Friday will be a historic day for many residents of the Namakwa region. Reporter – Isaac Cloete SPRINGBOK:- On this day, the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso, will officially hand over title deeds to five groups of beneficiaries, representing hundreds of households, at the well-known and prestigious Springbok Guest Farm. The … Read More “Historic Title Deed Handover Marks New Chapter for Namaqualand Communities” »
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Verslaggewer – Isaac Cloete Springbok:- Vrydag beloof om ’n geskiedkundige dag te wees vir talle gemeenskappe in die Namakwa-streek, wanneer duisende hektaar grond amptelik aan regmatige begunstigdes oorhandig word. Minister van Grondhervorming en Landelike Ontwikkeling, Mzwanele Nyhontso, sal die oorhandiging van titelaktes aan vyf gemeenskappe lei, nl die Concordia, Pella, Vioolsdrift, Leliefontein en die Tattie … Read More “Historiese Titel – Oorhandiging in Namakwa” »
This is more then a story to me – born in this town in 1956 Editor/Reporter – George April Hopefield:- the oldest town on South Africa’s Cape West Coast, is proudly recorded in history books as having been founded in 1852 on the farm Langekuil. It all started after the Dutch Reformed congregation (Zoute Rivier) … Read More “Hopefield Hidden Past: Beyond the Official Story” »