Stellenbosch land occupiers will resist 'land invasion' to remove them
22 August 2018
A group of people facing eviction from shacks they built on land owned by the trustees of Louiesenhof Wines in Stellenbosch have decided to fight back in court and have hired a lawyer.
"They came twice with an eviction order already and they sent the sheriff and the police to invade us, but we fought," said Midas Wanana, a leader of the group of people living on a portion of the land called Watergang.
"When they invade us, we will fight by all means," Wanana said on the sidelines of a street protest outside the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town.
They were there to support their lawyer Ayanda Gladile, who was appearing on their behalf for the first time on Tuesday.