NewsletterReleased - 19 March 2025Dear Member SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGA Special General Meeting (SGM) was held on 22 February at the Alengeni Wedding and Events Venue, at which 68 members were present, and the Committee held a further 47 proxies. For those not present at the meeting, Pedro Carvalho made a comprehensive presentation covering:
Briefly, the next, hopefully final, Pre-Trial conference is set for 13 May 2025. The reason for another pre-trial is that the Commissioner has not yet served notice on all non-registered members, and some members who had been served, appointed their own legal team who needed time to get up to speed with the case. To prevent future delays, the Committee supports a motion that the Commissioner may serve these notices by newspaper advertisement. The vote on a Resolution of Members to call for an additional R4,500 per property to fund two updated specialist reports in support of our defence was carried. These amounts were invoiced to all members on 3 March and are required to be fully settled by 31 May 2025. Any member not having received these updated invoices should please contact Pedro Carvalho urgently at: accounts@broederstroomlandclaim.co.za; contact number 082 337 0203. Members should please note that the bookkeeper is only engaged once per month to save on costs and recent payments since 28 February may not be reflected in these statements. Please use your account number or portion number as a reference for the payment advice. Many people say "Land Claim Action Group" and then the reference. The bank statement, then only shows "Land Claim Action Group", due to the limited field space and makes it impossible to allocate the money to a member's profile. In his Financial Update Pedro showed the estimated amounts to fund the Court hearing and the funds estimated to be available as well as the estimated shortfall. These figures may be obtained by application to Pedro at: accounts@broederstroomlandclaim.co.za Finally, Pedro's presentation showed coloured maps indicating represented and unrepresented properties, as well as members' payment status. The maps, which have already been circulated, also show the 50-odd members tentatively scheduled to have their membership terminated for not being in good standing. The Committee extends thanks to all members contacting their neighbours to confirm that they are registered, and paid with valid POAs. This is a community commitment at its best and invaluable to LCAG. Any members in doubt about the status of their neighbouring properties should contact Pedro, as above. IMPORTANT LAND CLAIM JUDEMENTS OF NOTEThe Farm Uitkyk 184 IP Ventersdorp, NW Province
The Farm Rosmincol 442JP Syferfontein claimed by the Bahring Community .
Regards Pedro Carvalho 19 March 2025 Our bank account details __________________o0o_________________
The opinions expressed in this newsletter are my own and do not necessarily represent those of the Committee or of the appointed legal team.
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