (a research strategy has been developed)
• Streamlining and electronic processing of the procedure for processing claims to shorten the time it takes to settle a claim
• Managing the lodgment of new claims, including the communication campaign on the lodgment of claims
• The 1998 claims will be ring-fenced as required by the Bill and therefore prioritised for settlement and finalisation.
PRIORITIES OF THE COMMISSION IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
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• “…RIA’s most important contribution to the quality of decisions is not the precision of the calculations used, but the action of analyzing – questioning, understanding real-world impacts and exploring assumptions”. OECD (2002)
• The RIA is a systematic analysis of the potential impacts in order to assess whether the amendments are likely to achieve the desired objectives.
• The RIA includes a socio-economic impact assessment that was conducted to identify and quantify the macroeconomic impacts that are likely to occur as a result of implementation of the of reopening of lodgment of claims.
• The RIA also provides for various scenarios of possible policy interventions available.
• The methodology used in the socio-economic impact study uses current restitution information as a baseline, which was used to examine the variables that could influence re-opening.
• The RIA records that “even though this [information of current claims] is the best method of estimation of the nature of future claims, there are uncertainties to which degree future claims will be similar to historic data”
THE REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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• The RIA uses a factor of five in arriving at a conclusion that of the claims to be lodged approximately 397 000 will be valid. This also relates to estimates of forced removals that took place between 1913 and 1994. The RIA calculates that it may cost R129 bn to R179 bn to settle these claims if settled within a 15 year period.
• The RIA also concludes that approximately 8 932 860 individuals could benefit directly from the claims representing about 2 481 350 households
• The RIA does not take into account the fact that there will be claims which will be in respect of land already restored to communities where the settlement of the claim will not necessitate expenditure, but adding the beneficiary into an already existing legal entity.
• The RIA also does not take into account that the restoration of state land does not have a financial cost implication.
IMPLICATIONS FOR LODGMENT OF CLAIMS
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• The RIA also does not take into account the impact that the norms and standards to be implemented by the Valuer General as part of the implementation of the payment of just and equitable compensation as opposed to willing buyer willing seller used in all baseline data that it relies upon.
• There were factors taken into account by the Department when it states in the Memorandum on the objects of the Bill that financial implications can not be determined until claims are lodged. Legal precedent (Grootboom judgment of the Constitutional Court) socio-economic rights are realised progressively, and within the available resources of the state.
IMPLICATIONS FOR LODGMENT OF CLAIMS
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Institutional arrangements:•A National Planning Steering Committee was established•The Steering Committee developed a plan, which is implemented at provincial level. It obtains provincial progress reports and unlocks issues•Each province established a task team dealing with:
• Accommodation and logistics• Human resource matters• Information technology• Communication• Security
READINESS FOR LODGMENT OF CLAIMS
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• New claims will be lodged through an electronic system. • Claimants to provide information about their claims to be captured
in the system. A print out will be signed and filed (together with supporting documentation, which will also be scanned).
• An automated acknowledgement of receipt of the claim will be generated by the system with a unique reference number.
• The Lodgement system has been developed and staff have been trained on its use.
• A simulation dry run is scheduled for 18 March • Bulk SMS sending system to confirm lodgement• Lodgement system will automatically create a Claim Register to be
accessible through PAIA as required by the Bill
LODGEMENT OF NEW CLAIMS
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• Lodgement will initially take place at 14 Lodgement sites located in Pretoria, Nelspruit, Witbank, Polokwane, Bloemfontein, Kimberley, East London, Queenstown, Cape Town, George, Pietermaritzburg, Vryheid, Mmabatho, Vryburg
• Each site is ready for lodgement (furniture, equipment, network points, security etc. has been made available.)
• Where the sites are leased, the Department of Public Works has agreed that sites shall remain unchanged for the duration of the 5 year lodgement period.
• Plans are in place to extend the lodgement sites to 38 additional sites. These sites are not yet included in the initial phase as they are still to be supplied with furniture and other equipment to host the lodgement system.
LOGISTICS FOR RE OPENING
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• 304 posts have been created to facilitate the lodgement of claims. • 116 posts have been advertised for the lodgment process in the
14 offices. This number shall be increased in phase 2 when the lodgement sites are increased by a further 38 offices.
• The advertised posts will be filled in March 2014. The posts include supervisors, data capturers, receptionist, staff for records management.
• The existing experienced staff will initially support lodgement and train new staff who will be phased in
• NARYSEC youth shall assist in the communication campaign, collection of oral history, and in the management of the claim lodgement process.
LOGISTICS FOR RE OPENING
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• There will be initially be 1 mobile unit per province• The mobile units will be used for first 4 months for information
sharing/ capacity building to prepare communities for lodgement, for NARYSEC “knock and drop”
• These units will then be deployed to targeted areas according to provincial schedule (to be advertised prior to deployment)
• Large units to be deployed to rural centres, smaller units (Iveco/ Sprinter type) to be used for less accessible areas and remote rural areas
• Fleet management principles shall be implemented to track use, monitor fuel use, oversee maintenance and supervise deployment
MOBILE UNITS
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• A comprehensive communication campaign has been developed, in consultation with the GCIS
• Central to the communication shall be the distribution of a citizens’ manual for claims, which informs citizens about their rights to restitution and how to go about lodging a claim, and what happens once a claim is lodged. The manual has been translated in 11 official languages, Braille and main Koi and San languages.
• Trained NARYSEC youth, NGOs, PBOs, CDWs and other stakeholders shall assist to distribute the citizens manual
• All media releases, draft adverts, posters etc. are ready to launch• A call centre and information centre at national office is being
prepared to especially address existing claimants• The distribution of the citizens manual shall be communicated
through electronic and print media
COMMUNICATION
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• NARYSEC youth has been trained for the knock and drop campaign• ID tags, reflective vests, shirts, lodgement bags have been procured• Management of NARYSEC youth to be done according to provincial
plan• Each province have developed a deployment plan• “Hot spots”/ areas of high lodgement potential identified per
province• Security will contact police stations in “knock and drop” areas to
support youth, provide additional security• NGOs and other stakeholders shall assist in the distribution of the
citizens manual. • Other distribution networks shall also be explored as the process
gets underway
NARYSEC DEPLOYMENT
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