Legal Boeremeisie with Katlego Ngwane

Water is a critical input for agricultural production and plays an important role in food security. Yet, issues around water rights remain a real headache for most of Mzansi’s farmers.

In this episode, Katlego details how farmers can obtain water rights for their farms. But be warned, there are no shortcuts.

She also provides a list of what farmers should have in place before applying for their water rights, and why pumping water from a river source without prior permission is asking for trouble.

This episode talks about the details of farmers now being allowed to sell water and all you need to know about this topic.

This episode is all about contracts and the agreements we enter into as farmers. What does a contract look like? What should be in the contract to make sure that we do not get cheated!? What happens if we disagree?

The Legal Boeremeisie talks about ownership models within the farming industry in detail.

A detailed discussion about BBBee in the agriculture sector and tips and advise you can apply to your own farm.

The third episode looking at how the new Water Act affects you from The Legal Boeremeisie.

Talking about rights and duties of farmers and farm workers who live on the farm and what options you have to manage your farm.

Welcome to the first episode of ‘The Legal Boeremeisie’, an

introduction of a series of informative podcasts aimed to guide South African

Farmers through the myriad of legalities and challenges they face on a daily

basis from an established lawyer in this field.