Illegal land occupations near Grabouw are undermining important commercial forestry project, says the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Patricia de Lille.

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The minister visited the community over the weekend to hear first-hand what their grievances are and to make a plan to resolve them. The department has allocated certain parts of the land to the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Environmental Affairs, which uses it mainly for plantation purposes. De Lille’s department was notified earlier, that certain parts of the land were illegally occupied.

Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia Van Der Vent
Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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