How can it be accessed and used?

A report summary presentation can be found on the Parliamentary Monitoring Group (PMG) site and the full report can be accessed on the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform site (or on the PMG site).

The focus of the audit was on understanding what land is owned by government and related State entities, which the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform estimates at about 18% of the total land extent in South Africa. The audit was conducted in two parts:

1. A study of the Deeds Offices' records was conducted in 2010, in order to identify all pieces of land registered in the name of the State.
2. Every piece of identified State land was then confirmed by a site visit where all information relating to occupant/user and contact details, existing buildings and services, whether it was in fact State or private land, occupation agreements, etc. were determined.

The report is useful for viewing aggregate analysis and interpretation of data sourced during the Phase 1 State Land Audit. There are interesting tables and findings to explore in the report. For example, on Page 9 a (difficult to read) table quantifies the extent of state land vs. private land per province, as well as the "unaccounted" extent. For the Eastern Cape, 24% of land is classified as unaccounted.

You can also look at extracts of the underlying dataset on the Phase 1 State Land Audit Dataset resource card.