South Africa: Free State Department Leased Entire Vrede Area to Estina, Commission Hears

The former municipal manager of the Phumelela Municipality, Moses Moremi, has detailed how the Free State Department of Agriculture entered into an agreement that not only leased a large portion of land, but the entire area of Vrede (including suburbs) to the Estina dairy project for a period of 99 years.

Moremi was testifying at the Zondo commission into state capture on Tuesday.

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