Kalahari Kid Corporation (KKC)

Kalahari Kid Corporation (KKC) as a listed Public Entity Section 3 (c) is wholly owned by the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development, and Land Reform under the Northern Cape Provincial Government.

The mission of Kalahari Kid Corporation, as a leader in the industry, is to champion the commercialisation of the goats in the market, promote and facilitate increased production, and provide expertise for improved livelihoods, sustainable rural economy and food security for all.

The strategic objectives of the Kalahari Kid Corporation are to:

  • Provide agricultural advisory services to goat cooperatives, including individual goat farmers, for sustainable management of agricultural resources
  • Coordinate and implement the commercialisation of goats programme in the Northern Cape Province, with the vision of a national roll-out to obtain the critical mass needed
  • Facilitate and assist goat cooperatives with access to marketing of surplus stock
  • Provide accredited training to cooperatives (via the Department of Agriculture) in areas related to production, finance, marketing, corporate governance and soft skills
  • Facilitate the formalisation of the goat meat industry in South Africa and Africa
  • Develop the Mala-Mamas programme
  • Empowering women and youth to become retailers of goat meat in communities
  • Become one of the leading goat producers in South Africa, supplying breeding and slaughter stock as well as six way cut and carcass meat to the markets, both locally and internationally. Kalahari Kid is already a known international brand

Overseeing Department/Entity

Office Bearers/Management

Chairperson

Deputy Chairperson

Board Members

  • Ms P Catita
  • Dr P Kegakilwe (Chief Director: Agriculture)
  • Ms K Williams

CEO

  • Mr Dan Kekana (Acting CEO and Director: Agriculture)

CFO

  • Ms Leanika van den Heever (Acting)

Senior Management

  • Mr Hannes de Witt (Production Farms Manager)

Communications Officers

Contact Details

The contact details of the Kalahari Kid Corporation are listed in the table below.

Physical Address:Templar Building, 22 Bean Street, Kimberley
Postal Address:P.O. Box 988, Rivonia, 2128
Telephone:078 458 9773
Email:leanika@kalaharikid.co.za
Website:www.kalaharikid.co.za