A company belonging to President Jacob Zuma’s son-in-law, Lonwabo Sambudla, is taking legal action against Mthatha West leaders invading land around the city.
Sambudla’s Yakha Properties (Pty) Ltd has made an urgent application to the Mthatha High Court to interdict leaders from demarcating plots on about 20 hectares of Nooitgedacht Farm No18.
Cited in the application are Mthatha West sub-headman Bishop Zola Yolelo, community leader Thembekile Gqiba and “unknown” people demarcating sites.
Yakha Properties is represented by TL Luzipho Attorneys. Attempts to contact the attorneys for comment were unsuccessful.
The papers were served on Tuesday after about 300 people from KwaLindile were found by police demarcating land at Bedford Farm, which is owned by cattle and dairy farmer Thalala Vikilahle.
The matter is set to be heard by the Mthatha High Court today.
According to the notice of motion, Yakha Properties seeks to interdict the “respondents or any person acting in concert with them from erecting structures in the demarcated sites on the applicant’s farm commonly known as Portion 6 Nooitgedacht”.
The company also seeks to interdict and restrain anyone from invading, allocating and demarcating sites on the property without the company’s authority.
The company wants Yolelo, Gqiba and others removed, along with “unlawful” wood and iron structures.
A replying affidavit by the respondents was to have been filed by 4pm yesterday. This was not done.
Yolelo and Gqiba, speaking to the Dispatch, confirmed they received the papers from the sheriff of the high court on Tuesday. Yolelo said although they would not oppose the court application, they would challenge the court order.
Hundreds of Mthatha West and KwaLindile residents moved onto the 300ha Bedford Farm with each claiming ownership at the weekend and again on Tuesday.
Sambudla’s farm, which is adjacent to Bedford Farm, was affected by the land invasions.
Police spokeswoman Warrant-Officer Dineo Koena said cases of contempt of court and malicious damage to property had been opened following the invasions.
The contempt of court charges relate to a court order issued in 2013 stopping similar land invasions taking place at Bedford.
Zuma’s son-in-law’s firm takes on farm invaders
Sambudla’s Yakha Properties (Pty) Ltd has made an urgent application to the Mthatha High Court to interdict leaders from demarcating plots on about 20 hectares of Nooitgedacht Farm No18.
Cited in the application are Mthatha West sub-headman Bishop Zola Yolelo, community leader Thembekile Gqiba and “unknown” people demarcating sites.
Yakha Properties is represented by TL Luzipho Attorneys. Attempts to contact the attorneys for comment were unsuccessful.
The papers were served on Tuesday after about 300 people from KwaLindile were found by police demarcating land at Bedford Farm, which is owned by cattle and dairy farmer Thalala Vikilahle.
The matter is set to be heard by the Mthatha High Court today.
According to the notice of motion, Yakha Properties seeks to interdict the “respondents or any person acting in concert with them from erecting structures in the demarcated sites on the applicant’s farm commonly known as Portion 6 Nooitgedacht”.
The company also seeks to interdict and restrain anyone from invading, allocating and demarcating sites on the property without the company’s authority.
The company wants Yolelo, Gqiba and others removed, along with “unlawful” wood and iron structures.
A replying affidavit by the respondents was to have been filed by 4pm yesterday. This was not done.
Yolelo and Gqiba, speaking to the Dispatch, confirmed they received the papers from the sheriff of the high court on Tuesday. Yolelo said although they would not oppose the court application, they would challenge the court order.
Hundreds of Mthatha West and KwaLindile residents moved onto the 300ha Bedford Farm with each claiming ownership at the weekend and again on Tuesday.
Sambudla’s farm, which is adjacent to Bedford Farm, was affected by the land invasions.
Police spokeswoman Warrant-Officer Dineo Koena said cases of contempt of court and malicious damage to property had been opened following the invasions.
The contempt of court charges relate to a court order issued in 2013 stopping similar land invasions taking place at Bedford.
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