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Kruger National Park will now have an upper hand against poachers after the donation of an advanced military helicopter by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation, the owners of the Paramount Group, leaders in African Aerospace and Defence. Read the rest of this amazing act of philantropy on page 8. Photo and text submitted by Orlando Chauke.
Land grabs There will be no Zimbabwean style land grabs in Limpopo as long as he is in the chair, Limpopo’s premier, Mr Stan Mathabatha, assured the farming community of Tzaneen this week. Mathabatha v i s i t e d
AgriLetaba on Wednesday to hear complaints and other issues concerning agriculture in the Tzaneen area. The meeting was facilitated by Mr Danie Botha from Polokwane at the request of the premier and attended by several local farmers, officials and members of the SAPS. He was accompanied by Ms Joyce Mahlanga, MEC for Safety, Security and Liaison in the province. She stood in for the MEC for Agriculture, Ms Rosina Semenya, who could not attend. A memorandum of challenges facing the farming community was presented by Mr Dries Enslin, CEO of AgriLimpopo, to the premier. Issues on the agenda included safety, land claims, municipal rates, mentorship programmes and cemeteries on farms. Mathabatha said the issues will be taken
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up with the relevant state and provincial departments, while a meeting between the agricultural sector and the police are scheduled for today at the show grounds. Enslin pointed out several weaknesses in the handling of criminal cases by the SAPS, which will be brought before the area commander this morning. As far as land claims are concerned, negotiations will follow the normal route, but land grabs are nowhere on any agenda, said Mathabatha. Mr Fanie van Jaarsveld, vice-chairman of AgriLetaba, said the organization is apolitical and rely on the assistance of the provincial government. “We are farmers who want to make a profit in order to uplift the community
Blitsvinnige Eddie nou kampioen! 14 we live in.” Another matter brought up was the raising of the Tzaneen Dam wall and the proposed Nwamitwa Dam. Mr Louis van Rooyen, entrusted with water issues in this area, said there is a lack of purpose in these projects. Authorities were inactive for the past eight months and keep on postponing the projects, notwithstanding the fact that the money and workforce are available. He expected the Nwamitwa dam would only become a reality in 2019.