The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform was, from 2009 to 2019, one of the departments of the

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. It was responsible for

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ping,

cadastral surveying Cadastral surveying is the sub-field of cadastre and surveying that specialises in the establishment and re-establishment of real property boundaries. It involves the physical delineation of property boundaries and determination of dimensions, area ...

deeds registration Deeds registration is a land management system whereby all important instruments which relate to the common law title to parcels of land are registered on a government-maintained register, to facilitate the transfer of title. The system had be ...

, and

land reform Land reform (also known as agrarian reform) involves the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership, land use, and land transfers. The reforms may be initiated by governments, by interested groups, or by revolution. Lan ...

. The department fell under the responsibility of the

Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform The minister of land reform and rural development is a minister in the Cabinet of South Africa. The office was established as the minister of rural development and land reform in May 2009, though it was subsequently merged with the agriculture ...

, which for most of the department's existence was

Gugile Nkwinti Gugile Ernest Nkwinti (born 18 December 1946) is a South African politician, previously serving in the Cabinet of South Africa as the Minister of Water and Sanitation and before as the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform. Education a ...

(2010 to 2018). The department's name was commonly abbreviated DRDLR. Significant components of the department included the Deeds Registries, the office of the

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, the Chief Directorate: National Geo-spatial Information (South Africa's

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), and the

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. In June 2019, the DRDLR merged with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to become the

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is a government department, department of the Government of South Africa created in June 2019 by the merger of the agriculture functions of the former Department of Agricultu ...

(DALRRD).

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Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Rural Development and Land Reform

Rural development in Africa {{SouthAfrica-gov-stub

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