04/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2024 06:24
Butterworth, Mnquma Local Municipality, Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape Province
23 April 2024
Today we meet in the Eastern Cape to handover plantations to communities. The transfer of plantations is an implementation based on
As a result, over the past three years, a total of 27 plantations in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal have been transferred. This is a milestone that requires commitment not only by government but by industry and the communities taking over these plantations. Government, through the DFFE is expected to provide Post Settlement Support to the communities ranging from technical to financial support where possible. The industry is expected to support these communities through investments that will ensure that the plantations are managed sustainable. The communities on the other hand are expected to ensure that they protect these plantations and management them for the benefit of all, which is why we have the Traditional Council taking the centre stage in the process.
I want to wish the communities of Tobotshane, Amahlubi and Amazizi well and to encourage them to take this responsibility seriously, this is a legacy for them and their generations to come.
I thank you