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	On the banks of the Crocodile River a partnership agreement between the community and a private developer could easily become a prime example and workable model for the land reform process in the country.

Author: IRMA GREEN (The Citizen)
HECTORSPRUIT - The past week marked an historic occasion in the development of Mjejane Game Reserve (MGR) and its agreement with the Kruger National Park (KNP).

CAREFUL. Keeping control over the animal without hurting it, is a process that has to be executed with precision. Pic: Hennie Homann

The park, which supports Mjejane with wildlife management has started the stocking process on the reserve with the delivery of giraffe, zebra and wildebeest which will not naturally cross the river into Mjejane.

Dr Hector Magome, managing executive: conservation services SANParks, said this week. "These species will attract more predators onto the property and generally offer visitors a more meaningful game experience as, up until now, the dominant large species on Mjejane were elephant and buffalo."

The history of the reserve started with a land claim which was awarded to the Mjejane community, situated a. few kilometres. east of Hectorspruit, and could be seen as a workable model for land reform processes in the country.

The 3 825-hectare Mjejane Game Reserve eco-tourism development borders the KNP along 10 kilometres of Crocodile River frontage and after the land claim was settled, a solution on how to utilise the land with the conservation of the park in mind, was sought.

The original intention of the community was to utilise this property for housing and farming - the soil is however relatively poor with limited water reSources for agriculture.

There is also no real potential for cattle farming because of diseases such as TB, foot and mouth and corridor disease. - CNS