{"id":37285,"date":"2026-01-28T16:31:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/?p=37285"},"modified":"2026-01-30T06:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T06:54:19","slug":"mosamane-tourism-and-intelligent-sheep-farming-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/south-africa\/free-state\/mosamane-tourism-and-intelligent-sheep-farming-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment opportunity in (combined) tourism and farming project"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Rosendal, Dihlabeng Local Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyana District, Free State Province, South Africa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Economic sector:<\/strong> Tourism, Renewable Energy, Agriculture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Company name:<\/strong>\u00a0Mosamane Holdings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Project description<\/h4>\n<p>On a 395 hectare farm the following projects are to be developed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tourism and game farming: 150 ha mountainous area for small game; self-catering backpackers lodge, a four-star lodge and family chalets<\/li>\n<li>Intelligent sheep farming: To deliver 12 500 sheep for local and overseas markets<\/li>\n<li>World-class training centre<\/li>\n<li>Solar-energy plant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Investment value:<\/strong> R550-million<\/p>\n<h4>Funding sources<\/h4>\n<p>Impact Empowerment Ventures committed R80-million in 2021 and have so far invested R14.2-million. We intend attracting venture capitalists, private investors and public investors and entities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding gap:<\/strong>\u00a0R470-million<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jobs to be created:<\/strong>\u00a0650<\/p>\n<p><strong>Empowerment:<\/strong>\u00a0Women, 55% of workforce; youth, 45%; people with disabilities, 5%<\/p>\n<h4>Project schedule and current status<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Five-year timeline, with phase one in the first quarter of 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Currently at pre-implementation phase, funding required to go into full implementation.<\/li>\n<li>Intelligent Sheep Farming has been in operation for two years and it is ready to scale up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay-1200x653.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay-696x379.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay-1068x582.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Solar-Farm-Image-by-Kev-from-Pixabay-771x420.jpg 771w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Regulatory requirements:<\/strong> EIA process has begun. More funding is needed for this phase. No other issues to be resolved.<\/p>\n<h4>Partnerships<\/h4>\n<p>Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA), Impact Empowerment Ventures, Agri All Africa, Agri X, Department of Agricultural Economics at University of Pretoria, Bengu Farm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Return on investment:<\/strong> Investors will get a full benefit on their investment.<\/p>\n<h4>Enquiries<\/h4>\n<p>Potential investors in this project are asked to contact the project manager here with a brief introduction and summary of business\/investment objectives:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f27539-o1\" lang=\"en-ZA\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"27539\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37285#wpcf7-f27539-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" 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