ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: INTERNAL AUDIT

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL AND COMPLIANCE AUDITS

Purpose: To conduct operational and compliance audits
Functions

• Perform operational and policy and procedural compliance audits to validate the integrity and adequacy of internal controls to address operational and compliance risks
• Perform compliance management audits
• Perform legal compliance audits to validate the integrity and adequacy of  controls to address legal compliance risks

DIRECTORATE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUDIT

Purpose: To conduct information technology audits
Functions

• Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls in the IT environment with regard to general  and application controls
• Provide assurance function by assessing and advising on the efficacy of the Department’s IT risk mitigation measures
• Evaluate the integrity, availability and security of management information
• Perform forensic audits to validate internal controls to prevent and defect fraud

DIRECTORATE: PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL AUDITS

Purpose: To conduct performance and financial audits
Functions

• Conduct performance audits to determine the Department’s ability to achieve its objectives and programme outputs in an efficient, effective and economical manner
• Provide assurance on risk management and corporate governance audits
• Conduct financial audit

DIRECTORATE: FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS

Purpose: To conduct forensic investigations
Functions

• Perform forensic investigations on suspected  fraud, corruption and irregularities

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: RISK AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT

 

DIRECTORATE: RISK SERVICES

Purpose: To provide risk management services
Functions:

•  Identify all types of risks
•  Assess the impact of identified risks

• Select appropriate risk management methods to manage the identified risks
• Facilitate and monitor the implementation of risk management plans
• Evaluate the risk management programme in all branches
• Implement Business Continuity management programme

DIRECTORATE: COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Purpose: To provide compliance management services
Functions:

• Develop and implement Compliance Management strategy of Policy and Framework
• Identify, assess and report of the compliance risk
• Conduct compliance risk management and reporting
• Create compliance culture  by promoting the compliance awareness

DIRECTORATE: ANTI-CORRUPTION, ETHICS AND INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To provide anti-corruption, ethics and integrity management services
Functions

• Develop and review Fraud Prevention Policy, Fraud Prevention Plan and Whistle blowing
• Promote Ethics and Integrity management
• Coordinate and conduct fraud , ethics , Anti-corruption and Code of conduct  awareness workshop
• Facilitate ethics management services (disclosures, remunerative work outside the public service, designated employee nationality)
• Conduct  fraud , ethics , Anti-corruption and Code of conduct risk assessment process
• Implement the action plans on all fraud risk registers
• Monitor gift register
• Compile monthly and quarterly reports to the Back Office meetings, BMMs, PRCC and RCC

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: EXECUTIVE SUPPORT SERVICES

DIRECTORATE: POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

Purpose: To facilitate the process of policy research, analysis and development
Functions:

• Manage policy research agenda
• Provide guidelines for policy development processes
• Align departmental policies to broader governmental policies
• Review existing policies inline with government priorities
• Advocacy on matters related to policy development
• Facilitate and coordinate departmental policy costing

DIRECTORATE: PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES

Purpose: To provide parliamentary services
Functions:

• Provide support in respect of parliamentary functions
• Render cabinet services
• Monitor parliamentary legislation for regulatory compliance and impact
• Render advisory services in respect of parliamentary and Cabinet functions
• Manage the DGs Cape Town Office and coordinate sessional duties

DIRECTORATE: PRESIDENTIAL HOTLINE  AND CALL CENTRE

Purpose: To manage and coordinate presidential hotline enquiries
Functions:

• Manage and coordinate Presidential Hotline enquiries
• Manage and coordinate general public enquiries
• Manage and coordinate departmental responses to civil disobedience (marches, memos, petitions, pickets, etc)

DIRECTORATE: SECRETARIAT SUPPORT SERVICES

Purpose: To provide secretariat services for executive and top management committees and forums
Functions:

• Provide secretariat service for executive and top management meetings
• Provide strategic support to the functionality of management governance structures
• Provide document management support for executive and top management meetings

DIRECTORATE: ADMINISTRATION AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT

Purpose:  To provide administration and financial support services
Functions:

• Provide financial and administrative support services.
• Manage documentation in the DG’s Office
• Manage secretariat function relating to Branch Management Meetings and CD Management Meetings
• Coordinate and document departmental responses flowing from the Ministerial interventions on community complaints/enquiries

DIRECTORATE: STRATEGIC PLANNING

Purpose: To oversee the integrated departmental planning process, coordinate the approval and review process of operational and strategic plans
Functions:

• Collect and analyse information for strategic planning purposes
• Facilitate and coordinate the Departmental operational and strategic planning processes
• Coordinate and compile Departmental strategic, annual performance  and operational plans
• Provide technical support and quality assurance to Branches and Provincial Operations when developing operational plans
• Provide technical support and quality assurance to entities when developing operational and strategic plans
• Coordinate the review and approval process for strategic plans
• Facilitate knowledge and learning management processes
• Facilitate, coordinate and support the implementation of priority / strategic programmes and projects
• Develop tools , guidelines and systems to support strategic managers

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: CLUSTER COORDINATION, INTERGOVERNMENTAL  AND STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS

 

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL AND TECHNICAL CLUSTER

Purpose: To facilitating and coordinating the implementation of the Minister’s Performance  Agreement  across the spheres and sectors in terms of Outcome 7 Programme of Action
Functions:

• Operationalise and implement strategic programme of action of the ministerial cluster

1. Report programme of action to Cabinet
2. Establish and coordinate implementation forum
3. Provide support to the department in terms of cluster work

DIRECTORATE: INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Purpose: To facilitate the implementation of the intergovernmental relations and across the three spheres of government and sector departments
Functions:

•  Facilitate integrated planning, implementation and reporting across the three spheres of government and sectors in line with the departmental mandate
• Facilitate the contribution of external stakeholders in line with the departmental mandate

DIRECTORATE: STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS

Purpose: To promote stakeholder relations
Functions:

• Facilitate and promote stakeholder relations to effect cooperation and coordination between the department and stakeholders
• Develop framework to liaise with and manage stakeholder relations in equitable manner
• Manage and promote departmental participation in international forums with regard to land issues
• Liaise with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation
• Monitor, facilitate and report on multi- and bi-lateral agreements
• Provide protocol services

Branch: Agricultural Production, Health and Food Safety, Natural Resources and  Disaster Management- Chief Directorate: Inspection & Quarantine Services

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: INSPECTION & QUARANTINE SERVICES

DIRECTORATE: INSPECTION SERVICES

Purpose: To ensure compliance with agricultural legislations and risk management of agricultural products
 Functions

• Render risk management inspection/auditing services at official ports of entry points
• Render national plant risk management inspection/auditing services
• Provide national plant quarantine and diagnostic services
• Render Animal Quarantine and inspection services

DIRECTORATE: FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY ASSURANCE

Purpose: To regulate and promote food safety and quality assurance of agricultural products and inputs through legislative control
 Functions

• Regulate food safety and quality of agricultural products
• Ensure the safety, quality and efficacy of agricultural production input
• Provide an analytical laboratory services in support of the food safety and quality regulatory system
• Render management support services

DIRECTORATE: AGRICULTURE INPUTS CONTROL

Purpose: To ensure the safety, quality and efficacy of agricultural production inputs
 Functions

• Manage the evaluation of technical data on farm feeds, fertilizers and fertilizing plants
• Manage the evaluation of technical data on agricultural remedies
• Manage the evaluation of technical data on stock remedies
• Render registration administration services in terms of Act 36 of 1947

DIRECTORATE: FOOD IMPORT & EXPORT STANDARDS

Purpose: To reduce risks in the import and export of plant and animal products
 Functions

• Facilitate import and exports through science based measures
• Undertake promotions and awareness on food safety and bio-security issues with rural communities
• Provide import and export information to stakeholders

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: PLANT PRODUCTION & HEALTH

 

DIRECTORATE: PLANT PRODUCTION

Purpose: To develop national policy norms and standards to support plant production 
Functions

• Promote and co-ordinate sustainable plant production practices
• Develop norms and standards for plant production practices
• Ensure the quality of seed

DIRECTORATE: PLANT HEALTH

Purpose: To manage risks associated with plant health
Functions

• Develop policy, legislation, norms and standards and guidelines to manage plant health risks
• Ensure compliance with national & international plant health obligations
• Render management support services

DIRECTORATE: GENETIC RESOURCES

Purpose: To regulate and provide an integrated national management system in support of sustainable use of genetic resources for food
Functions

• Ensure the conservation and sustainable use of plant & farm animal genetic resources
• Render national variety control services on plant propagating material
• Develop and implement policies, strategies and legislation to contribute to the safe use, handling and transfer of genetically modified organisms & genetic resources
• Provide an administrative support system for the bodies established under the GMO Act

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: ANIMAL PRODUCTION & HEALTH

 

DIRECTORATE: ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Purpose: To develop national policy norms and standards to support livestock production and game farming
 Functions

• Develop norms and standards for animal production & game farming
• Promote and co-ordinate animal production and game farming
• Ensure effective regulation, monitoring and impact assessment of animal production and game farming systems

DIRECTORATE: VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH

Purpose: To facilitate the provision of preventative veterinary activities and regulate the production of safe animal products and by-products
Functions

• Regulate the production of safe animal products and by-products
• Facilitate and co-ordinate animal welfare matters
• Develop norms and standards for veterinary public health matters

DIRECTORATE: ANIMAL HEALTH

Purpose: To manage the risks associated to animal health
Functions

• Develop policies, norms, standards and legislation for animal health services
• Promote, prevent and control animal diseases
• Render epidemiological services for early warning and monitoring of animal diseases

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: ANIMAL PRODUCTION & HEALTH

 

DIRECTORATE: ANIMAL PRODUCTION

Purpose: To develop national policy norms and standards to support livestock production and game farming
 Functions

• Develop norms and standards for animal production & game farming
• Promote and co-ordinate animal production and game farming
• Ensure effective regulation, monitoring and impact assessment of animal production and game farming systems

DIRECTORATE: VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH

Purpose: To facilitate the provision of preventative veterinary activities and regulate the production of safe animal products and by-products
Functions

• Regulate the production of safe animal products and by-products
• Facilitate and co-ordinate animal welfare matters
• Develop norms and standards for veterinary public health matters

DIRECTORATE: ANIMAL HEALTH

Purpose: To manage the risks associated to animal health
Functions

• Develop policies, norms, standards and legislation for animal health services
• Promote, prevent and control animal diseases
• Render epidemiological services for early warning and monitoring of animal diseases

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: NATURAL RESOURCES AND  DISASTER MANAGEMENT

 

DIRECTORATE: WATER USE & IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To ensure the efficient development and revitalization of irrigation schemes and water use
Functions:

• Manage the revitalization of irrigation schemes
• Manage and promote sector water conservation and use management
• Ensure and support the establishment of irrigation schemes
• Support sectoral compliance with the national water use framework

DIRECTORATE: DISASTER TECHNICAL TOOLS AND SYSTEMS

Purpose: To develop and implement technical tools and systems for disaster management
Functions:

• Manage the training, capacitating and promotion of awareness on environmental risk reduction measures
• Conduct risk analysis and vulnerability classification to address potential rural disasters

DIRECTORATE:  DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To facilitate risk and disaster management in DALRRD sector.
 Functions:

• Provide a national policy framework for Risk and Disaster Management.
• Ensure the effective planning and implementation of an early warning system in support of environmental mitigation measures.
• Coordinate post disaster recovery and rehabilitation.
• Implement climate change programs in support of risk and disaster management as well as ensuring compliance to the national climate change response strategy
• Facilitate prevention of production losses by combating migratory pests and diseases
• Identify high risk areas
• Manage the liaison, coordination and control of environmental risk frameworks  and status within rural areas

DIRECTORATE: LAND  & SOIL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To promote, regulate and co-ordinate the sustainable use of land and soil
Functions:

• Manage and co-ordinate land  administration, servitudes, releases and 3rd party matters
• Promote effective management of  land and soil resources
• Set norms and standards and ensure compliance with the CARA, related policy frameworks and rehabilitation programmes
• Maintain and provide an information system on the  status of land and soil resources

Branch: Land Redistribution and Tenure Reform

 

DIRECTORATE: PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide programme financial and administrative support services
Functions:

• Provide financial management support (Voted Account)
• Provide administrative support services

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: LAND TENURE REFORM  

DIRECTORATE: LAND RIGHTS POLICY AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To develop land rights policies, systems and products
Functions:

• Develop policy and products
• Develop procedures and guidelines
• Monitor and review products, procedures and guidelines
• Support the communication of land rights legislation and programmes
• Develop and provide training to facilitate implementation of rights legislation
• Support the communication of tenure upgrading and titles  adjustment legislation and programme
• Develop and provide training to facilitate implementation of tenure upgrading and titles adjustment legislation
• Ensure compliance to Land rights policies and systems

DIRECTORATE: COMMUNAL PROPERTY INSTITUTIONS

Purpose: To ensure the registration and management of Communal Property Institution (CPI)
Functions:

• Register and maintain CPI
• Develop CPI policy, procedures, guidelines and products
• Monitor and review products, procedures, guidelines and policies
• Provide training and capacity building
• Coordinate CPI annual performance reports

DIRECTORATE: COMMUNAL LAND TENURE POLICY AND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To develop communal tenure policies, systems and products
Functions:

• Ensure the upgrading of communal tenure 
• Develop land tenure policies, procedures, guidelines and products
• Monitor and review products, procedures and guidelines
• Support the communication of communal tenure upgrading legislation and programme
• Develop and provide training to facilitate implementation of communal tenure upgrading legislation

DIRECTORATE: LAND TENURE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, RISK AND COMPLIANCE

Purpose: To provide information, risk and compliance management
Functions:

• Facilitate and coordinate the management of risk and compliance issues
• Provide information management services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY SERVICES

 

DIRECTORATE: PROPERTY SYSTEMS AND DATA MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To manage and provide state land information.
Functions:

• Develop and maintain state land information systems (Land Administration Web)
• Manage and provide state land data
• Provide mapping services and technical support on state land asset
• Manage immovable asset register
• Develop and provide capacity building and training

DIRECTORATE: PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To provide property management and policy development services
Functions:

• Develop policies, procedure and guidelines.
• Develop an immovable asset management plan.
• Monitor and evaluate policies, procedure and guidelines.
• Develop and provide capacity building and training. 

DIRECTORATE: PROPERTY RESEARCH AND SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide property research and immovable asset management support
Functions:

• Coordinate land use audits
• Coordinate surveying of immovable asset
• Provide Provincial State Land Vesting and Disposal Committee (PSLVDC) support
• Provide property research and management of title deeds
• Facilitate and manage conveyance process
• Manage Financial Assistance Lease Account (FALA).

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: LAND REDISTRIBUTION

 

DIRECTORATE: LAND ACQUISITION AND WAREHOUSING

Purpose: To provide land acquisition and warehouse services
Functions:

• Develop MOA for land reform with various financial and other relevant institutions regarding access to suitable land.
• Develop strategic intervention tools on land acquisitions.
• Provide capacity building and training on land acquisition.
• Provide standardised valuer guidelines for the acquisition of land.
• Maintain warehousing of land acquired
• Provide land allocation and farmer settlement services

DIRECTORATE: STRATEGIC INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS

Purpose: To facilitate and coordinate land reform strategic institutional partnerships
Functions:

• Develop land reform strategic institutional partnerships
• Establish and maintain strategic institutional partnership.
• Provide administrative related support to strategic institutional partnerships.
• Ensure involvement of stakeholders and harmony

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: PROACTIVE LAND ACQUISITION STRATEGY (PLAS) FINANCIAL SUPPORT

 

DIRECTORATE: PLAS TRADING ACCOUNT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To provide PLAS financial management and accounting services
Functions:

• Develop and maintain budget and reporting systems
• Provide PLAS payment services
• Provide internal control and reporting services
• Provide PLAS Investment management support

DIRECTORATE: PLAS ASSET AND LEASE REVENUE MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To provide PLAS asset and lease revenue management services
Functions:

• Provide asset revenue management services
• Provide leasing revenue management

Branch: Rural Development

 

DIRECTORATE: PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE

Purpose: To manage the projects
Functions:

• Initiate projects and develop project teams  
• Create project plans  and gain endorsement 
• Execute the projects and manage change
• Provide specialised advice on technical matters on infrastructure development

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: NATIONAL RURAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS  (NARYSEC)

DIRECTORATE: COMMUNITY MOBILISATION, INSTITUTION BUILDING AND POVERTY REDUCTION

Purpose: To facilitate community mobilization and institution building to reduce household poverty in accordance with Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP)
Functions:

• Facilitate consultation with community stakeholders
• Facilitate the formation of community organizations with public and private sector organizations
• Provide household poverty and rural development profiling, and produce management information and reports
• Synthesise profiling with broader research to develop a view of changes, trends and innovation within the Rural Development context
• Facilitate household profiling in CRDP sites and Land Reform projects
• Facilitate household progress tracking and graduation out of poverty on the CRDP sites
• Manage the household poverty database and information pertaining to the CRDP
• Facilitate skills development for rural communities in support of the implementation of the CRDP

DIRECTORATE: NATIONAL PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Purpose: To facilitate national project implementation
Functions:

• Plan the implementation of projects
• Facilitate and coordinate the implementation of projects
• Mobilize and manage stakeholders
• Provide project management office services
• Conduct quality assurance
•  Report programme progress on a monthly basis

DIRECTORATE: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To monitor, manage and mainstream youth development programmes
Functions:

• Facilitate and manage youth programmes
• Ensure that programmes are implemented and coordinated up to district level

DIRECTORATE: NARYSEC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To facilitate skills development
Functions:

• Identify work opportunities for youth in the community (linked to socio-economic opportunities in area)
• Assess youth competencies and interests
• Develop and implement a skills development strategy and programmes
• Quality assure skills development programmes
• Implement exit opportunities
• Track learners after exiting the programme
• Oversee delivery of skills development institutions

DIRECTORATE: NARYSEC SUPPORT SERVICES

Purpose: To provide  NARYSEC support services
Functions:

• Manage NARYSEC policies and practices
• Provide financial services to the NARYSEC programme at national level
• Conduct payroll and records management
• Provide NARYSEC supply chain services at national level
• Provide information service to NARYSEC participants
• Provide a call centre service

Branch: Food Security and Agrarian Reform

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: FOOD SECURITY

 

DIRECTORATE: SUBSISTENCE FARMING

Purpose: To improve on the production of subsistence farmers in the agriculture sector to achieve food security livelihoods
 Functions:

• Provide guidelines for development of existing and new subsistence farmers
• Provide programmes for support and graduation
• Facilitate planning and implementation of projects
• Co-ordinate activities that are cross cutting with other entities
• Database development and management
• Coordinate on-farm research of production systems
• Develop and promote national policy and standards for household food security.
• Facilitate the design and planning of household food security programmes

DIRECTORATE: SMALL-HOLDER FARMERS PRODUCTION

Purpose: To improve on the production of smallholder farmers in the agriculture sector to achieve food security livelihoods
 Functions:

• Provide guidelines for development of existing and new small-holder farmers.
• Provide Programmes for support and graduation.
• Facilitate planning and implementation of projects.
• Co-ordinate activities that are cross cutting with other entities.
• Develop and promote national policy and standards for household food security.
• Facilitate the design and planning of household food security programmes

DIRECTORATE: INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

Purpose: To facilitate of provision of inputs, implements & infrastructure support
 Functions:

• Provide professional advisory engineering services (including planning, design specification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation).
• Provide implementation, rehabilitation, maintenance and repair construction services regarding priority agricultural infrastructure projects.

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: LAND DEVELOPMENT AND POST SETTLEMENT  SUPPORT

 

LAND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (LDSP). CLUSTER 1: GP,NW, FS and NC

Purpose:  To ensure  land development support on acquired land
Functions:

• Appraise credible development plans for land development  support of  DALRRD  farms and Cooperatives
• Coordinates the implementation of  LDSP in provinces
• Ensure compliance with the LDSP frameworks by relevant implementing  agents/stakeholders
• Recruit relevant partners to support LDSP farms in line with the commodities
• Ensure integration within the value chain in the respective commodities

LAND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (LDSP). CLUSTER 2: WC AND EC 

Purpose:  To ensure  land development support on acquired land
Functions:

• Appraise credible development plans for land development  support of  DALRRD  farms and Cooperatives
• Coordinates the implementation of  LDSP in provinces
• Ensure compliance with the LDSP frameworks by relevant implementing  agents/stakeholders
• Recruit relevant partners to support LDSP farms in line with the commodities
• Ensure integration within the value chain in the respective commodities

LAND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME (LDSP). CLUSTER 3: LP, MP AND KZN

Purpose:  To ensure  land development support on acquired land
Functions:

• Appraise credible development plans for land development  support of  DALRRD  farms and Cooperatives
• Coordinates the implementation of  LDSP in provinces
• Ensure compliance with the LDSP frameworks by relevant implementing  agents/stakeholders
• Recruit relevant partners to support LDSP farms in line with the commodities
• Ensure integration within the value chain in the respective commodities

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: SECTOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

 

DIRECTORATE: SECTOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Purpose :To facilitate and support education and training skills in the Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) sector
Functions:

• Mobilise and co-ordinate national and international resources for education and training
• Facilitate and support education and skills training in the sectors Coordinate and facilitate the implementation of international training strategy.
• Plan and monitor tertiary education in the sector
• Conduct DALRRD sector awareness campaigns

DIRECTORATE: GROOTFONTEIN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Purpose : To promote training, research and extension on small stock and agricultural production in semi-arid and arid climates
Functions:

• Provide accredited education and training in agriculture.
• Provide new and adapted technologies for increased and sustainable production.
• Provide effective support services to the Institute

DIRECTORATE: SECTORIAL COLLEGES

Purpose: To promote development of centres of excellence on DALRRD sector skills training
Functions:

• Develop, review norms and standards for DALRRD Sectors Training Institutes
• Monitor and evaluate adherence to the set norms and standards by DALRRD Training Institutes
• Develop and guide the implementation of a vocational training system  for the DALRRD sector
• Facilitate the review of DALRRD Sectorial curriculum
• Maintain a national data base on graduate enrolments and outputs from DALRRD Sectorial Colleges.

 

DIRECTORATE: NARYSEC COLLEGE

Purpose: To manage operations and provide administration services for the NARYEC College
Functions:

• Facilitate skills development at the College
• Render financial and supply chain management support services
• Provide facilities management and ancillary services
• Provide information technology support services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: NATIONAL EXTENSION SUPPORT SERVICES

 

DIRECTORATE: NATIONAL EXTENSION REFORM

Purpose:  To provide strategic leadership and guidance for extension and advisory services in the sector.
Functions:

• Develop norms and standard for extension and advisory services
• Set norms and standards for all service providers, extension officers (standard equipment and offices) level of training and qualifications
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of norms and standards in extension and advisory services

DIRECTORATE: NATIONAL EXTENSION SUPPORT

Purpose:  To provide leadership and strategic support and coordination in the implementation of norms and standards for extension and advisory services.
Functions:

• Coordinate the implementation and monitoring of the national extension recovery plan in consultation with PDA’s
• Provide support to extension and advisory services
• Develop and assess the effectiveness of various extension and advisory service delivery methodologies or approaches relevant for the sector

Branch: Economic Development, Trade and Marketing

 

DIRECTORATE: STATISTICS AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Purpose:          To provide economic and statistical services to monitor the economic performance of the sector
 Functions:

• Provide strategic economic intelligence and advice on the performance of the DALRRD sector
• Generate and manage DALRRD statistics in support of effective decision-making
• Disseminate DALRRD statistical and economic information
• Render management support services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS & TRADE

 

DIRECTORATE: AFRICA TRADE PROMOTIONS

Purpose: To facilitate, guide, co-ordinate, support and manage bilateral and multilateral relations with governments, organizations and forums in Africa
 Functions:

• Facilitate the establishment of sound development cooperation bilateral relations in a specific country or region
• Render advice on trade and development cooperation engagements for a specific country, block or region.
• Monitor and evaluate African events and developments which impacts on DALRRD sector
• Provide support in the  negotiations on matters of influence to DALRRD sector.
• Render a management support services

DIRECTORATE: INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROMOTIONS

Purpose: To develop, promote and support the competitive participation in international trade
 Functions:

• Develop and facilitate the implementation of international trade policies related to Southern Africa & Africa
• Develop and facilitate the implementation of international trade policies related to Europe (Incl. Russia) & Middle  East
• Develop and facilitate the implementation of international trade policies related to Americas & Asia
• Analyse and develop policy and advise on multi-lateral agricultural trade.
• Facilitate and support international trade initiatives
• Facilitate, co-ordinate, guide and support international relations with governments, organisations and forums in Americas, Australasia, Europe & Middle East
• Render a management support services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: COOPERATIVES DEVELOPMENT

 

DIRECTORATE: SMALL BUSINESSES DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To promote small  businesses development within DALRRD sector
Functions:

• Manage small business marketing  and trade development
• Manage small business research  and technology development
• Manage small business education and skills training
• Promote and co-ordinate entrepreneurial development linkages

 

DIRECTORATE: COOPERATIVES

Purpose: To ensure the development and implementation of policies, strategies, programmes and initiatives to support the development of cooperatives. 
 Functions:

• Develop policy, norms and standards for cooperatives.
• Develop strategies and programmes for cooperatives.
• Coordinate Government Departmental and provincial policy inputs and programmes with regard to cooperatives
• Manage the implementation of the cooperatives policies, strategies and programmes
• Establish and promote mentorship and other support mechanisms
• Facilitate the establishment of Cooperative Financial Institutions (CFIs)
• Facilitate internal planning including access to Coop Incentives Schemes (CIS) at DTI
• Build capacity (including logistics) for market access.
• Render management support services

DIRECTORATE: BBBEE CHARTERS COMPLIANCE

Purpose: To develop and ensure compliance to the BBBEE charters
 Functions:

• Formulate BBBEE policy, guidelines, legal framework and management measures within the sector
• Set norms, standards and minimum service delivery standards
• Support the coordination of BBBEE implementation and sustainability in the DALRRD sectorial councils
• Establish and maintain data base on BBBEE status and needs
• Develop policies, norms and standards for the allocation of permits in line with the DALRRD sector charters (AgriBEE, Sector Charter)

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: AGRO-PROCESSING, MARKETING AND RURAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

 

DIRECTORATE: MARKETING

Purpose: To facilitate the creation of a conducive environment for role players to access markets both locally and internationally, through the development and implementation of policies, the provision of market intelligence and technical support
Functions:

• Develop and implement an integrated framework to ensure market access for emerging/ developing sector role players
• Develop a set of interventions to ensure market access and fair trade for established farmers
• Provide marketing, training manuals and information toolkits for emerging farmers & extension officers and promote markets
• Provide commodity profiles and market analysis and food pricing reports
• Provide market intelligence/market access & infrastructure support
• Facilitate rural retail network and market development
• Render management support services

DIRECTORATE: AGRO-PROCESSING SUPPORT

Purpose: To facilitate the transformation of primary commodities into value added products
 Functions:

• Develop small and medium scale agro-processing enterprises development intervention strategies and programmes
• Facilitate the implementation of strategies and programmes with beneficiaries and stakeholders
• Facilitate the processes to ensure that the appropriate support and funding is channelled for capacity building, processing technologies and access to markets
• Provide financial and human capacity support to provincial departments to execute their agro-processing enterprises development mandate i.t.o agriculture, products

DIRECTORATE:  RURAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To facilitate the development of rural enterprises and industries
Functions:

• Facilitate the development and promote village markets and non-agricultural enterprises and industries.
• Facilitate the value chain roundtables for prioritised commodities.
• Mobilise credit finance and investment facilities for rural enterprise and industries.
• Facilitate the development of public, social services and economic hubs in villages
• Promote relationships with commodity groups
• Facilitate engagement with regional and national economic growth agencies (provincial focus, growth opportunities).

Restitution

 

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER

 

DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide legal support
Functions:

•  Provide   legal advice and training
• Manage direct access cases and review applications at a central level
• Draft legislation and other legal documents (contract) in respect of the restitution act, regulations, and rules of the commission
• Facilitate representation in respect of special projects such as expropriations and legislation emanating from other land reform components

DIRECTORATE: RESTITUTION POLICY

Purpose: To develop and manage implementation of policies and procedures with regards to restitution of land rights
Functions:

• Develop, manage ,coordinate and   implement existing , new policies and procedures
• Monitor compliance to policy and procedures
• Render advice and support to all provincial Land Restitution Support  offices

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER

 

DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide legal support
Functions:

•  Provide   legal advice and training
• Manage direct access cases and review applications at a central level
• Draft legislation and other legal documents (contract) in respect of the restitution act, regulations, and rules of the commission
• Facilitate representation in respect of special projects such as expropriations and legislation emanating from other land reform components

DIRECTORATE: RESTITUTION POLICY

Purpose: To develop and manage implementation of policies and procedures with regards to restitution of land rights
Functions:

• Develop, manage ,coordinate and   implement existing , new policies and procedures
• Monitor compliance to policy and procedures
• Render advice and support to all provincial Land Restitution Support  offices

OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER

 

DIRECTORATE: RESTITUTION RESEARCH

Purpose: To provide restitution research oversight and management
Functions:

• Manage, coordinate and advise on research methodology and processes
• Develop research policy and processes and ensure compliance to the policy and procedures
• Undertake thematic research studies
• Provide a quality assurance and vetting service for research
• Perform knowledge management
• Provide restitution training.

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and ensure efficient risk management on submissions.
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance with regard to content, compliance,  completeness and accuracy of submissions by setting and  implementing standards as well as reviewing files
• Ensure effective and efficient risk management and  implementation of internal legal, policy and financial control  on submissions
• Assist the office in the prevention of unauthorised, irregular and fruitless expenditure.

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: RESTITUTION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT  

 

DIRECTORATE: RESTITUTION FINANCE AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To manage financial and supply chain management  services
Functions:

• Render financial management services
• Render supply chain management service

DIRECTORATE: RESTITUTION CORPORATE SUPPORT

Purpose: To render administrative and corporate support services
Functions:

• Provide information service regarding restitution of land rights countrywide
• Provide human resource management services

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: GAUTENG

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement)
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Provide legal support services
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
• Provide financial support services
•  Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: NORTH WEST

 

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement)
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Provide legal support services
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
• Provide financial support services
• Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: LIMPOPO

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement)
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
•  Provide legal support services
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources

DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide legal support services
Functions:

• Provide legal advice services (briefing  and counselling)
• Manage direct access cases and review applications
• Draft legislation and other legal documents in  
• respect of the restitution act, regulations and policies of the commission
• Conduct research in respect of special projects  6. such as expropriations and legislation emanating from land reform components
• Ensure legal compliance to the Restitution of Land  Rights Act
• Manage transfer of properties and establishment of legal entities

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
•  Provide financial support services
•  Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: MPUMALANGA

 

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement)
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources

 

DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide legal support services
Functions:

• Provide legal advice services (briefing  and counselling)
• Manage direct access cases and review applications
• 3. Draft legislation and other legal documents in    4. respect of the restitution act, regulations and policies of the commission
• Conduct research in respect of special projects  6. such as expropriations and legislation emanating from land reform components
• Ensure legal compliance to the Restitution of Land  Rights Act
• Manage transfer of properties and establishment of legal entities

 

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
•  Provide financial support services
•  Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: KWAZULU-NATAL

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement)
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources

DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide legal support services Functions:

• Provide legal advice services (briefing  and counselling)
• Manage direct access cases and review applications
• Draft legislation and other legal documents in     respect of the restitution act, regulations and policies of the commission
• Conduct research in respect of special projects   such as expropriations and legislation emanating from land reform components
• Ensure legal compliance to the Restitution of Land  Rights Act
• Manage transfer of properties and establishment of legal entities

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
•  Provide financial support services
•  Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: FREE STATE

 

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement) and facilitate post-settlement development
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources
• Provide legal support services

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
•  Provide financial support services
•  Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: EASTERN CAPE

 

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement)
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources
• Provide legal support services

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
•  Provide financial support services
•  Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: WESTERN CAPE

 

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources
• Provide legal support services

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
• Provide financial support services
• Manage restitution land claims records and information   

REGIONAL LAND CLAIMS COMMISSIONER OFFICE: NORTHERN CAPE

DIRECTORATE: OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To investigate and implement restitution of land rights (pre-settlement) and facilitate post-settlement development
Functions:

• Investigate and facilitate the requests for restitution of land rights 
• Manage compliance research, validation and verification of restitution claims
• Manage the negotiations of urban and rural land claims
• Ensure restitution projects are included into municipalities, independent development programmes and aligned priorities and financial resources
• Provide legal support services

DIRECTORATE: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To provide quality assurance and related support services 
Functions:

• Provide quality assurance services
• Provide financial support services
• Manage restitution land claims records and information   

Deeds Registration Trading Entity

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: DEEDS LEGAL SUPPORT AND DEEDS TRAINING

 

DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide legal support
Functions:

• Provide legal advice and opinions
• Draft new and amendment legislation, and conduct presentations at Cluster, Cabinet and Parliamentary sessions
• Attend to Parliamentary, Ministerial, Director-General and public enquiries
• Provide comment and guidelines on draft legislation
• Draft and issue Chief Registrar's Circulars regarding registration procedures, legislation and case law
• Provide legal and administrative support to the Deeds Registries Regulation Board, Sectional Titles Regulations Board and Registrars' Conference

DIRECTORATE: LITIGATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide litigation services
Functions:

• Provide legal advice and opinions on request
• Identify and mitigate against legal risk for Deeds functions
• Evaluate litigation risks and initiate or respond to litigation
• Brief Council on cases as required and monitor progress
• Maintain registers of contracts, litigation and risks
• Draft and vetting legal agreements
• Provide legal compliance support

DIRECTORATE: DEEDS TRAINING

Purpose: : To manage and provide deeds training
Functions:

• Provide legal advice and opinions on request
• Conduct, coordinate, evaluate and monitor internal Deeds Training
• Conduct, coordinate, evaluate training in SADEC countries
• Provide training requirements and assist with the development of Deeds training material
• Conduct research and develop policies for the deeds environment
• Provide training and attend to POPI, PAIA, PAJA and relevant applications
• Provide deeds library services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE:  DEEDS ICT

 

DIRECTORATE: DEEDS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Purpose: To design and develop Deeds ICT systems
Functions:

• Design and develop ICT architecture aligned to business objectives
• Plan, design, test, implement and manage the Deeds Registration systems
• Identify system need requirements and develop infrastructure and network solutions
• Provide maintenance for the Deeds Registration website
• Ensure alignment of the Deeds ICT infrastructure and network to the Department’s central ICT strategy, policies, best practices and standards
• Ensure the integrity of the production environment, and planning and release of ICT infrastructure and network solutions

DIRECTORATE: INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS AND  SECURITY MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To secure and prevent the loss of confidentiality, availability and integrity of business information and ensure existence of governance structures for Deeds ICT
Functions:

• Define Deeds business Information management strategies and solutions
• Ensure business continuity, ICT governance and compliance
• Manage, analyse, design and develop business intelligence for Deeds business processes
• Develop, implement and maintain ITIL-aligned processes with supporting technologies to effectively render end-to-end ICT problems, incident and change management services to all deeds registries
• Manage Deeds electronic document management systems and archival support
• Identify, develop and implement processes to manage and reduce risks and threats to business information
• Respond to information security incidents
• Ensure the ICT infrastructure and network is secure and protected from cyber threats
• Manage the classification system and ensure business records and information is secure and protected
• Ensure the implementation of encryption devices
• Provide information security awareness programmes

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: DEEDS FINANCE AND CORPORATE SUPPORT

 

DIRECTORATE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING

Purpose: To provide financial management accounting services for the Deeds trading account
Functions:

• Develop and maintain budget and reporting systems
• Process transactions for Internal and external reporting
• Develop and maintain integrated financial accounting system
• Process accounts payable

DIRECTORATE: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To provide supply chain management services for Deeds
Functions:

• Manage demand management plan and acquisition services
• Provide logistics and asset management services
• Ensure efficient and effective facilities management services

DIRECTORATE: HUMAN RESOURCE AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Purpose: To render human resource and records management services
Functions:

• Manage staffing services and human resource benefits
• Manage and Implement performance management and development systems
• Manage compliance of the human resource policies and procedures
• Manage employee relations
• Provide records management services

DEEDS OFFICE: PRETORIA

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

 

DEEDS OFFICE: JOHANNESBURG

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: VRYBURG 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: LIMPOPO

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

 

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: MPUMALANGA

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: PIETERMARITZBURG

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: BLOEMFONTEIN

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: KING WILLIAMS TOWN

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: UMTATA

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: CAPE TOWN

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

DEEDS OFFICE: KIMBERLEY

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, EXECUTION, AND DEEDS TRAINING SERVICES

Purpose: To examine and execute deeds and provide deeds training services
Functions:

• Examine deeds
• Execute passed deeds
• Provide deeds training, development and library services
• Compile court reports
• Manage the execution process

DIRECTORATE: REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide registration and information services
Functions:

• Administer the registration system
• Provide deeds registration support services
• Provide deeds information and dots services
• Provide support services for deeds registration systems

Branch: National Geomatics Management Services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: NATIONAL GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION

 

DIRECTORATE: SURVEY SERVICES

Purpose: To provide survey services
Functions:

• Manage control survey networks
• Manage the collection of geo-spatial data
• Undertake development projects

DIRECTORATE: IMAGERY AND TOPOGRAPHIC DATA

Purpose: To collect and maintain earth imagery and geo-spatial data
Functions:

• Manage earth imagery and geo- spatial data
• Process topographical data
• Undertake development projects 

DIRECTORATE: MAPPING SERVICES

Purpose: To provide mapping services
Functions:

• Produce line maps 
• Produce orthophoto images, maps and elevation data
• Undertake development projects

DIRECTORATE: GEO-SPATIAL INFORMATION AND PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To provide geo-spatial information and professional support services
Functions:

• Provide geo-spatial information products and services
• Provide professional support and technical training

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: GAUTENG

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide examination support services
Functions:

• Provide registry services
• Provide first level examination services
• Provide second level examination services

DIRECTORATE: INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide information services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents and information

DIRECTORATE: MAINTENANCE AND CADASTRAL SPATIAL INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To render maintenance and cadastral spatial information services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services and information technology infrastructure support
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information systems support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents and services

DIRECTORATE: COORDINATION OF STATE AND LAND REFORM SURVEYS

Purpose: To render cadastral survey research and inspection for state and land reform surveys
Functions:

• Render research and advice for state surveys and land reform projects
• Facilitation of state surveys
• Render field surveys and inspections

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: NORTH WEST

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, STATE AND LAND REFORM SURVEYS SERVICES

Purpose: To provide examination, approval and state and reform surveys support services
Functions:

• Render first and second level examination services
• Provide registry services
• Render advice for land reform projects
• Facilitate state surveys
• Perform field surveys and inspections

DIRECTORATE: CADASTRAL INFORMATION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SERVICES

Purpose: To provide cadastral information maintenance, preservation and supply services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information system support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents
• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents

 

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: LIMPOPO

Purpose: To provide examination, approval and state and reform surveys support services
Functions:

• Render first and second level examination services
• Provide registry services
• Render advice for land reform projects
• Facilitate state surveys
• Perform field surveys and inspections

DIRECTORATE: CADASTRAL INFORMATION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SERVICES

Purpose: To provide cadastral information maintenance, preservation and supply services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information system support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents
• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents

 

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: MPUMALANGA

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, STATE AND LAND REFORM SURVEYS SERVICES

Purpose: To provide examination, approval and state and reform surveys support services
Functions:

• Render first and second level examination services
• Provide registry services
• Render advice for land reform projects
• Facilitate state surveys
• Perform field surveys and inspections

DIRECTORATE: CADASTRAL INFORMATION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SERVICES

Purpose: To provide cadastral information maintenance, preservation and supply services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information system support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents
• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents

 

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: KWAZULU NATAL

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide examination support services
Functions:

• Provide registry services
• Provide first level examination services
• Provide second level examination services

DIRECTORATE: INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide information services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents and information

DIRECTORATE: MAINTENANCE AND CADASTRAL SPATIAL INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To render maintenance and cadastral spatial information services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services and information technology infrastructure support
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information systems support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents and services

DIRECTORATE: COORDINATION OF STATE AND LAND REFORM SURVEYS

Purpose: To render cadastral survey research and inspection for state and land reform surveys
Functions:

• Render research and advice for state surveys and land reform projects
• Facilitation of state surveys
• Render field surveys and inspections

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: FREE STATE

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, STATE AND LAND REFORM SURVEYS SERVICES

Purpose: To provide examination, approval and state and reform surveys support services
Functions:

• Render first and second level examination services
• Provide registry services
• Render advice for land reform projects
• Facilitate state surveys
• Perform field surveys and inspections

DIRECTORATE: CADASTRAL INFORMATION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SERVICES

Purpose: To provide cadastral information maintenance, preservation and supply services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information system support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents
• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: EASTERN CAPE

 

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION, STATE AND LAND REFORM SURVEYS SERVICES

Purpose: To provide examination, approval and state and reform surveys support services
Functions:

• Render first and second level examination services
• Provide registry services
• Render advice for land reform projects
• Facilitate state surveys
• Perform field surveys and inspections

DIRECTORATE: CADASTRAL INFORMATION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLY SERVICES

Purpose: To provide cadastral information maintenance, preservation and supply services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information system support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents
• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents

SURVEYOR-GENERAL: WESTERN CAPE

DIRECTORATE: EXAMINATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide examination support services
Functions:

• Provide registry services
• Provide first level examination services
• Provide second level examination services

 

DIRECTORATE: INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide information services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral information
• Archive cadastral documents and information

DIRECTORATE: MAINTENANCE AND CADASTRAL SPATIAL INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To render maintenance and cadastral spatial information services
Functions:

• Provide cadastral data capturing services and information technology infrastructure support
• Provide spatial mapping services
• Provide cadastral spatial information systems support to the office
• Maintain cadastral documents and services

DIRECTORATE: COORDINATION OF STATE AND LAND REFORM SURVEYS

Purpose: To render cadastral survey research and inspection for state and land reform surveys
Functions:

• Render research and advice for state surveys and land reform projects
• Facilitation of state surveys
• Render field surveys and inspections

Branch: Spatial Planning and Land Use Management

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: PLANNING FACILITATION

DIRECTORATE: LAND USE COMPLIANCE

Purpose: To monitor compliance with the provisions of land use management legislation
Functions:

• Monitor and enforce  compliance of land use policies and directive  within the statutory framework
• Provide recommendations to the Minister on spatial planning and land use management matters
• Oversee planning interventions to ensure compliance
• Develop and monitor a system to ensure  compliance to the SPLUM legislation
• Monitor the spatial growth patterns at macro and strategic levels in the Republic of South Africa

DIRECTORATE: PLANNING POLICY & STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To oversee the development of planning policy and standards
Functions:

• Develop national planning and land use management policies,  guidelines, norms and standards
• Develop, manage and maintain the policy and standards 
• component of the National Spatial Development Framework
• Integrate and manage parallel systems of sectoral policy and instruments for spatial planning and land use management
• Monitor and evaluate provincial and municipal 
• planning policy
• Identify areas for legislative intervention
• Monitor and evaluate relevant aspects of SPLUMB (A) 
• implementation, including overall responsibility for 
• maintenance of legislation

DIRECTORATE: PLANNING INSTITUTIONS SUPPORT SERVICES

Purpose: To provide support to planning institutions and land use regulators
Functions:

• Monitor compliance with legislative duties by land use regulators and other planning institutions
• Provide technical and financial support to statutory bodies (SACPLAN)
• Maintain best practices and administrative efficiency of land use management institutions
• Capacitate and support the functioning of the land use management institutions through training
• Regulate the planning profession including planning institutions and provide training

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

 

DIRECTORATE: SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS

Purpose: To provide and support the development of spatial planning tools in support of effective Spatial Development
Functions:

• Develop and manage the implementation of the National Spatial Development Framework and the Regional Spatial Development Frameworks
• Support the development of Provincial Spatial Development Frameworks, District Spatial Development Frameworks, Local Municipality Spatial Development Frameworks and precinct plans
• Provide mechanisms for the evaluation and  implementation of spatial development frameworks (SDF’s )

DIRECTORATE: SPATIAL INFORMATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide spatial information services
Functions:

• Enable national and provincial spatial integrated information management systems
• Facilitate and integrate all levels of planning  frameworks to ensure alignment
• Develop technical tools in support of municipal  land use management
• Provide GIS analytical support to municipalities with  regard to spatial planning
• Provide  GeoSpatial information services
• Develop and manage Geodatabases

DIRECTORATE: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING SERVICES

Purpose: To provide spatial and environmental planning support
Functions:

• Provide spatial and environmental comments on  Ministerial tasks
• Implement parliamentary requests and other ad-hoc  projects
• Integrate spatial and environmental aspects into land  reform
• Develop the departmental consolidated  environmental implementation and management plan
• Provide environmental input to rural development programmes
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation
• Develop tools/systems to provide  technical and advisory services on environmental compliance

DIRECTORATE: NATIONAL SPATIAL INFORMATION FRAMEWORK

Purpose: To establish, maintain and provide a national spatial data infrastructure
Functions:

• Facilitate policy, regulations and standards development for South African Spatial Data Infrastructure
• Ensure and support compliance with the Spatial Data Infrastructure  Act by geo-spatial information community
• Provide technical platforms for SASDI and geo-spatial information integration services
• Provide secretarial and administrative support to the Committee for Spatial Information

CHIEF DIRECTORATE:  INTEGRATED SPATIAL PLANNING 

 

DIRECTORATE: SPATIAL COORDINATION

Purpose: To facilitate alignment & coordination of spatial plans across the spheres of government
Functions:

• Develop tools to promote the alignment and coordination of Spatial Plans
• Evaluation of Spatial Development Plans
• Facilitate Spatial alignment and integration of  Projects/programmes of different spheres
• Coordinate international relationships through National and Provincial Spatial For a

DIRECTORATE: DEVELOPMENT PLANNING SUPPORT

Purpose:  To provide development and planning support
Functions:

• Conduct Situational Analysis of Land Development Projects
• Research and develop socio economic Interventions
• Provide Planning support to Departmental Programmes

PROVINCIAL DIRECORATE: SPATIAL PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Purpose: To provide for land use management,
Spatial planning and spatial information services at Provincial level
Functions:

• Provide Spatial Planning, Land Use Management and Environmental services in liaison with National office
• Provide spatial planning information services in liaison with National Office
• Provide support to implementation of SPLUM legislation
• Provide technical support to rural development
• Provide technical support to land reform

Branch: Corporate Support Services

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT

 

DIRECTORATE: DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES

Purpose: To manage and monitor the coordination of human resource transformation strategies, diversity management strategies and plans
Functions:

• Facilitate alignment of corporate policies and programmes to support implementation of transformation imperatives
• Manage and monitor human resource transformation and diversity strategies and plans
• Facilitate the implementation of diversity management programmes
• Monitor the implementation of employment equity plans and achievement of targets
• Facilitate employment equity capacity building initiatives
• Provide administrative support services

DIRECTORATE: HUMAN RESOURCE ADMINISTRATION

Purpose: To render human resource management services
Functions:

• Render recruitment and selection services
• Render  human Resource administration and service benefits
• Provide administrative support services

DIRECTORATE: HUMAN RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT

 

Purpose: To render human resource development services
Functions:

• Manage and monitor the implementation of Skills Development Act, Bursary and internship/ learnerships programmes
• Coordinate and facilitate the training and development of employees
• Administer bursaries
• Manage and implement performance management systems
• Provide administrative support services

DIRECTORATE: EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Purpose: To facilitate sound employee relations services
Functions:

• Manage employee  grievances and labour disputes
• Manage misconduct
• Manage collective bargaining
• Manage employee health and wellness programs
• Provide administrative support services

DIRECTORATE: HUMAN RESOURCE STRATEGY, PLANNING AND SYSTEMS

Purpose: To manage human resource information and transformation services
Functions:

• Render human resource information management, post establishment control and reporting
• Manage human resource policies, planning and research
• Provide administrative support services

DIRECTORATE: ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT

Purpose: To provide organisational development and service delivery improvement services
Functions:

• Provide organisational design and job evaluation services
• Provide service delivery and change management services
• Provide administrative support services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: OFFICE OF THE CHIEF  INFORMATION OFFICER

 

DIRECTORATE:  ICT PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE

Purpose: To ensure alignment of ICT and business strategy
Functions:

• Develop and maintain ICT strategy, plans and architectures aligned to business objectives
• Ensure business value realisation
• Ensure business continuity, ICT governance and compliance
• Manage ICT security

DIRECTORATE: ICT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To manage and implement programmes and projects
Functions:

• Provide management and delivery of ICT programmes and projects
• Manage ICT vendors (SLA’s, contracts and procurement)

DIRECTORATE: ICT SOLUTIONS DEVELOPMENT

Purpose: To develop, implement and maintain ICT solutions
Functions:

• Develop, implement and maintain ICT software solutions
• Provide data warehousing, mining and reporting solutions

DIRECTORATE: ICT SERVICE MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To ensure ICT service availability, service delivery and service optimisation
Functions:

• Render ICT support services
• Ensure successful ICT service transition and optimal ICT change management
• Manage business relationships and service delivery

DIRECTORATE: INFORMATION AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Purpose: To provide knowledge, information and innovation management services
Functions:

• Provide records management service
• Provide knowledge management services
• Provide information management  services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SERVICES

 

DIRECTORATE: LEGAL SUPPORT

Purpose: To Provide corporate legal support services
Functions:

•  Provide legal support on contracts
• Manage labour litigations
• Provide legal and admin support in terms of PAIA
• Manage legal aspects of loss control
• Provide legal advice on employment matters
• Provide commercial legal support on projects
• Provide legal opinion
• Manage land rights facility
• Provide administrative support with regard to appointment of the boards, committees and councils
• Provide legal advise in relation to international law, international  trade agreement and negotiations

DIRECTORATE: LITIGATION

Purpose: To Manage litigations, both on behalf of and against the state
Functions:

•  Coordinate cases to their conclusion
• Provide legal opinions on litigations

LEGISLATION DEVELOPMENT UNIT

Purpose: To facilitate the process of  legislation development
Functions:

• Develop and update legislation
• Research and analyse legislation
• Monitor external legislation affecting  department

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: SECURITY AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT  SERVICE

 

DIRECTORATE: DOCUMENT  COMPLIANCE SECURITY AND OHS

Purpose: To manage document security and OHS compliance
Functions:

•  Manage classification and declassification of information
• Manage compliance with occupational health and safety Act
• Develop, implement and maintain OHS policies frameworks and standards
• Conduct OHS investigations and examinations
• Facilitate OHS training and awareness
• Develop emergency preparedness plan

DIRECTORATE: VETTING, SCREENING  AND SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

Purpose: To manage vetting , screening and investigations
Functions:

•  Provide vetting services
• Manage security screening services
• Conduct special investigations and security breaches

 

DIRECTORATE: PHYSICAL SECURITY AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Purpose: To manage physical security and special events
Functions:

• Manage the coordination of physical security
• Manage safety and security at special events

DIRECTORATE: FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Purpose: To provide facilities, office management and public/private partnership services
Functions:

• Acquire and manage accommodation services
• Maintain facilities
• Render telecom services
• Provide office cleaning and food aid services
• Establish and maintain public/private partnership contract system registered with treasury
• Manage and monitor major and minor capital projects

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

DIRECTORATE: INTERNAL COMMUNICATION SERVICES

Purpose: To provide corporate communications, marketing and print production management services
Functions:

• Provide corporate communication services
• Provide marketing and brand management services
• Provide print production services

 

DIRECTORATE: MEDIA AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

Purpose: To provide language, media and external communication services
Functions:

• Provide media liaison services
• Provide language, interpretation and translation services
• Provide public liaison and events management services

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: MONITORING AND EVALUATION

DIRECTORATE: MONITORING

Purpose: To monitor and report on the performance of the Department in line with operational and strategic plans
Functions:

• Drive operational excellence and governance of the Department
• Develop and maintain performance monitoring tools and frameworks
• Monitor Departmental progress on the implementation of operational and strategic plans, policy and legislation compliance
• Monitor strategic plans , APPs and operational plans of the Department, Provincial Offices and Entities
• Monitor project outcomes/ impact result performance.
• Report on strategic decisions required to maintain progress on operational and strategic plans, policy and legislation compliance
• Coordinate and compile institutional performance and strategic reports
• Compile and consolidate inputs into the Departmental annual report
• Coordinate Management Performance Assessment Tool  (MPAT)

 

DIRECTORATE: EVALUATION

Purpose: To conduct evaluation assessments related to the programmes of the Department
Functions:

• Develop and maintain evaluation frameworks
• Perform evaluation of strategic projects and programmes  according to the project prioritisation framework
• Analyse and interpret evaluated data
• Produce and distribute reports

 

DIRECTORATE: PROVINCIAL  PERFORMANCE MONITORING

Purpose: To manage provincial monitoring and evaluation functions and to provide technical support
Functions:

• Oversee the processes of monitoring and reporting between DALRRD, provincials offices, and the Provincial Government Departments of Agriculture (PDA)
• Facilitate and coordinate capacity building on M & E matters
• Facilitate the development and support implementation of  M & E frameworks and guidelines for PDA’s and Public Entities
•  Facilitate the establishment of monitoring and evaluation capacity building within PDAs
• Develop and review of associated institutions indicators
• Provide strategic guidance on the  development and review of performance indicators
• Ensure that Provincial Government Departments of Agriculture  performance  reports are compiled and is reported up to the level of  MINTECH

 

Branch: Financial Management Services

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

DIRECTORATE: INTERNAL CONTROL

Purpose: To manage governance, facilities and assurance management services
Functions:

• Manage and implement internal control services
• Manage loss control
• Manage quality control and document management
• Manage and implement audit support services

 

DIRECTORATE: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

Purpose: To provide financial accounting services and reporting
Functions:

•   Administer expenditure transaction  and exercise internal control

• Provide financial reporting

 

DIRECTORATE: BUDGET PERFORMANCE

• Purpose: To manage the budget performance services 

Functions:

• Manage budget  appropriations
• Provide financial performance
• Manage state of expenditure

 

DIRECTORATE: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Purpose: To provide management accounting services
Functions:

• Manage the departmental budget
• Manage financial systems
• Conduct financial analysis and quality control

 

CHIEF DIRECTORATE: SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT  SERVICES

 

DIRECTORATE: DEMAND AND ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To manage demand management plan and acquisition services
Functions:

• Manage demand services
• Render acquisition services
• Render infrastructure acquisition services
• Manage contracts

DIRECTORATE: LOGISTICS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

Purpose: To provide logistics and asset management services
Functions:

• Render logistics services
• Manage fleet services and travel arrangement
• Manage assets with acquisition, transfer and disposal thereof