Five men are appearing in the Piet Retief Magistrate s Court in connection with the killing of brothers Zenzele and Mgcini Coka in Mkhondo.
On Tuesday, the court heard one of the brothers shot in the direction of one of the farmers and his son.
The farmer told the court he believed his actions were not untoward.
The Piet Retief Magistrate s Court heard on Tuesday that one of the five men accused of killing the Coka brothers in Mpumalanga in April fired a shot in the direction of one of the brothers.
Applying for bail, Orchard Klingenberg, through his lawyer, submitted an affidavit before Magistrate Simon Fankomo, saying he had acted in self-defence when he fired his gun.