COMMUNAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATIONS

In 2002 Khomani San CPA was placed under administration after
the collapse and disintegration of the CPA management which
resulted in a free for all. In 2012 the CPA was included in the list
of CPAs that must be regularized.
A panelist was appointed to develop and update the
membership list, draft a CPA land-rights allocation policy and
draft amendments to the constitution. Although the land is far
from all development and therefor will present a challenge in
terms of bringing services like water and sanitation. However
the proximity of the farm to Kgalagadi Trans-fronteir park
presents unique tourism opportunities. In 2014 a new
Administrator was appointed for a period of 3 years to
administer the affairs of the CPA and to assist with the
facilitation of tourism, economic and housing development on
the CPA land. The administrator is to provide mentorship to the
CPA Committee that will be elected in November 2015. When
the Administrator exits in 2017 the CPA committee must be able
to handle its corporate governance issues as required by the
Act.
5.6.5. Barolong boo Seitshiro CPA
Barolong community successfully claimed land just outside
Potchefstroom area in North West. They opted for a CPA as their
preferred type of land holding entity. After a year of operating
the CPA collapsed because of widespread mismanagement.
The members of the executive committee and the ordinary
members used and sold the assets of the CPA for their
personal gain. The Department intervened without success and
applied for an Administration Order.
5.6.6. Bethany CPA
This CPA was registered when land was successfully claimed
and restored to a community that was forcefully removed
from Bethany in the Free State. When the removals
happened the community was mixed, the Africans were living
with the Coloureds. After the land was restored the
community was plagued by internal conflict because of
leadership struggles. That conflict has now split the
community along racial lines. A mediator has been appointed
to mediate the dispute. Consolidation of claims is not always
advisable.
5.6.7. Oppermansgronde CPA
Two claims were lodged in respect of the same piece of land.
The original owners of land were the Opperman family. Later
on other families moved onto the land after they had married
into the Opperman family. There were also other families that
came as workers when the family was dispossessed. The
patriarch of the Opperman family had usufruct on the land.
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