About Maorabjang CPA
Empowering our community through sustainable development and land management
Our Story
The Maorabjang Communal Property Association is a community-based organization located in the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality. We represent nearly 800 members and serve approximately 6,000 beneficiaries that are descendants of victims of forced removals in the 1960s.
Our association manages 17,000 hectares of valuable land that was restituted in 2012.
Our Land Holdings Include:
Agricultural Land
Tourism Attractions
Areas Rich in Minerals
Forestry Land
Our Leadership
Chairperson
Boitumelo Mawela
Bodashoop
Deputy Chairperson
Wilson Segage
Buffelsfontein
Secretary
Tumelo Mashile
Buffelsfontein
Deputy Secretary
Sarah Dibakoane
Doornboom
Treasurer
Paul Khweyane
Doornboom
Public Relations Officer
Frederick Mohlala
Additional Members
Our History
1864
The Battle of Moholoholo takes place near present-day Mariepskop, Mpumalanga. The Mapulana tribe clashes with the Swazi forces led by Zimase, younger brother of King Mswati II. Mapulana successfully defend their territory.
1873
Discovery of gold in the Pilgrims Rest area sparks a gold rush, leading to increased settlement and mining activity.
1894
The Transvaal Gold Mining Estates (TGME) is incorporated, to take advantage of the gold discoveries in the Pilgrims Rest area.
1960s
Forced Removals: The Maorabjang community is forcibly removed from their ancestral land on the farm, now under the control of TGME.
2014
Handover of Title Deed: After years of negotiations and legal processes, the title deed for the land is finally handed over to the Maorabjang Community Property Association (CPA).