District Intergrated Land Use Plan - Ngwaketse Land Board

CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
1.3.4 The Tribal Land Act at Section 17(4) provides that “After consultation with the district
council, village development committee, tribal authorities and any other interested
institutions, the land board may determine management plans and their revision from time
to time, for the purpose of assisting or giving guidance on the use and development of such
land use zone within a tribal area”.
1.3.5 By logical extension, both the Ngwaketse and Rolong Land Boards require an integrated
land use plan which will guide the rational utilisation of land within the district. This in effect
makes the SDLUP an important tool in the decision making of the two Land Boards.
1.3.6 The National Policy on Tribal Grazing Land (Government. Paper No.2 of 1975) under Part
V: The Rules for Zoning, Allocation and Leases, require the Land Board to zone tribal
grazing land. Under the policy, tribal grazing land is zoned for communal grazing,
commercial grazing and reserved grazing land to accommodate future farmers.
1.4 PURPOSE OF THE PLAN
1.4.1 The main purpose of the Southern District Integrated Land Use Plan (SDILUP), is to provide
a single unifying document that will guide and shape land and other resources utilisation
and development in a rational, equitable, sustainable and balanced manner throughout the
entire district. Equally important, the plan is meant to serve the following purposes:
(i) It is expected to provide a solid practical guide to decision making processes and
implementation of land use activities.
(ii) It should provide a basis for land use zoning and allocation to the Land Boards
and Subordinate Land Boards in the district.
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The plan also translates, supplements and implements National, Regional and
District policies, programmes, strategies and plans.
It will be a source of information about the district from a planning and
development perspective.
It is expected to be used by the Central Government, Local Authorities and
Parastatals to coordinate land use activities in the district.
It will help identify sub regions that are poorly endowed and examine ways to
improve the situation, thereby assisting in bridging the gap between the less
endowed areas and the more endowed areas of the district.
It will provide a framework for the promotion of conservation of natural resources for
the benefit of present and future generations.
1.5 UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES, APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY
1.5.1 A number of principles underpin the preparation of the SDILUP. These include the following:
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Procedural Fairness – in preparing the plan, the people who could be potentially
affected by a decision will be given an opportunity to participate in the planning process.
Consultation Before Action – public involvement is considered a fundamental
requirement in the preparation of the SDILUP. The purpose is to develop planning
products that, to the greatest extent possible, are based on substantial effective
agreement on a course of action. Planning recommendations that are supported by
a wide range of interests generally result in more durable decisions.
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