SA s successful emerging farmers gear up to tackle land department over illegal evictions The MkhululiAgri union is fighting the eviction of 39 successful emerging Mpumalanga farmers, and now wants to challenge the eviction of emerging farmers in three other provinces 11 March 2021 - 06:00 Emerging farmer John Mabasa on his farm in Ermelo from which the agriculture, land and rural development department officials from Mpumalanga are trying to evict him. Image: Supplied
Dozens of successful emerging Mpumalanga farmers, many of whom have 30-year land leases with the state, are challenging the land department over allegedly illegal evictions, which have seen some being given just 24 hours to vacate their land.