Contents

1 The chapter at a glance

2 The SIS Strategy in relation to the current institutional environment

2.1 The objectives of ABP

2.2 Institutional arrangements

2.3 Key outputs

2.4 Issues arising

2.5 The SIS Strategy compared

2.5.1 Institutional arrangements

2.6 Key similarities between ABP and SIS

2.7 Key differences

2.8 Gaps in the ABP

2.9 Ensuring alignment and synthesis of related initiatives

3 Factors in the environment enhancing ABP and SIS services

3.1 Moving away from ‘silos’

3.2 ABP and the recognition of land reform as a joint programme of government

3.3 PLAS

3.4 An SPV to develop and manage land acquired through proactive land acquisition

3.5 Other initiatives to improve interdepartmental alignment

4 Obstacles to be overcome

4.1 Internal contestation concerning DLA’s role in PSS

4.2 Internal co-ordination problems

4.3 No interdepartmental framework for land reform as a joint programme

4.4 The challenges of joint programme management

4.5 Conflicting indicators of programme success

4.6 Scepticism about the value of interdepartmental MOUs

4.7 Local government: Confusing vision with reality

4.8 Exclusion of land reform from IDPs

4.9 Inadequate and fragmented spatial information on land reform

4.10 No agreed hierarchy of plans

4.11 Limitations of project-by-project support agreements

4.12 Acquiring land without providing sufficient support

4.13 Challenges associated with proactive land acquisition

5 Where we want to be

6 Getting there

6.1 Institutional and organisational arrangements to make co-operative governance work

6.1.1 Clarifying DLA’s mandate

6.1.2 Reconceptualising land reform as a joint programme of government

6.1.3 Using the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act

6.1.4 Developing a framework to identify key stakeholders and their capacities at district level

6.2 Distinguishing between front-end services and back-end support

6.2.1 Front-end project support services

6.2.2 District/ area-based support

6.2.3 Provincial and national ‘back office’ support

6.3 Establishing support entities at municipal scale

6.4 Communication

6.5 Mapping projects and building knowledge for effective decision-making

6.6 Identifying initial sites for area-based planning and support

7 Conclusions

8 Chapter references