The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, and deputy minister, Mcebisi Skwatsha, recently conducted an oversight visit to two farm projects near eMalahleni, Naga and Moniwa.
Didiza was accompanied by the MEC of agriculture, rural development, land and environmental affairs, Busi Shiba, the Nkangala District Municipality’s mayor, Leah Mabuza, and some other senior government officials.
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The visits to these outside eMalahleni formed part of build-up activities toward the District Development Model Presidential Imbizo.
The Derpartment of Agiculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs’ spokesperson, Zanele Shabangu, said: “The farm visits preceded a stakeholder engagement that took place at The Ridge Casino, during which Skwatsha and Shiba had engagements with farmers, farm dwellers and labour tenants on daily challenges affecting them.
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“They then handed over title deeds to farm dwellers and labour tenants from around the Nkangala District. The issuing of title deeds is a strategic intervention towards the provision of security of tenure, to strengthen the labour tenants and farm dwellers’ rights to land acquisition and property rights.”
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