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    Transforming Transformation

    Aug 15, 2018 4 minutes
    by Dr Fiona Zerbst
    “Based on our desire to give back, we initially negotiated with the Department of Agriculture in Limpopo and placed 30% of our property, animals and assets within a Workers’ Trust for our employees.”

    When Drs Peter and Pamela Oberem bought Dabchick in 1994, it was an overstocked cattle farm with few wild species. Acquired for the princely sum of R287 500, it took some time to turn the farm into the 1 050ha biodiversity hotspot it is today. Dabchick was initially envisaged as a destination for local tourists and hunters who appreciated the natural, rustic ambience of the farm. “We built a small tented camp and didn’t

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