DA wins nine year battle for recognition of Vrede Dairy beneficiaries
14 January 2022
Note to Editors: Please find attached soundbites in English and Afrikaans by Dr Roy Jankielsohn as well as in Sesotho by James Letuka MPL.
The official handing over of the Vrede Dairy Project to the beneficiaries today is a victory for the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) nine year relentless battle to get the beneficiaries recognised and included in the project. The DA has consistently argued that no project of this nature has a reason to exist without benefits to the local community, normally through identified beneficiaries.
The recognition of the beneficiaries through the formal handing over of the project to them with certificates of ownership that are transferrable to families, brings some justice to those who are still living. Sadly, some have already passed away without experiencing the joy of being shareholders in the project. This ceremony symbolises the battle by the DA through the Free State legislature, Parliament, the Public Protector, the courts, the Zondo Commission and law enforcement agencies.