P19m for 4 ranchers and P1m for 40 families in compensation

SELEBI-PHIKWE: A department of lands official says that the government has paid P19 million in compensation to the owners of four ranches around Robelela who have been moved to make way for the construction of Dikgatlhong Dam.

Briefing participants at a stakeholder meeting here recently, Motlatsi Pilane said the land had been handed over to the department of water affairs after negotiations with the owners of the freehold farms which began last year.

Speaking at the same meeting, Kgosi Phokontsi Seeletso said engaging with stakeholders was necessary for sustainable outcomes.

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