23 November 2006
The Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry, will give
further impetus to land reform when he officially hands over two projects to
beneficiaries of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD)
Programme of Government, tomorrow, 24 November 2006.
At 12h00 he will hand the project in Piketberg over to the beneficiaries of
the Oakview Village Trust, and at 14h00 the beneficiaries of the Leliefontein
Trust near Malmesbury, will officially take ownership of their project near
Malmesbury.
Oakview Village
Mouton's Valley, Piket-Bo-Berg, Piketberg
Background
Mouton's Valley is a deciduous fruit farm in the Piketberg area that
produces mainly apples, pears, citrus, nectarines and peaches.
At a time when some landowners opted to empower their workers with shares,
Mouton's Valley Trust decided to give their workers something much more
permanent: their own house. A process was started with a consultant, Johann
Hamman, to draw up a business plan. This plan was later submitted to the
Department of Land Affairs and finally approved on 10 June 2001. In October
2005, 65 applicants from the Oakview Village Trust received a housing subsidy
from the Department of Land Affairs.
Leliefontein (was also known as Goeie Hoop Landbouvereniging)
Type of project: LRAD, food security (to begin with)
Number of beneficiaries: 32 applicants
Legal entity: Leliefontein Farming Trust
The Provincial Director approved the project on 25 August 2003 (approved
under Section 10 of Act 126). The transfer was effected on 30 September 2003.
There was at that time just enough money allocated from the 2003/04 budget for
the acquisition of the land. The payment of the Balance of Grants (BoG) had to
be put on hold until the start of the 2004/05 financial years.
Enquiries:
Alie van Jaarsveld
Tel: (021) 483 4930
Fax: (021) 483 3890
Cell: 084 604 6701
E-mail: avjaarsv@pgwc.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Agriculture, Western Cape Provincial
Government
23 November 2006
