The intended beneficiaries of the Estina dairy farm project have no legal documentation to prove they are beneficiaries and therefore, no legal recourse.
At the time the agreement was signed, they had already identified the land but had not yet gone through the formalities of acquiring the land. Thabethe said that although the intention was indeed there, it was too early in the project to start this process. However, Thabethe did not agree with this. He said the intention was there, but the project stalled before they could realise it.
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