FARM 564
SITUATED: Messina - Limpopo Province. Adjacent to a new National Park.
SIZE: 5 820 (FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY) hectares
TOPOGRAPHY AND HABITAT: The farm falls in the Mopane Veld Type and the woody layer (trees and shrubs) is totally dominated by mopane. Other common tree species occur namely salvadora australis, boscia albitrunca, boscia foetida, 12 species of acacia, balanites pedicellaris, combretum apiculatim and erythrophyllum, four species of commiphora, four species of grewia, white syringa, apple leaf, terminalia pruniodes, buffalo thorn and bead bean tree. There is about 30 baobabs and two small leadwoods. The nine-awned grass Enneapogon cenchroides dominates the herbaceous layer, while there is growing presence of decrease grasses such as buffalo grass Panicum maximum, particularly in the extensive river drainage lines.
IMPROVEMENTS:
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Gamefenced; |
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Bush lodge with luxury accommodation 16 in 8 twin bedded en-suite chalets, |
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Reception and office, large dining room and lounge, cellar, kitchen block, stores and laundry, boma, bar lapa and swimming pool, |
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11 x motor vehicle shelters and staff accommodation; |
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Escom power ; |
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Main house with 5 bedrooms, three en-suite, another bathroom, kitchen, lounge , dining room, office and two garages, verandah with splendid view of the farm and mopane bushveld |
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Cold room; |
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Two houses in need of rennovation; |
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workshop, office and laundry; |
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Skinning shed, vehicle and equipment shelter, staff housing. |
GENERAL:
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The property has three sources of income:
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A concession for trophy hunting ; | ||||||
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No permanent surface water. Main river flows only after heavy rain and the dam is full. The dam holds water for a few months, but due to evaporation and use lasts about 4 - 5 months, depending upon the ambient temperatures. Large network of watercourses all over the farm; | ||||||
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Many waterpoints, which were installed when it was run as a cattle farm. No cattle have been on the farm for over seven years now. At present 13 waterpoints are used, all supplied by a network of pipes from seven boreholes. Two have diesel pumps, one windmill, one solar and 3 Escom power. | ||||||
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Is this a quality property? The property must be seen in the context of the environment. The land is not quality land in that the carrying capacity is relatively low. An ecological study estimated the total carrying capacity of the 5820 hectares as 405 LSU. The veld is also very sensitive. However the location makes it a quality property as it is adjacent to a new National Park. Long term potential is for the fences between this National Park and this property being dropped. This will give access to the big five on the property without having to purchase them. | ||||||
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Servitude along the eastern and southern boundary in favour of Escom. No other landowner has traversing rights and no public road divides the property; | ||||||
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No internal fences | ||||||
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The owner wishes to sell as he has retired from business and spent the last two years building the lodge. During this project he experienced a heart attack and had to have an emergency by-pass operation. Owner currently lives in Johannesburg. |
GAME: Giraffe x 10, eland x 130, kudu x 150, impala x 250, wildebeest x 70, zebra x 40, gemsbok x 15, waterbuck x 15, red hartebeest x 6 and small game like bushbuck, duiker,steenbok, warthog, bushpig, cheetah, leopard, hyena, jackal and caracal African wild cat.
PURCHASE PRICE: R26 million ZAR (TWENTY SIX MILLION SOUTH AFRICAN RAND)