The government of Namibia will soon own Erindi Game Reserve as owner has decided to offer it solely to the Namibian Government.
Majority owner Gert Joubert revealed Thursday that his family intends to re-offer the renowned game reserve to government within the first half of this year.
He said they will soon make a presentation to government because they feel the game reserve is such a fantastic place that Namibia should own.
“There are a lot of private people who have offered to buy Erindi, but we believe that it is a national asset for the country. It is the last missing diamond and there is no other place,” he said.
Joubert hinted that the price of the game reserve might go up from the initial 1.3 billion Namibian dollars (112 million U.S. dollars) they had put down as the asking price two years ago.
“The price will have to be determined based on inflation therefore anything can happen,” he said.
Last year, the sale of the reserve caused a great deal of controversy when the family proposed selling the reserve to foreign buyers.
The Joubert family was forced to cancel its plans as the Commercial Land Reform Act of 1995 compelled them to first offer the land to government.
In terms of the law, usually, when a landowner makes an offer, government first has to inspect the property, make assessments and then submit a counter offer.
Joubert last year said he would not accept any offer under the Land Reform Act because as far as he was concerned Erindi did not fall within the ambit of the Act.
At the time, he said they did not think that the reserve should go through a land reform process.
The family later withdrew its offer citing that they were not sure what government expected of them.
“We concluded that we should offer a proper presentation, which will do by June,” he said.
This leaves it up to government to decide whether they still want to buy the reserve or not.
Majority owner Gert Joubert revealed Thursday that his family intends to re-offer the renowned game reserve to government within the first half of this year.
He said they will soon make a presentation to government because they feel the game reserve is such a fantastic place that Namibia should own.
“There are a lot of private people who have offered to buy Erindi, but we believe that it is a national asset for the country. It is the last missing diamond and there is no other place,” he said.
Joubert hinted that the price of the game reserve might go up from the initial 1.3 billion Namibian dollars (112 million U.S. dollars) they had put down as the asking price two years ago.
“The price will have to be determined based on inflation therefore anything can happen,” he said.
Last year, the sale of the reserve caused a great deal of controversy when the family proposed selling the reserve to foreign buyers.
The Joubert family was forced to cancel its plans as the Commercial Land Reform Act of 1995 compelled them to first offer the land to government.
In terms of the law, usually, when a landowner makes an offer, government first has to inspect the property, make assessments and then submit a counter offer.
Joubert last year said he would not accept any offer under the Land Reform Act because as far as he was concerned Erindi did not fall within the ambit of the Act.
At the time, he said they did not think that the reserve should go through a land reform process.
The family later withdrew its offer citing that they were not sure what government expected of them.
“We concluded that we should offer a proper presentation, which will do by June,” he said.
This leaves it up to government to decide whether they still want to buy the reserve or not.
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