NAKAMSI families want better life for future generations
The Mahlangu, Nkabinde, Mnisi, Nkambule and Mashinini clans converged at the graves of their forefathers and family members to discuss building a better life for current family members and future generations.
Five families from the Nooitgedacht-Kranspoort Farm came together recently to discuss building a better life for current family members and future generations.
The Mahlangu, Nkabinde, Mnisi, Nkambule and Mashinini clans converged at the graves of their forefathers and family members.
They have been staying on the farm for more than 50 years with one member born and bred there, now 69 years of age.
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The farm was previously owned by an Englishman, Johnny De Jager, who left the farm and the people in it to their own devices.
The families stayed behind.
Illiteracy and unemployment are at an all time low with descendants deciding to stay on the farm, meaning no job prospects due to lack of funds and education.
They survive on subsistence farming.
However, the families are currently facing problems.
The farm is now alleged to be owned by the government, leading to people entering the farm without consulting the families.
This has resulted in them living under constant intimidation.
They believe they should be given the farm since they have lived there for more than 10 years.
“The Land Tenure Act stipulates that if a person or people have been living on a farm for more than 10 years, they have a right to tenure,” said Mr Ignatius Mahlangu, chairman of the group.
“These families have been living on the farm for more than 50 years, yet they are not given the option to buy or claim the land?”
This had led to the families electing a committee, called NAKAMSI Family Group, which consists of representatives from all five families.
They have decided to stand up and build a better future for generations to come.
The group is planning on developing a constitution to govern the farm in an orderly manner and appeals to the Department of Land Affairs to help them.
They plan on utilising the land by beginning projects such as poultry and vegetable gardens.
“This will create employment, which in turn will create funds, which will help our children to pursue higher education so they will bring much needed financial relief.”
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