Purpose
To provide for spatial planning and land use management services.

Functions
1. Develop policy and standards, provide support and monitor implementation of SPLUM Spatial Data Infrastructure legislation and capacitate organs of state
2. Provide spatial development frameworks, spatial information and environmental planning services
3. Provide integrated spatial planning support
4. Provide financial and administrative support services

Purpose

The Branch: Rural Development was founded on the National Development Plan 2030, Chapter 6: An Integrated and Inclusive Rural Economy. It exists to serve as a catalyst and to facilitate, coordinate, and oversee the implementation of the Integrated Rural Development Sector Strategy, Comprehensive Rural Development Programme, and other related policies, frameworks, and programmes.

Strategic Objective

Outcome 6 Integrated and Inclusive Rural Economy.

Sub-Programmes:

1. National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC): Provides youth development and economic upliftment.
2. Rural Infrastructure Development (RID): Facilitates infrastructure development in rural areas.
3. Technology Research and Development (TRD): Develops and adapts innovative and appropriate technologies in rural areas.

Chief Directorates:

1. Chief Directorate: Rural Development Co-ordination
2. Chief Directorates: Rural Infrastructure Development Region 1 (Eastern Cape, Kwa Zulu-Natal, Northern Cape    and Western Can) and Region 2 (Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West)
3. Chief Directorate: National Rural Youth Services Corps (NARYSEC)
4. Chief Directorate: Technology, Research and Development 

Policies

1. Infrastructure Development in Rural Areas Policy as of 2024
2. NARYSEC Policy as of 2022

Contact Details
600 Lillian Ngoi Street, Berea Park, Pretoria, 0002
Tel: 012 312 9335 / 9332

Land Redistribution

Purpose: To develop land tenure reform policies, procedures and products

Functions:
- Develop land rights policies, systems and products.
- Ensure the registration and management of Communal Property Institution (CPI) .
- Develop communal tenure security policies, systems and products.
- Provide information, risk and compliance management
- Legislation and Forms
- Affidavit
- Application form Land titles adjustment in terms of the land titles adjustment act, no. 111 of 1993
- National Policy for beneficiary selection and land allocation
- Commission 2 Communal Land Governance and Institutional Arrangements
- Communal Land Indaba programme
- COMMUNAL LAND INDABA Summary of Recommendations

Notices

The Extended Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act Gazette Notice for 2024 and 2025

Events

The minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mr Mzwanele Nyhontso, is to participate in the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), in collaboration with the Government of Mexico, through Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), will convene the 7th High-level Forum on United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management under the theme - “Accelerating Implementation: Achieving Resilience” in México City from 8 – 10 October 2024.

Purpose
To facilitate and promote food security and agrarian reform programmes and initiatives. 

Functions
1. Provide national frameworks to promote sustainable household food security programmes
2. Develop and provide strategic support to farmers and cooperatives
3. Facilitate the provision of DALRRD education and Training in support of sustainable growth and equitable participation in the sector
4. Provide national extension support services
5. Provide sound development finance services for development of DALRRD programmes
6. Facilitate the mainstreaming of rural women, youth, persons with disabilities  and  vulnerable groups (i.e. farm workers, communities. etc.)  in  Branch initiatives

Reports

1. National Food and Nutrition Security Survey Report

About the Directorate

The Directorate regulates the manufacturing, distribution, importation, sale, use and advertisement of fertilizers, animal feeds, pesticides, stock remedies as well as the operation of sterilizing plants and pest control operators in terms of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947).

Principal responsibilities

The Directorate is responsible for:

Evaluating and registering fertilizers, animal feeds, pesticides and stock remedies for use in South Africa, having satisfied itself that such products are efficacious, and safe for humans, animals, crops and the environment;
Assessing the competency and registration of pest control operators (PCO);
Assessing the suitability and registration of sterilizing plants; and
Monitoring compliance with the legislation.