State’s failure to act leaves Mpumalanga community at land grabbers’ mercy
A community of land claimants whose property is at the centre of a tug of war with land invaders, who claim to have bought plots from traditional leaders, has been forced to take matters into their own hands after different state organs have repeatedly failed them.
The land on Enkeldoorn farm near KwaMhlanga in Mpumalanga is part of a large tract that was successfully restored to the Mmotoaneng Community Trust through the land restitution process in 2019.
The Mmotoaneng are using the land for agriculture and have plans to expand their operations. The invaders, who are setting up shacks and cutting up plots even on the cultivated land, claim to have been sold portions for R5 000 each by representatives of the KwaManala Traditional Authority.