Land Grabs in Bronkhorstspruit – AfriBusiness to go to court
AfriBusiness was informed this week of land grabs in the Bronkhorstspruit area. People who are affected by these land grabs provided evidence of EFF members using Facebook to call on members to take certain areas of land for themselves. AfriForum will submit an urgent application to the North Gauteng High Court today at 12:00 to prevent individuals from continuing their illegal occupation of the land and to remove those who have already settled on the land.
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Land grabs in Bronkhorstspruit – AfriBusiness obtains interim court order
AfriBusiness succeeded in obtaining an interim court order in the Pretoria High Court today to remove illegal land occupiers in the Bronkhorstspruit area. This follows after AfriBusiness was informed by some of its members that land grabs are currently taking place in Bronkhorstspruit, where after an urgent court application was brought in the High Court. Further evidence emerged on Facebook where alleged EFF members posted messages, calling on individuals to start occupying pieces of land in the area.
AfriBusiness was informed that the owners of a company affected by the land grabs were allegedly assaulted, threatened and intimidated when trying to approach the illegal occupiers on the property. A case of assault was opened against the assailants who in turn opened a case of assault against the property owners. No arrests have yet been made.