Overstrand Executive Mayor Dr Annelie Rabie, Municipal Manager, and Law Enforcement (LE) as well as the police’s Stock Theft Unit met with the relevant small farmers recently to discuss complaints about pigs on the municipal farm.
The Mayor stated this long outstanding matter needs new energy to address it positively.
At the meeting it was agreed that the pigs be relocated to another suitable area, possibly Karwyderskraal.
Rabie appointed councillor Steven Fourie to lead a team that will work on the identification of alternative land, oversee the signing of a lease agreement and the relocation of the pigs.
“Until the relocation is finalised, Law Enforcement will ensure that any pigs that are not kept in a pen be confiscated,” she said.
“They will work closely with the small farmers to ensure the safety of the animals as well as the motorists on the R320 where a number of free roaming pigs have been spotted lately.”
It was further noted that roaming pigs not belonging to the Besemhoutskloof farmers were also spotted.
LE will investigate this and address the owners accordingly.
“It is trusted that this effort, under the leadership of councillor Fourie, will produce an amenable outcome for the benefit of all stakeholders,” Rabie concluded.
