Land grabbers resist eviction
Hundreds of illegal land grabbers who have settled in an area along the Kaisosi–Cuma road on the outskirts of Rundu on Tuesday refused to comply with an eviction order.
It was a dramatic and violent afternoon at the Tumweneni informal settlement when the district deputy sheriff Daniel Grobbelaar, accompanied by members of the police and defence force, turned up to execute the eviction order.
The team was met by armed women and men threatening them with stones, pangas, knives and sticks, and had to retreat.
The eviction order in regard to the area known as Farm Rundu Townlands Portion 1329 was issued by the High Court on 27 June.
It ordered the squatters to remove their property from the illegally occupied land within 30 days.
The deputy sheriff of the District of Rundu was authorised to remove them in the event that they did not voluntarily vacate the farm. The police were authorised to assist the deputy sheriff.
The cash-strapped Rundu Town Council has failed to service residential land, which has prompted the establishment of a number of informal settlements such as Tumweneni.
KENYA KAMBOWE
It was a dramatic and violent afternoon at the Tumweneni informal settlement when the district deputy sheriff Daniel Grobbelaar, accompanied by members of the police and defence force, turned up to execute the eviction order.
The team was met by armed women and men threatening them with stones, pangas, knives and sticks, and had to retreat.
The eviction order in regard to the area known as Farm Rundu Townlands Portion 1329 was issued by the High Court on 27 June.
It ordered the squatters to remove their property from the illegally occupied land within 30 days.
The deputy sheriff of the District of Rundu was authorised to remove them in the event that they did not voluntarily vacate the farm. The police were authorised to assist the deputy sheriff.
The cash-strapped Rundu Town Council has failed to service residential land, which has prompted the establishment of a number of informal settlements such as Tumweneni.
KENYA KAMBOWE
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