▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁V lu yt j esk ra al ▁A ande le blo k ▁company ▁( V AB , ▁V lu yt j iek ra al ▁Share ▁Block ). ▁O wn ership ▁of ▁plots ▁and ▁houses ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁company , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁framework ▁known ▁as ▁' share ▁block ' ▁under ▁South ▁African ▁law , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁str ata ▁title ▁or ▁cond omin ium ▁in ▁other ▁countries . ▁No ▁title ▁de eds ▁are ▁provided , ▁except ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁land . ▁Share ▁blocks ▁are ▁linked ▁to ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁real ▁estate ▁property , ▁and ▁the ▁share holder ▁acqu ires ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁use ▁property ▁linked ▁to ▁their ▁share ▁block . ▁ ▁A ▁general ▁meeting ▁of ▁share hold ers ▁is ▁held ▁every ▁year . ▁The ▁share hold ers , ▁number ing ▁about ▁ 4 0 0 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁company ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁The ▁eight ▁people ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁form ▁the ▁village ▁council ▁( D or ps ra ad ). ▁The ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁elect s ▁a ▁chair person , ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁town ' s ▁mayor , ▁and ▁an ▁executive ▁officer ▁who ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁daily ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁Other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁are ▁given ▁responsibility ▁for ▁community ▁matters ▁such ▁as ▁safety , ▁planning ▁and ▁community ▁services . ▁ ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁are ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁share ▁block