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Article highlights:
- A ‘megafarm’ land reform project is faltering after the North West Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development failed to implement the full and timely release of R87.1 million of post-settlement funding.
- Since 2019, the 325 Communal Property Association beneficiaries have received under R3 million in payouts, while R24 million appears to have been mismanaged by the former Khutso-Naketsi CPA committee members.
- Now the new committee is mired in disputes with the former landowner, former committee members and the former “chief executive” of the association’s holding company, while the department won’t answer any questions about its role.
