Review of land reform projects visited showed that the province has a huge challenge to manage processes of transfer of large capital intensive agricultural land; Hence, attempts of introducing strategic partnerships and mentorship programmes to assist land reform beneficiaries. The Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Land Administration (DARDLA) reported that it supported 288 farmers or land reform projects with specialized advice, and assisted with technical support from planning to implementation of projects. There were also 20 approved partnerships and 19 others in progress that the DARDLA supported. One of the key programmes was Masibuyele Emasimini, where the DARDLA assisted in planting 730 ha on subsistence production and 30 ha on commercial scale. It further supported user associations and established commodity groups. A critical and significant contribution of the initiative is its job creation drive where 370 jobs were created thorough the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The provincial government together with DRDLR was also implementing CRDP at Donkerhoek, in the Mkhondo Municipality under the championship of the