Growing Tomorrow
Riemvasmaak Forced Removal
The history of the people of Riemvasmaak is a rich but sad one. The people of Riemvasmaak were forcefully removed in 1973/74 to Namibia and the Eastern Cape in accordance with the apartheid policies of the previous government. . Read More
Ellen Makhaya Land Reform Project
Ellen Makhaya was a teacher before she turned to farming. Her project is in Suurbekom and was established in 1998. Ellen’s husband was given the farm by the government and on her husband’s passing she called on a number of women to help on the farm. She grows vegetables which she sells to the Johannesburg Market. Read More
Amahlamvu Land Handover
The dispossession of the Amahlamvu community took place in 1985. The community lost their arable land which they used to live off. On the 8th of June the Deputy Minister of Rural development and Land Reform, Lechesa Tsenoli, handed over land to the community in the Eastern Cape. Out of the 48 hectares handed over 32 are being used for irrigation and planting of seasonal crops, maize and cabbage. Read More
Malemati Village Poultry Project
In 2009 Operation Hunger established a poultry project in Malemati village – that’s about 70 kilometres from Polokwane. The main purpose was to set up an income generating project and to be able to provide affordable eggs to the community. They started with 12 hens and later Operation Hunger purchased another 500. Read More
