Government is to deregister state-owned farm Ncera
Ncera, in the Eastern Cape, recorded a R22m accumulated deficit in the 2004-05 financial year, and almost R24m in the following financial year
The government is forging ahead with plans to deregister Ncera, a failed state-owned farm in the Eastern Cape. The farm was set up to develop the capacity of smallholder farmers in the area, and activities include livestock farming and open land and tunnel cropping. There is also a tractor workshop. Allegations emerged that officials in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were allegedly looting farm assets and funds, leading to the collapse of operations. Discussions to close Ncera started as long ago as 2001, when the then department of agriculture faced financing shortfalls of about R1.5m to R2m a year, after the government’s takeover of the farm from the South African Development Trust Corporation. Kgadima Mannya, a deputy director-general at the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries told MPs on Tuesday that the de-registration process was likely to be completed by April 2017. "We approached Treasury to request … the deregistration, and in our discus...
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