Posts tagged with 'Northen-Cape'

 

Northern Cape Experiencing Worst Drought in 50 Years, Yet Still Struggles to Be Declared Drought Stricken Disaster Area

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The drought in the Northern Cape province which has been ongoing for the past 5 years is the worst it has ever been in the past 50 years, and farmers are being ruined due to the government dragging its feet. Northern Cape Premier Dr. Zamani Saul is being asked to declare a provincial emergency and escalate the issue as quickly as possible.

It has been more than a year since the province has been trying to be declared a drought-stricken disaster area as over 70% of the province is suffering from the worst drought in 50 years and and livestock deaths are occurring across a wide area.

Calls for Northern Cape premier, Dr. Zamani Saul, to declare his province a drought disaster area, are intensifying. Organised agriculture have described the situation as a crisis, with 62 000 jobs at risk. Drought aid is set by experts at around R600m to keep farmers on the ground, but authorities have just over R100m as their estimates, which, according to experts, is far
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Orania’s legal status “could be reviewed” by new Northern Cape Premier since he believes there is “unfinished business” when it comes to establishing the legality of racially-exclusive settlements

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One of the most controversial parts of South African culture lies on the border between Free State and the Northern Cape. Orania, a whites-only town equidistant between Cape Town and Pretoria, has proved to be incredibly divisive, and it hasn’t escaped the attention of Zamani Saul.

The new Northern Cape Premier – who’s already won a few over with his “common sense” approach to politics – promised to review the status of Orania in an interview with national broadcaster eNCA, picking up from where his predecessor Sydney Mufamadi left off.

Whites-only settlements in South Africa
The previous incumbent of the premiership had set-up a task team to investigate just how “legal” racially-segregated societies are in South Africa. With proposals in place for another whites-only town taking shape in Garies, it now seems as if Zamani Saul’s hand is being forced.

The settlement of Eureka is currently undergoing development in the Kami
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Small coastal village in Northern Cape, Kleinsee is flooded with illegal diamond miners

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The coastal town of Kleinsee situated in the Northen-Cape is flooded with illegal diamond miners. The town that was part of the De Beers group has recently been a quiet coastal village with almost no stickers. It has changed drastically over the past few weeks with a diamond rush of almost 8,000 “miners.

Land that was rehabilitated by the mining group was occupied by the miners who set up  huts, tents and temporary structures. Neat and rehabilitation material has been extracted and used as shelter material while new vegetation has been pulled out on the dunes to strengthen sails and structures. Nearly 8,000 miners were counted before the weekend and reportedly it grew to 15,000.

Beach facilities like toilets and showers are taken over as laundry facilities and wash facilities. No toilets exist and the open grooves are used as restrooms. The police refuse to act against the setlers because they were threatened with death.

The town’s
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