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STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES (LUS) KWAZULU-NATAL
SPLUMA FORUM - KZN29 November 2019
Directorate: Spatial Planning
1. BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION
2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
3. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPLUMA
4. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND - SALA
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Land Use Schemes are understood to be tools used by Municipalities to guide and manage development as well as land usage in accordance with the vision, objectives and broad strategic focus of the Integrated Development Plan (IDP) and Spatial Development Framework (SDF).
• The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (hereafter noted as SPLUMA) notes that as per Section 24 (1), “a Municipality must, after public consultation, adopt and approve a single land use scheme for its entire area within five years from the commencement of this Act”.
• SPLUMA came into effect on 01 July 2015, as per Government Gazette dated 27 May 2015. Specifically, this therefore implies that all 44 Local Municipalities, including the Metro, in KwaZulu-Natal are required to have single Land Use Schemes by the 01 July 2020. 3
1.BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION
• Since the Spatial Planning & Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) came into effect, out of the 44 KZN Local Municipalities, 14 have developed and adopted single land use schemes,
• These municipalities include 1) uMzumbe, 2) Newcastle, 3) Dannhauser, 4) uMlalazi, 5) Nkandla, 6) KwaDukuza, 7) Umzimkhulu, 8) Okhahlamba, 9) Richmond, 10) Ubuhlebezwe, 11) Greater Kokstad, 12) Umhlabuyalingana, 13) uMshwathi and 14) uMhlathuze (New)
• Single Land Use Scheme reviews need to be conceptualised, due to Demarcation Issues, conversation of Rural Land Use Policy (SALA and Traditional Authoritie Land) substitutions into basic schemes
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal
Area/ Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of Municipal
Area with Land
Use Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards
Single Land Use Scheme
Adoption Date/
Anticipated Date of
Adoption
UG
U D
IST
RIC
T
Umdoni 1212 252 20.79% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of
preparation
2021
Umzumbe 1259 1259 100.00% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 27 May 2016
UMuziwabantu 1089 25.99 2.39% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of
preparation and is being finalised for
public participation and final adopted.
2020
Ray Nkonyeni 1487 839 56.42% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of
preparation
Late 2020
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal
Area/ Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of Land
Use Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of Municipal Area
with Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single
Land Use Scheme
Adoption
Date/
Anticipated
Date of
Adoption
UM
GU
NG
UN
DLO
VU
DIS
TRIC
T
uMshwathi 1865 1865 100.00%Single Land Use Scheme adopted 26 June 2019
uMngeni 1519 137.05 9,02%
Single Land Use Scheme in the course of
preparation
Late 2020
Mpofana 1756 13.45 0.75%
Only 0,75% of the municipal area is covered by a
Land Use Scheme. The municipality has accessed
partial funding from SANBI for a wall-to-wall land
use scheme. COGTA Grant funding allocated in
2019/20
2021
Impendle 1609 4.12 0.26%
The municipality has accessed partial funding
from SANBI for a Single Land Use Scheme.
COGTA Grant funding allocated in 2019/20.
Single Land Use Scheme in the course of
preparation
2021
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal Area/
Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single Land Use
Scheme
Adoption
Date/
Anticipated
Date of
Adoption
UM
GU
NG
UN
DLO
VU
DIS
TRIC
T co
nt Msunduzi 751 255.56 34,03%
Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. 2023
Mkhambathini 868 45 5.18%
DRDLR is assisting the municipality to finalise the Single
Land Use Scheme through the appointment of
consultants. Single Land Use Scheme in the course of
preparation.
2021
Richmond 1231 1231 100%
Single Land Use Scheme Land Use Scheme adopted.
COGTA Grant funding allocated in 2019/20 as Richmond
municipality requires funding to complete the Rural
agricultural areas subject to act 70 of 1970 and
Traditional Council and place these under a single
scheme.
15 October
2015
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR
Municipal
Area/ Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of Municipal Area
with Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single
Land Use Scheme
Adoption Date/
Anticipated Date
of Adoption
UTH
UK
ELA
DIS
TRIC
T
Okhahlamba 3971 3971 100% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 24 March 2017
Inkosi
Langalibalele
3399 116.32 3.42% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation.
Late 2020
Alfred Duma 3764 437.74 11.63% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of
preparation.
Late 2020
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR
Municipal Area/
Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area (KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single Land Use
Scheme
Adoption
Date/
Anticipated
Date of
Adoption
UM
ZIN
YATH
I D
ISTR
ICT
eNdumeni 1610 112.41 6.98% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. Late 2020
Nquthu 1962 9.9 0.50% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. 2021
Msinga 2375 8 0.34% COGTA Grant funding allocated in 2019/20. Single Land Use
Scheme in the course of preparation.
2022
UMvoti 2705 57 2.21% COGTA Grant funding allocated in 2019/20 Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation.
2022
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal
Area/ Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single Land Use
Scheme
Adoption Date/
Anticipated
Date of
Adoption
AM
AJU
BA
DIS
TRIC
T
Newcastle 1855 1855 100.00% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 08 June 2016
Dannhauser 1707 1707 100.00% Single Land Use Scheme, adopted 24 March 2015
eMadlangeni 3539 69 1.95% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. Late 2020
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal
Area/ Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single Land
Use Scheme
Adoption Date/
Anticipated
Date of
Adoption
ZULU
LAN
D D
ISTR
ICT
eDumbe 1943 22.22 1.14% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. 2020
Abaqulusi 4314 19.07 0.44% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. 2022
Ulundi 3250 0 0.00% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. Late 2020
Nongoma 2182 1.77 0.08% The Municipality has adopted a land use scheme over
the urban area and is currently being assisted by
DRDLR to finalise the Single Land Use Scheme through
the appointment of consultants. Single Land Use
Scheme in the course of preparation.
2021
uPhongolo 3110 9.23 0.30% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation. 2020
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal Area/
Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of Land
Use Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single Land
Use Scheme
Adoption Date/
Anticipated Date
of Adoption
UM
KH
AN
YAK
UD
E D
ISTR
ICT
Umhlabuyalingana 4997 4997 100.0% Single Land Use Scheme Land Use Scheme adopted 26 June 2019
Jozini 3442 0 0.00% Single Land Use Scheme is in the course of preparation
2021
Big Five False Bay 3466 12.97 0.63% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation 2021
Mtubatuba 1970 16.38 0.83% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation 2021
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal
Area/ Entity
Extent of
Municipal
Area
(KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single Land
Use Scheme
Adoption
Date/
Anticipated
Date of
Adoption
KIN
G C
ETSH
WA
YO D
ISTR
ICT
uMhlathuze 1233 1233 100.00% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 25September2019
uMlalazi 2214 2214 100.00% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 05 October
2016
Mfolozi 1299 2.66 0.20% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation 2021
Mthonjaneni 1638 12.66 1.17% Single Land Use Scheme in the course of preparation 2021
Nkandla LM 1828 1828 100.00% Single Land Use Scheme adopted. COGTA Grant funding
allocated in 2019/20 as the current scheme needs to be
SPLUMA compliant and include Traditional Settlement
Master Plan Areas.
12 March 2014
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DIS
TR
Municipal
Area/ Entity
Extent of
Municipa
l Area
(KM2)
Extent of Land
Use Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single Land Use Scheme Adoption Date/
Anticipated Date
of Adoption
ILEM
BE
DIS
TRIC
T
Mandeni 545 265 48.58% The Municipality had extended its urban Land Use scheme to
include areas under agriculture using internal resources. COGTA
Grant funding allocated in 2019/20 to Mandeni to finalise the
Single Land Use Scheme
2021
Maphumulo 896 1.4 0.16% The Municipality appointed a Service Provider using own
funding to finalise Single Land Use Scheme. However the
contract of the service provider has lapsed and funds exhausted.
Single Land Use Scheme development has stalled
2021
Ndwedwe 1093 790.69 72.35% The Municipality appointed a Service Provider using own
funding to finalise Single Land Use Scheme. However the
contract of the service provider has lapsed and funds exhausted.
Single Land Use Scheme development has stalled
2021
KwaDukuza 735 735 100.00% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 24 November
2016
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DISTR Municipal Area/ Entity Extent of
Municipal
Area (KM2)
Extent of
Land Use
Scheme
Coverage
(KM2)
% of
Municipal
Area with
Land Use
Schemes
Comment relating to progress towards Single
Land Use Scheme
Adoption Date/
Anticipated Date
of Adoption
HA
RR
Y G
WA
LA D
ISTR
ICT Dr Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma
3602 23.83 0.66% The Municipality has appointed a Service
Provider to finalise Single Land Use Scheme
2021
uBuhlebezwe 1668 1668 100% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 21 April 2016
Greater Kokstad 2679 2679 100% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 28 March 2018
UMzimkhulu 2435 2435 100% Single Land Use Scheme adopted 24 March 2016
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2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
DISTR Municipal Area/
Entity
Extent of
Municipal Area
(KM2)
Extent of Land
Use Scheme
Coverage (KM2)
% of Municipal
Area with Land
Use Schemes
Comment relating to progress
towards Single Land Use
Scheme
Adoption Date/
Anticipated Date of
Adoption
ETH
EKW
INI
MET
RO
eThekwini Metro 2556 623.02 24,37 Single Land Use Scheme in the
course of preparation in-house.
2020
No of Municipal
itiesNames of Municipalities Land Use Scheme Funding Current Situation
5 1) Ray Nkonyeni, 2) Msunduzi, 3) Alfred Duma, 4) InkosiLangalibele, 5) eDumbe,
Local Municipalities are currently developing Single Land Use Schemes with the assistance of 2017/18 grant funding from CoGTA
all Municipalities still undergoingscheme development and are at anadvanced stage. Most delays stemfrom, grappling with the ruralscheme components and the SALAissue, as well as operational issuessuch as non payment.
8 1) Umfolozi, 2) Mtubatuba, 3)Big 5 Hlabisa, 4)Ulundi, 5) Uphongolo, 6) Umngeni, 7) Emadlangeni, 8)Jozini
Local Municipalities are currently developing Single Land Use Schemes with the assistance of 2018/19 grant funding from CoGTA
Municipalities are in varying stagesfrom early to mid to advancedstages of scheme development, dueto some municipalities experiencingsignificant delays in SCM processes ,complexities around TAengagements and Act 70 of 1970
6 1) Umdoni , 2) Mpofana, 3) Impendle, 4) Msinga, 5) uMvoti, 6) Mandeni
Local Municipalities will be developing Single Land Use Schemes with the assistance of 2019/20 grant funding from CoGTA
grant transferred and SCMunderway. Some municipalities havealready appointed Service Providersand are currently prepping PSCcomposition.
2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
2. STATE OF LAND USE SCHEMES IN KZN
No of Municipali
ties
Names of Municipalities
Land Use Scheme Prep Current Situation
2 1) Nongoma, 2) Mkhambathini
Local Municipalities will be developing Single Land Use Schemes with the assistance of 2019/20 funding from DRDLR
Scheme development is ongoing
9 1)NosazanaDlamini-Zuma, 2)Nqutu, 3) Endumeni, 4) Mthonjaneni, 5) Abaqulusi, 6) Ndwedwe, 7) Umuziwabantu,8) eThekwini, 9) Maphumulo,
Municipalities undertaking Single land use schemes development using their own funding or in-house resources.
Municipalities at various levels of preparation and consultation with bottlenecks experienced in relations to Traditional Authority buy-in and the support of DAFF in adopting a land use scheme over of agricultural land in terms of Act 70 of 1970.
Some municipalities have stalled scheme development and intervention is required.
• The majority of municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal, 30 in total, have not yet adopted a single land use scheme for their entire area of jurisdiction, but have adopted a land use scheme for some parts of their area of jurisdiction.
• Noting the slow pace of progress, the Provincial Executive Council Lekgotla resolved in August 2018 as following (Resolution 6.12)—
– “COGTA to initiate a process to seek an extension of time for the preparation of Land Use Schemes by Municipalities in the Province from the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform after having consulted and received proposed plan of action from each municipality”. 19
3. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPLUMA
• In implementing the Provincial Executive Council Lekgotlaresolution, the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has forwarded to the Minister of Rural Development & Land Reform a letter of intent to apply in terms of section 55(1) of SPLUMA for exemption for some municipalities from the deadline for the adoption of a single land use scheme for their entire area of jurisdiction.
• In order for the MEC to make an appropriate application and comply with the Act and for the Minister to make an informed decision each Local Municipality and Metro was requested to confirm whether or not it will be able to comply with the 1 July 2020 deadline - MEC Circular 1 (18 January 2019).
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3. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPLUMA…
(Cont.)
• 22 out 44 municipalities have responded despite numerous requests.
• Of those that have responded:– 13 municipalities have confirmed they will meet the deadline, and do not require an exemption
– 9 municipalities have confirmed that they will require an exemption
– those requiring exemption have requested between 1-3 additional years to develop and adopt a single land use scheme.
• However, those that have requested exemption have not adequately addressed the requirements for application for exemption ito SPLUMA.
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3. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPLUMA…
(Cont.)
• A subsequent MEC Circular 2 has now been transmitted ( 27 November 2019) to the Mayors, MMs and Planning Unit/Department Officials of those 30 municipalities who have not yet adopted Single Land Use Schemes, requesting the following:
• In the event a Municipality will not be able to comply with the deadline and if so opts for KZNCOGTA to apply for exemption from SPLUMA, the municipality must:– (1) Take a Council Resolution resolving to (a) request for exemption from compliance with the
provisions of Section 24(1) of SPLUMA from the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and (b) mandating COGTA to submit the application on their behalf
– (2) Package the application for exemption in line with SPLUMA and submit the information required in terms of regulation 32(2) and 33(7) of the SPLUMA Regulations, and which should include the date by which the municipality will be able to adopt a Single Land Use Scheme for their entire area of jurisdiction.
• These applications must reach COGTA by 15 January 2019 in order for it to form part of the consolidated application from KZN to National.
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3. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPLUMA…
(Cont.)
• In the event a Municipality will not be able to comply with the deadline and subsequently opts to make its own application to the Minster of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, the Municipality must still package the application for exemption in line with SPLUMA and submit the information required in terms of regulation 32(2) and 33(7) of the SPLUMA Regulations, and which should include the date by which the municipality will be able to adopt a Single Land Use Scheme for their entire area of jurisdiction.
• The municipality then has a responsibility to update COGTA on the progress and status of the application for exemption from SPLUMA
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3. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPLUMA…
(Cont.)
• COGTA via its district Municipal Planning Reps are available to support municipalities in this process. Please contact Spatial Planning if unsure of rep.
• Information (required in terms of regulation 32(2) and 33(7) of the SPLUMA Regulations) to form part of application includes:– (a) a cadastral description of the land within each municipality for which exemption is requested;
– (b) the reasons why the municipality is unable to meet the 1 July 2020 deadline;
– (c) the degree to which the objects of the Act referred to in section 3 of the Act will be undermined per municipality;
– (d) the degree to which the development principles, norms and standards referred to in Chapter 2 of the Act will be promoted or prejudiced by the exemption;
– (e) the degree of risk or potential risk posed by the exemption;
– (f) the impact of the exemption on existing and surrounding land uses;
– (g) the reasons why a refusal by the Minister to grant the exemption would be extremely prejudicial to the interests of the community;
– (h) a programme with milestones for adopting a single land use scheme for the municipal entire area of jurisdiction; and
– (i) a new deadline for adopting a single land use scheme for the entire municipal area of jurisdiction.
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3. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SPLUMA…
(Cont.)
EVALUATION PRINCIPLES
• The distinction between low and potential agricultural land throughout the country.
• The intention is to release agricultural land to be in cooperated into the Municipal area. It was identified that there is a need for the growth of the municipal in all provinces due to the high population.
• Criteria followed during the assessment:
– Land capability
– Crop suitability
– Protected Agricultural Areas
– Land uses
– Relevant, formal plans and decisions taken
4. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
ITO SALA - DAFF
PROCESS FLOW
4. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
ITO SALA - DAFF
Lodge-Ment
step 1Verification
of documents
Step 2Data
capturing
Step 3Acknowledge
-ment letter
Step 4Preparation
of application
Step 5Adjudication
Of application
Step 6
Preparation
decision
Step 7Posting of
decision
Step 8Closure
filling
PROCESS OUTCOME
• DAFF - Provide maps and data to LM to identify discrepancies– misalignment/issues of concern based on the outcome of the initial spatial assessment– Agricultural edge
– List of land parcels & erven
• Formal meeting between DAFF, executive committee of the Province as per SALA, LM and PDA to discuss proposals for consensus
• DAFF - Publish Gazette for public comments– 30 days commenting period
. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
ITO SALA - DAFF
PROCESS FLOW
4. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
ITO SALA - DAFF
Municipality Progress to date Municipality Progress to date
Mandeni Finalised Richmond Finalised
Kwadukuza Finalised Umngeni Finalised
UmswathiFinalised Alfred Duma Partially
finalised
ImpendleFinalised Umhlathuze Partially
finalised
MpofanaFinalised Kokstad Partially
finalised
MkhambathiniFinalised eThekwini Done internal
demarcation
SOURCE: DAFF
Municipalities Close to Adoption
4. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
ITO SALA - DAFF
No of Municipalities
Names of Municipalities Current Situation
7 Mthonjaneni , Endumeni,Inkosi Langalibalele , Alfred Duma, Umuziwabantu , Ray Nkonyeni , Dr. NkosazanaDlamini Zuma
These municipalities have completed final drafts oftheir schemes clauses are currently workshoppingtheir schemes with various stakeholders. Adoptionis close but hurdles exist with traditional councilsand the SALA issue.
• Department has convened a provincial task team (initially made up of KZNCOGTA, DRDLR, EKZN Wildlife, KZNDARD, DAFF and the OTP )to support the 41 affected municipalities in the delineation of land in terms of Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, as part of Single Land Use Scheme Adoption.
• Challenges experienced with municipalities: – Municipalities did not agree with the information supplied by DAFF
– Outdated data sets
– National data should be aligned to Provincial data
– Application process and turnaround time far too slow.
– The issue on SPLUMA vs SALA with regards to compliance, the municipalities require a legal opinion.
– Municipalities requesting reasons for declined applications
– Issues around DFA applications and how it affects SALA applications.
4. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
ITO SALA - DAFF
• Current Approach of the Provincial Development Authority (PDA) in terms of SALA i.e. KZNCOGTA:
o Alignment of municipal proposed agriculture data set to be considered by DAFF, with regards to the following:
Strategic water areas (National)
Provincial Agriculture Priority Areas (DARD)
Biodiversity (eKZN)
PGDS/P Priority Intervention Areas (OTP)
4. DELINEATION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND
ITO SALA - DAFF
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Directorate: Spatial Planning