September-Van Huffel tells OFM News that an announcement that the Land Court Bill was approved by cabinet for submission to parliament, was made by both the Minister of Justice, Constitutional Development and Correctional Services and the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform on 1 March this year. She adds that the Bill will now follow a parliamentary process for the processing and adoption of draft legislation. She further adds that the Land Court Bill could have an impact on the effective determination of land disputes in South Africa.

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In many communal settings, livestock farmers tend to sell one or two animals at a time to neighbours or acquaintances. This might bring in some money in the short term, but it won’t make you better off in the long run. According to an article by Shane Brody on Farmer’s Weekly's website, there are two reasons for this, namely livestock farmer’s won’t get the best price for your animals, and they are unlikely to reinvest this small sum in the farming business. By contrast, if you sell, say, 15 sheep on the market when sheep are scarce and demand is high, you will make more money per animal and have a sizeable sum to reinvest. OFM News' Elsabe Richard reports the simplest solution is to organise a community meeting and get a number of sellers to combine their livestock into larger parcels before contacting a buyer. Livestock are not all worth the same in the red meat industry. Lean or older animals will be priced considerably lower than younger or fatter animals. There are different price categories according to livestock age and body condition (fat covering), and different breeds will also fetch different prices.

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