About ITB – Ingonyama Trust Board | Unlocking Rural Land for Development for the benefit of the people
"Let's shake on it", as is the culture on "Deal done day". Pictured here sealing the deal officially during a ceremony which was held at the ITB offices we can see Ndunankulu Dube of the Dube Community (Dube TC), Judge Sipho Ngwenya (Chairperson of the ITB), Mr Mpho Mothoa (former CEO of RBM) and Ibambabukhosi (regent) Mr M Mkhwanazi from the Mkhwanazi TC in kwaDlangezwa shaking hands with much enthusiasm over the deal they had just signed signaling the start of a new partnership between the ITB, RBM and these traditional councils. The deal which was sealed on this occasion was a long term lease for mining activities by RBM on Trust land.
Our organisational overview
To become a leader in sustainable communal land management.
To contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the members of the traditional communities living on Ingonyama Trust land by ensuring that land management is to their benefit and in accordance with the laws of the land.
We uphold the following values
We value and encourage diversity and will not discriminate against anyone;
We shall ensure that we have a dedicated, loyal, results – oriented, professional and people – focused workforce;
In collaboration with all stakeholders, the organisation will comply with all the laws of this country.
About Ingonyama Trust Board
We hold land for the benefit, material welfare and social well being of the members of the tribes and communities living on the land
Ingonyama Trust was established in 1994 by the erstwhile KwaZulu Government in terms of the KwaZulu Ingonyama Trust Act, (Act No 3KZ of 1994) to hold all the land that was hitherto owned or belonged to the KwaZulu Government.
The mandate of the Trust was to hold land for “the benefit, material welfare and social well-being of the members of the tribes and communities” living on the land.
When the democratic government came into existence initially in terms of the Interim Constitution of 1993 the original enabling Act creating Ingonyama Trust was reviewed comprehensively such that the final product was a new Act albeit called the Amendment Act.
This Amendment Act had to meet all the constitutional requirements both in terms of the Interim Constitution and the final Constitution of 1996.
His Majesty the King is the sole Trustee of the land. The Amendment Act provides, among other things, for the establishment of Ingonyama Trust Board to administer the affairs of the Trust and the Trust land.
There are at least four provisions in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act No. 108 of 1996) which are crucial in order to grasp the context and the environment in which Ingonyama Trust find expression.
Section 211 and 212 recognise the institution of traditional leadership and customary law, subject to the constitution. Section 2 of the Constitution provides for the supremacy of the constitution and provides that law or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid, and the obligations imposed by it must be fulfilled.
While the Ingonyama Trust predates the Constitution, its existence finds expression and protection under the provisions quoted above and Section 25 of the constitution.
Firstly, the land which the Trust is the nominal owner of is administered mainly in terms of Zulu customary law. The land is divided according to clans under the leadership of Traditional Leaders (AMAKHOSI) who in turn are responsible to the King in terms of customary law. Hence the King is the only Trustee of Ingonyama Trust.
The enabling Act was amended in 1997 to create a Board separate from the Trust to administer the trust and its assets which include land. This amendment tried as far as possible to align itself with the practice under customary law. The King for all practical purposes is relieved of all hands on administration. This is left to Board members none of whom is a trustee.
Communally the land is owned by the clans as a collective in respect of each demarcated area. In turn each member of each clan is entitled through the procedures under customary law to have ownership of his/her allotment.
The land which Ingonyama Trust owns, is the property envisaged in Section 25(1) of the constitution. Thus while not each and every member of the beneficial clans has a registered title deed in respect of his/her allotment, such ownership is protected by the law.
While Section 25(6) provides for the enactment of a legislation to strengthen land right ownership to address past historical racial inequalities, it is submitted that land beneficiaries of Ingonyama Trust land can have access to such protection even currently.
The Ingonyama Trust land is still the most economically accessible land in the province. However, due to population exponential growth strong measures are to be applied in land allocation by the Traditional Councils on the ground.
For this to happen, the Ingonyama Trust Board needs to expedite policy formulation and cascade it to the Traditional Councils sooner than late.
The Trust mandate is not confined to land ownership only. It is entitled to do anything which a corporate body may do, subject to the enabling legislation.
Agricultural development was identified by the Ingonyama Trust Board as a catalyst for economic development in areas under Traditional Councils. Pictured here are members of the Mshisweni Agricultural Cooperative which is located at Izibonda Traditional Council under Inkosi Machi (seated) in Harding which is in the South Coast of the province of KwaZulu - Natal. This cooperative was assisted by the ITB with fencing of a total of 72 hectares of land and seeds for production of sugar beans.
Beneficiary communities of the land under His Majesty the King as sole trustee
CUNU / MCHUNU
DLAMINI / VUSATHINAMAZULU
DUNGE / AMADUNGE
EMBO / SIZWE HLANGANANI
MJOLI / SIZWE
KHOLWA / SIZWE HLANGANANI
MADZIKANE / SIZWE HLANGANANI
ZIZI – SIZWE / HLANGANANI
MPUKUNYONI / MKHWANAZI
BIYELA / KWAYANGUYE
BIYELA / OBUKA
CEBEKHULU / OBIZO
MTHEMBU / SOMOPHO
NDHLAZI / MAMBUKA
ZULU / NTEMBENI
ZUNGU / MADLEBE
MTHETHWA / MHLANA
DLAMINI / KWAFODO
DUMA / THOKOZANI MADUMISA
JALI / NHLANGANO
MACI / ISIBONDA
MAVUNDLA / MVUNDLA
MBOTHO / MAMBOTHO
SHWAWU / JABULANI BESHWAYO
SHWAWU / BESHWAYO
NYUSWA / QINISELANI MANYUSWA
GULE / NYANYADU
HLUBI / BUHLE – BOMZINYATHI COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
MANGWENI / BUHLE – BOMZINYATHI COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
KUBHEKA / BUHLE – BOMZINYATHI COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
NKOSI / BUHLE – BOMZINYATHI COMMUNITY
BATLOKOA / BASOTHO
BOMVU / ZASHUKE
DLAMINI / BIDLA
DLAMINI / ESIPHAHLENI
DUMISA / MAGUSWANA
KHOLWA / ISIBONELO ESIHLE
KHOLWA / VUMINDABA
KUZENI / AMAKUZE
MADZIKANE / BHACA
MEMELA / SIZANANI
MKHULISI / VEZOKUHLE
MOLIFE / ISIMINZI
NDLOVU / VUKANI
NGWANE / AMANGWANE
PEPETA / UMACALA GWALA
BIYELA / MOBENI
BIYELA / MVUZANE
BIYELA / NDLANGUBO
AMAMBEDU / MBEDU
MLAMULA / NYUSWA
MTHEMBU / SITHOLE
NTULI / MTULINI
NDLOVU / MASIHAMBISANE
NTULI / HOHOZA / MKONTO
SITHOLE / MTHEMBU
ZULU / NODUNGA
BUTHELEZI – EMPITHIMPITHINI
NOBAMBA COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
ZULU / KHAMBI
ZULU / MANDLAKAZI
ZULU / MATHENI
ZULU / USUTHU
EMALANGENI / LANGA
EMBO / KWAKHABAZELA
INKUMBA / NYUSWA
NGONGOMA / MAVELA
DASSENHOEK COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
FREDVILLE COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
ILANGA COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
MDLULI / MANYAVU
BIYELA / AMAHLAYIZENI
BIYELA / MANGIDINI
KHANYILE / EKUKHANYENI
KHANYILE / IZINDLOZI
MBHELE / AMAPUTO
NTULI / GODIDE
NTULI / INGONO
SIBISI / CWEZI
MDLALOSE / HLAHLINDLELA
MNCUBE / MBOKODWEBOMVU
NGOBESE / KHIPHINKUNZI
NGWE / MANGWE – BUTHANANI
SITHOLE / VULINDLELA
ZULU / EMANDLENI
NGWE / AMANGWE
MAVUSO – MASIDLA COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
MTUNGWA – MASIDLA COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
SIBIYA – MASIDLA COMMUNITY AUTHORITY
MANUKUZA / JOBE
MYENI / NGWENYA
MYENZI / NSINDE
QWABE / MAKASA
ZIKHALI / MBILA
CELE / VUMANGAZI
EMBO / NKASA ISIMAHLA
EMBO / TIMUNI
EMBO / VUMAKWENZA
LUTHULI / UMNINI Trust
MAKHANYA / SOBONAKHONA
MANGANGENI / VUMAZONKE
BELE / QIKO
EMBO / KHWEZI LOKUSA
EMBO / UKUTHULA
MBHELE / KWALEMBE
NHLANGWINI / SHIYABANYE
ZEMBENI / ZEMBE
ZONDI / INADI
ZONDI / MPUMUZA