PALS Framework recognised as a unique approach to land reform by Government. PALS currently has 72 individual directors and shareholders, with more than 500 benefitting from employees trusts and has reached more than 450 farm workers and community members through in-house information and awareness sessions for the projects and community-based organisations.

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PARTNERS IN AGRI LAND SOLUTIONS
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WITZENBERG PALS
An initiative for successful land reform, economic growth, job creation and social harmony.

2. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL LAND REFORM
• Access to Land
• Skills
• Property rights
• Markets for inputs and outputs
• Capital for operating costs and assets
• Exit strategy
• Supporting environment
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3. WITZENBERG PALS: GOALS
1. The establishment of successful black farmers;
2. To involve the whole community in an inclusive process;
3. To extend the initiative to other areas and agri related industries;
4. To establish the Witzenberg Centre as “one stop shop”;
5. Focus on mentorships and training programmes.
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4. WITZENBERG PALS (NPC)
CENTRE
CENTRE
PROJECTS
Planning &
Drafting
Approvals
Implementation
PUBLIC
RELATIONS
AND MEDIA
Government
Departments
Community
WATER
Permits
Irrigation
schemes
MONITORING=
WATCHDOG
(Reports and
financial
statements)
Compliance
TRAINING AND
SUPPORT
Youth
Mentors
College
FINANCE
Joint impact
POTENTIAL BLACK
FARMERS
Screening
Monitor
Applications
Involve Government
and stakeholders
COMMUNITY
Housing
Training
Youth
Jobs
Board of Directors and Managing Director.
Members: Agri-Producers, Municipality, Stakeholders and Government Depts.
Employees: Researchers, Administrators, Consultants, Secretarial
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5. ENABLERS FROM GOVERNMENT
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Recognition
Funding / Financial assistance (cheaper or for less security)
Tax breaks
Subdivisions
Water licences
Electricity
Infrastructure for agriculture with regards to safety and security, roads, transport and municipal and other
government services.

6. PALS identified three Value Propositions for its members
Land Reform / Value Chain
Investment Promotion (PALS
Framework)
Support regulatory approvals
(Electricity/ Water/Subdivision/
Tax / Finance/Recognition)
Social and skills development
Support
(Training, Housing, Education)
Client
• Commercial Farmers
• Emerging Farmers
• Community
• Witz municipality
• Commercial Farmers
• Emerging Farmers
• Communities
• Government departments
PrimaryServices
• PALS provides motivation for applications for
subdivision and for water in line with DWS
transformation objectives
• Refer applications to a legal firm
• Negotiate with financial institutions to obtain cheaper
finance and favourable terms for PALS projects
• Obtaining funds for the operations of the PALS Centre:
Membership Fees, Sponsorships and Donations
• Negotiate with National Treasury for the PALS projects
to be exempted from Capital Gains Tax and Donations
Tax
• Strive for recognition for the commercial farmer in the
form of BEE status or any other form of securities –
involvement in the compilation of the new Agri-BEE
Charter
Secondary
Services
Offering
• PALS negotiating on behalf of individual projects
• Assistance with the completion of water application
• Mediating equitable sharing of electricity amongst project
if requests above are approved
• Commercial Farmers
• Communities
• Emerging Farmers
• Strengthening rural youth development
through support of education
• Strive for best practices in housing, labour relations
and working environment
• PALS secure funding for training
• PR/Communications
• Facilitate the process of business training for
farmers (finance, HR, sales and marketing)
• Provide mentorship programme
• Facilitating the process of building schools, crèches
and after care facilities
• Facilitating the process of building houses
• Introducing the commercial farmers to the relevant
institutions and future business
partners
• Establishing partnerships with training institutions
• Monitoring compliance to relevant agreements
• PALS Centre providing further training support
• Mediation services
• PR and communication initiatives / networking functions
to exchange ideas
• Provide Tax and Legal advice
• Connect commercial farmer to potential emerging
farmer to join the programme
• PALS Framework recognised as a unique approach to land reform by
Government.
• Continuously promote PALS in the Agricultural Sector
• Provide recommendations and practical solutions for removing barriers to
investment
• Facilitation of process between commercial farmer and different
government entities – Water (approval permits), Subdivision, Electricity
• Identify and address critical factors that will ensure the successful
implementation of the overall PALS initiative
• Provide knowledge sharing initiatives and accurate info to government
departments to improve service and planning (mapping of land usage,
educational, income, household trends and other demographics)
• Creating a unique support structure for each individual project
(negotiations, technical support, key expertise)
• Monitoring (Implementation and Post-implementation)
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7. FASES VAN PROJEK
KOMMERSIëLE BOERE INISIEER PROJEKTE
FASE 1 – BEPLANNING EN OPSTEL KONSEP PROJEK
 Bespreek en verkry geheelbeeld en doelwitte
 Beplanning en skakeling met kliënte, koördineer
projek
 Identifisering van grond en behoeftes
 Besigheidsplan
 Skakeling met die onderskeie rolspelers
 Opstel van konsep ooreenkomste en dokumente
FASE 2 – MOTIVERING, SKAKELING EN GOEDKEURINGS
 Verfyning van ooreenkomste en besigheidsplan
 Opstel van motiveringsverslae
 Skakeling met en breedvoerige gesprekke met
rolspelers
 Opleidingsessies
 Voorleggings
FASE 3 – IMPLEMENTERINGSFASE
 Toesien tot vervulling van en goedkeuring van die opskortende
voorwaardes van die projek
 Fasilitering van opleiding
 Bevestig registrasies van Memorandums van Oprigting, Maatskappye,
aanstelling ven en registrasie van direkteure, registrasie van trustakte en
verskaffing van dokumente aan kliënte en ouditeure.
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8. Training, Development and Mentorship
TRAINING
With the PALS strategic partnership with Nulandis AECI, we have managed to provide training for 525 direct beneficiaries.
Forms of training provided:
1. Company directors (60 Directors)
2. Shareholders (100)
3. Trustees (40)
4. Leadership (50)
5. Financial Skills (93)
6. Leadership for Hope (LFH-82)
7. New Venture Creations (NVC)-(22).
8. Directors, Shareholders and Trustees (78)
9. Mentorship and Coaching (11 projects)
PALS currently has 72 individual directors and shareholders, with more than 500 benefitting from
employees trusts and has reached more than 450 farm workers and community members through in-
house information and awareness sessions for the projects and community-based organisations.
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9. WAT WERK
• Praktiese sukses met projekte is beste bewys
• Fisiese adres en koördinering
• NPC, oudits en direksie
• Gesamentlike impak en data
• Ekonomiese groei
• Webblad: www.wpals.co.za
• Jaloers onafhanklik met eie identiteit
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10. The PALS framework pro actively addresses Land Reform, Value Chain, Social and Skills
Development. Land Reform that supports economic growth, job creation and social harmony.
Social and skills development addresses
the following projects:
1. Infrastructure (Water, Subdivision,
Electricity, Tax and Finance)
2. Housing
3. Funding for Training, Educational
4. Governance Management, skills and
requirements
5. Strive for best practices in housing,
labour relations and working environment
4 types of Land projects:
1. Green Fields projects refers to a project that
entails a new piece of land that will be
cultivated and planted with new orchards and
vegetables.
2. Projects that includes an existing farm or
economic unit with established orchards and
vegetables. In this case the land may be
subdivided and is transferred to a new PALS
company.
3. LRAD projects. These are equity scheme
projects in terms of previous government
policy. These existing projects is evaluated
and may undergo restructuring of the
business entity.
4. Existing Black Farmers / Traditional
Leaders. These projects entails black owned
farms that have indicated they welcome
support from commercial farmers.
The Value Chain projects includes:
1. Cold Stores
2. Pack Houses
3. Factories manufacturing implements
and inputs
4. Marketing companies
5. Distribution companies
6. Service providers
PALS Land Reform Framework Value Chain Framework Social and skills Development
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PROSPERITY (the procurement of resources) strives to better the ability of all people to secure resources. It does not
only focus on its own prosperity! One honestly asks what the entitlement of other people is and promote that
entitlement at all costs, even if it provokes resentment and anger. It naturally asks restraint and self-sacrifice, humility
and content. It remains a challenge not to become part of the trend towards demand, greed and lust for power.
LAWFULNESS (forming the basis of protection) ensures the safety of others, protects their name, preserves their
integrity, their loved ones and their property – not only that of oneself. It hunts those who deceive and punish them. It
does not simply pull the veil over all forms of injustice. To commit injustice with all its consequences remains much
worse than to suffer injustice.
TRUST with a view on good long term relationships of social cohesion and the fulfilment, not the breaking, of promises.
It does not cheat, but it seeks the truth. It acts with integrity which brings peace and stability. It asks for courage
because often one stands alone, is threatened, bullied and even ridiculed.
KNOWLEDGE, ability and learnability is extremely important. Knowledge and ability know how important it is to speak
the truth with integrity – at all times. It does not withhold, but reveals. It does not mock, but respects. It does not
manipulate, but motivates. It does not intimidate, but it inspires. The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the
coastline of respect, trust and admiration.
LEADERSHIP: VALUES

12. NASIONALE PRENTJIE
• Grondwet
• Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan
• Parlementêre Mosie en verhore
• Bela Bela
• Presidensiële Advieskomitee
• Minister Thoko Didiza
• Landbou Beleidsdokument
• Tessourie Verslag
• Direkteur-Generaal Mdu Shabane.
“Changing the narrative”
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13. (Positief maar steeds wantroue!) Spreek dit aan met PALS Raamwerk.
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15. PROPOSALS TO PARLIAMENT AND PRESIDENCY
 Institution of a Land Reform and Agriculture Coordination Committee: This committee should consist of the relevant Director
Generals and independent experts from the private sector to report directly to the Deputy President and Department of Planning
Monitoring and Evaluation.
 Incentivise commercial farmers to implement and support Land Reform enterprises by granting the recognition as envisaged in the
NDP. Improved BEE status is one possibility.
 A Land Reform Fund into which all members of the public can donate in support of the cause.
 Rewarding local areas for achieving Land Reform targets and make such targets part of the Auditor General’s audit of
municipalities.
 Consideration of the PALS framework and concept of local land committees to ensure collaboration between different spheres of
Government and the private sector to expedite rural land reform.
 Utilisation of grants and subsidies to leverage cheaper finance of prime less 6% for land reform enterprises.
 Invitation of the private sector as co-creators and partners with regard to the consideration and implementation of policy
pertaining to Land Reform.
 Income Tax Act 58 of 1962
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www.wpals.co.za
Contact person: Senior Director Gerrit van Vuuren
Contact details: 023 312 3152
Cell Phone: 082 681 1001
E-mail: gerrit@jvanvuuren.co.za