LAND CLAIMS. Land owners not happy with prices.

LAND CLAIMS Land owners not happy with prices Tardy settlement of claims hampers investment efforts Predictability and consistency are key ingredients of a sound investment climate. But land owners in Limpopo are accusing land claims officials of reneging on price agreements and threatening expropriation if the land owners object to offers below market value.

Tardy and intransigent officials also seem to be obstructing settlement. Rapula Farming, which owns and operates private reserve Lapalala in the Waterberg, is losing R3m/year in maintenance costs. Rapula had planned to set up a joint venture with the Motse claimants in a deal that would …