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Bojanala, North West.

Jericho is a small village in the Bojanala platinum district, situated in the extreme northeast of the North West province. Under the auspices of the Bakwena ba Mogopa tribal authority, Jericho is also the gateway to the province’s wildlife experiences in the Borakalalo National Game Park, which lies just a few kilometres to the north of the famous Dikhololo Private Game Farm and the Sable Ranch, less than 10km to the west.

Until the early nineties, this village was also known for its commercial grain production under the then Bophuthatswana government.

But over the years, production, which was funded mainly by a government-owned cooperative and Agri Bank, has stopped completely. The 8 000ha arable land with high potential has been lying unused for so long that there is heavy bush

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