Question NW2961 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
16 October 2017 - NW2961
Robertson, Mr K to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(1) What amount did his department budget to purchase the 3 000 hectare Zilverkop Game Farm property in Badplaas in the Chief Albert Luthuli Local Municipality in Mpumalanga; (2) whether the Valuer-General assessed the value of the specified property; if so, what is the (a) price per hectare and (b) total value of the property; (3) whether the specified property will be zoned to be used for agriculture once the sale is finalised; if not, what will the property be zoned for; if so, (a) which community will benefit from the agricultural activities on the specified property and (b) how will the specified community benefit?
Reply:
(1) The property is still undergoing valuation by the office of the Valuer General through the appointed service provider Mahony & Schnetler Valuers.
(2) In progress.
(a),(b) Falls away.
(3) The land will be transferred to the Shongwe and Gwebu families and the land will be held by a Communal Property Association of their choice, which will determine the use of land.
(a),(b) Falls away.