APPLICATION INFORMATION AND CONDITIONS

1. ELIGIBILITY AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA Applicants (natural or members of a juristic persons) must be from previously disadvantaged South Africans, namely: Africans, Indians, Coloureds, and South African Chinese, who are South African citizens. The African in this context includes persons from the first nations of South Africa;
2. Applicants who are natural persons must be 18 years or older and in possession of a valid South African bar-coded Identity Document;
3. Priority within the target groups shall be given to women, youth, persons with disabilities (PwDs) and military Veterans (as defined in terms of the Military Veterans Act, 2011); in line with the target appearing on the specific advertisement:
4. All Public Servants currently serving (National, Provincial, Local spheres of government and State-Owned Enterprises (SoEs) are not allowed to apply;
5. All former public servants who have successfully completed their 24 months cooling period (after leaving the public service);
6. The successful applicant must be willing to stay fulltime on the farm for the duration of the lease contract; and
7. Traditional leaders who are recognized under any legislation in the country shall qualify, provided they disclose their status and remuneration by the State and have proven that they are involved in farming activities(h) Former public office bearers who have successfully completed their 12 months cooling period (after leaving public office); at various scales. The Minister shall make a final determination in this regard.
8. You do not meet the Eligibility Criteria above;
9. A full compliance check of your details will be conducted, should it be found that you have provided false or misleading information, your application will be rejected. In case where approval was done, the lease will also be terminated; and
10. Death of the potential beneficiary;
11. Written withdrawal of application by the beneficiary;
12. Withdrawal of the farm by the Department; and
13. Any other circumstances that the committee may feel justify the termination or withdrawal of the allocation.
14. In the case of a natural person: Certified copy of the applicant’s barcoded South African ID;
15. In the case of a juristic person: Unabridged Legal entity registration certificate, certified copies of all members’ SA IDs, and a Resolution appointing the representative;
16. A signed declaration form indicating that the applicant is not a public servant or a public office bearer, in the case of legal entities, all members of the entity must sign the said declaration form;
17. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a business proposal prior the date of interview;
18. Proof of farming resources or proof of access of farming resources for the farming operation I.e capital, equipment, mechanization, biological assets (cattle, goats, chickens);
19. Recent tax certificate (not older than 12 months) confirming that the applicant/ legal entity is registered and compliant with SARS as a tax payer (except where the applicant or legal entity is excluded in terms of SARS requirements); and
20. In case of livestock, branding certificate, Tuberculosis (TB), Brucellosis and Contagious Abortion (CA) Certificates must be attached.

To be eligible, the potential lessee must meet the following criteria:

2. REJECTION OF APPLICATION

The Application will be assessed in accordance with the conditions and requirements advertised and may be rejected if:

3. TERMINATION OF APPLICATION

A provisional allocation or selection shall cease under the following circumstances:

4. MANDATORY DOCUMENTS

1. In the case of a natural person: Certified copy of the applicant’s barcoded South African ID;
2. In the case of a juristic person: Unabridged Legal entity registration certificate, certified copies of all members’ SA IDs, and a Resolution appointing the representative;
3. A signed declaration form indicating that the applicant is not a public servant or a public office bearer, in the case of legal entities, all members of the entity must sign the said declaration form;
4. Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit a business proposal prior the date of interview;
5. Proof of farming resources or proof of access of farming resources for the farming operation I.e capital, equipment, mechanization, biological assets (cattle, goats, chickens);
6. Recent tax certificate (not older than 12 months) confirming that the applicant/ legal entity is registered and compliant with SARS as a tax payer (except where the applicant or legal entity is excluded in terms of SARS requirements); and
7. In case of livestock, branding certificate, Tuberculosis (TB), Brucellosis and Contagious Abortion (CA) Certificates must be attached

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• REVISED-Declaration-by-Land-Applicant
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