23 DISTRICT PROJECTS

1. 23 DISTRICT PROJECTS • The Department whilst implementing rural development projects in the 23 Districts wants to ensure sustainability of land reform and restitution projects in these Districts. We embarked upon a process to align projects that all programmes are implementing in the 23 Districts. • In the past two weeks, in addition to the planning done by each Branch, Branches have had a joint planning session to align projects accordingly. • The attached project list is work in progress and further refinement is currently being done in each province and districts

2. 23 DISTRICT PROJECTS: Summary

3. ACTIVITIES OF BRANCH REID AND RID WITHIN THE MTSF AREAS include:

4. Cont.

5. CRDP IMPACT: REID’S INTERVENTIONS • Over the past year, the Branch REID has implemented various projects in line with its APP Objectives, including • establishing at least 40 integrated service delivery forums facilitated through the coordination of government and development stakeholders, including Councils of Stakeholders • more than 1000 profiled rural households have been enabled to improve their food security through various interventions • At least 4000 rural people were assisted to access skills to improve rural livelihoods • At least 3000 jobs were created through rural development initiatives • profiling of at least 300 000 rural households over the past 3 years to inform work in the rural areas and to identify urgent needs and interventions required

6. CRDP IMPACT: REID’S INTERVENTIONS • The Branch believes that these projects and interventions have made an impact on beneficiary households. • However the Department in conjunction with the Department Monitoring and Evaluation in the Presidency is currently undertaking an objective evaluation of the CRDP as to whether it is achieving its policy goals and how the programme can be strengthened and up-scaled through learning from what has been done. • In this process the impact of the programme on beneficiary households would necessarily be considered. Both Branches REID and RID are participating in this evaluation process.

7. MSINGA INDIGENOUS GOATS AUCTION SALE • KZN office identified enterprises to be supported in goat farming with • Special focus: increase local breeding capacity / increased stock to increase farmers incomes through goat sales • The office then • Supported Msinga Goat Movers Cooperative • Purchased 288 goats for breeding • Veterinary supplies and feed organised • Processing provision of stipends for goat herders

8. GOAT AUCTION - 7 MARCH 2013 KEY STAKEHOLDERS • Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) branches; Rural Enterprises and Industries Development (REID) and the Rural Infrastructure Development (RID), • The Provincial Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (especially its district based office at Msinga) • Umzinyathi District and Msinga Local Municipalities • Mdukatshani Rural Development Project (a local NGO) • Msinga Dip Tank Committees • Msinga Livestock Association (umbrella of dip tank com)

9. STATISTICAL AND SALES HIGHLIGHTS • SALES • TOTAL GOATS SOLD: 573 • TOTAL HOUSEHOLD THAT SOLD GOATS: 164 • TOTAL AMOUNT GENERATED R554,175 • GENDER • NO OF FEMALE SELLLERS 20 • NO OF MALE SELLERS 144 • HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF SALES GENERATED BY MALES (TOP 3) • MALE NO 1 - R35, 625.00 • MALE NO 2 - R17, 150.00 • MALE NO 3 - R16, 300.00 • HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF SALES BY FEMALES (TOP 3) • FEMALE NO 1 - R22, 650.00 • FEMALE NO 2 - R 5, 800.00 • FEMALE NO 3 - R 4, 142.00

10. IMPACT • Positive response by farmers (some dip tanks committees were able to supply up to 30 goats for sales) • Paradigm shift (willingness by farmers to participate and supply goats) • Positive response from buyers organized by AAM Cooperation (the Service Provider) • Public awareness within Msinga (agricultural extension services, notice boards and a word of mouth) as well as Media coverage (television, radiosand newspapers) • Spread of economic benefits to the whole of Msinga area (other than initial CRDP wards) as well as to the neighbouring Uthukela DM; areas under Mtshezi Local Municipality

11. MSINGA GOATS MOVERS COOPERATIVE

12. MSINGA INDIGENOUS GOATS AUCTION SALE

13. MSINGA INDIGENOUS GOATS AUCTION SALE

14. MUYEXE VILLAGE • The face of Muyexe village, located in the Greater Giyani Local Municipality, that was selected by the Minister of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) as a pilot site for the implementation of the CRDP, indeed has changed from a very poor village to a village with facilities found in semi-urban areas, such as a library, clinic, sport ground, police satellite, community hall, internet facilities and a post office with banking facilities. • The village has access to basic services such as electricity, sanitation, RDP houses and, while water is still a challenge due to the scarcity of rain in area, serious attempts are being made to provide water to the community. • According to the chairperson of the Macena Agricultural Cooperative, Maria Ngoveni, Macena has grown from a small non-commercial venture to a big enterprise that sells its produce to the local market and to the Spar Supermarket in Giyani

15. MUYEXE VILLAGE

16. DIYATALAWA • From mud houses scattered around the 1, 898 ha, Diyatalawahas been transformed into an “agri-village” with 50 newly constructed RDP houses fitted with solar energy and solar panels that light up the streets at night. • The 74 square-metre houses that have replaced the mud houses have made the community members proud owners of houses with more space and lightning. • MakgaladiMoloi who lived in a mud house for 15 years with her family told BuaNews that her children now were able to do school work in their own rooms (BuaNews, March 2013). • low is a picture of the old mud house and the new houses that were built for the Diyatalawa community.

17. DIYATALAWA