{"id":57980,"date":"2022-03-31T20:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T18:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/landfill-encroaches-on-farm-20220330-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T19:30:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:30:42","slug":"landfill-encroaches-on-farm-20220330-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/landfill-encroaches-on-farm-20220330-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Landfill encroaches on farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_516dddee\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1975\/792cbd35d4ea4cbda834eb31f61520ec.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2d9572d3da7346d18113a7ddf3dc4999.jpeg\" title=\"Khotso Zacharia Mabaso owns the farm Le Souvenir 541 near Hennenman. His land is adjacent to the landfill site and sewage treatment plant.Photos: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Khotso Zacharia Mabaso owns the farm Le Souvenir 541 near Hennenman. His land is adjacent to the landfill site and sewage treatment plant.Photos: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_9db64472\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/1975\/c0f167e7a62244c2bfdcbffdcc00c6a6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/cbd907fcfbfa47b19900ae47a366e0bc.jpg\" title=\"The residents of Hennenman dump their refuse in the road or on Khotso Mabaso\u2019s farm. \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The residents of Hennenman dump their refuse in the road or on Khotso Mabaso\u2019s farm. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The owner of a farm adjacent to the Hennenman landfill site is desperate for municipal intervention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite numerous communications with the mayor\u2019s office and virtually every municipal department, he has hit a brick wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Khotso Zacharia Mabaso, his farm, Le Souvenir 541, is located next to the landfill site and sewage treatment plant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mabaso says the road to the landfill site is inaccessible, especially when it rains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause of this situation, people just dump their refuse in the road or on my farm. Last year there was a fire on my farm, which emanated from the fires on the landfill site.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mabaso says the fire destroyed infrastructure on his farm, as well as entire stretches of grazing and crop fields. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cI lodged a liability claim against the municipality, but this has not been resolved. The department responsible for the landfill site failed to hand in the report to the municipality\u2019s insurance company.\u201d Vista addressed an enquiry to the municipality, but is yet to receive a response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of a farm adjacent to the Hennenman landfill site is desperate for municipal 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