Tribal land claim on wildlife reserves Mala Mala and Londolozi in Constitutional Court

Tribal land claim on wildlife reserves MalaMala and Londolozi before Constitutional court 2013-06-23 Johannesburg - The MalaMala wildlife reserve on which businessman Michael Rattray's luxury holiday resort is located, and neighbour David Varty who owns the wildlife reserve Londolozi next to it,are facing tribal land claim by the Mhlanganisweni community from the East Cape. Varty has agreed to run MalaMala on behalf of the black community if they win. Dave Evans, a MalaMala director, said they were surprised when Varty struck a deal with the Mhlanganisweni as “Londolozi never advised us that they were considering coming in on behalf of the claimants”. Rattray agreed to sell the land but earlier this year the Land Claims Court said the claim was not feasible – largely because of disagreement over the price. Rattray wants nearly R800million. The Mhlanganisweni want the state to expropriate the land for R460million, to offset the “historical benefits Rattray derived from apartheid." The matter is now before the Constitutional Court http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Tycoons-in-MalaMala-bush-war-20130623