Piketberg protest against eviction of farm families

By Yamkela Xhaso
19 November

The community of the rural community of Piketberg will embark on a strike protesting against the eviction of families that live on farms.

This is after the ninth eviction so far, where Michael Morobi, his sick wife as well as their two small children.

The Right to Agrarian Reform for Food Sovereignty Campaign spokesperson Andre Titus said this protest is inspired by the De Doorns protests and that those people who live in farms their whole lives revolve around the farms.

Titus said that this was not fair and they do not and it is not right.

“Since 1994 we believed that people must not be treated like animals”

Titus says they want to show Michael that they support him
during the protest and release a memorandum to the local government, justice department, department of land affairs and the municipality.

“It is unacceptable that evictions still happen in the area”