Fish River Sun to close its doors
Land claim first blow as negotiations about it being handed over to state continue after appeal abandoned
One community has been fighting for nearly two decades to lay claim to the land on which the Fish River Sun was built, but multiple groups have joined the legal action‚ hoping to benefit from a redistribution of the property.The resort is expected to be closed by Sun International by end-November. Negotiations about it being handed over to the state are under way.Cameron McConnachie of the Legal Resources Centre‚ who represents one of the communities involved in the land claim‚ says the case started in 1998."The Mazizini community’s claims were only heard in 2010‚ when the court ruled in their favour‚" he says. "This verdict was appealed against by Sun International‚ and when the case was moved to the Supreme Court of Appeal in 2011‚ other communities saw an opportunity to get involved."The case‚ now involving about 300 families from the Prudo community‚ which McConnachie represents‚ along with nearly 100 families from the Tharfield community and a large representation from the Amaz...
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