Many Estina dairy farm beneficiaries want the project to continue, Public Protector hears

Many beneficiaries of the collapsed Gupta-linked Estina dairy farm project in Vrede are still expecting some compensation from government, Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane heard on Thursday.

The Public Protector is investigating political collusion in the collapse of the project. This, she said, was at the behest of the parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice. Makhosini Dlamini, who was the first to testify, said the MEC for agriculture at the time, Mosebenzi Zwane, had made bold promises and had even tried to persuade beneficiaries to sell their cows.

Dlamini then told Mkhwebane of how Zwane and his successor, Mamiki Qabathe, played key roles in trying to convince the community to be part of the project.

dear public protector! Remember also the Venda government pension saga! Payout long overdue!

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