GALLERY: Chaos in Modjadjiskloof
According to Toulou (who bought the property 11 years ago), there are people living on the property who were employed by the previous owner.
Modjadjiskloof was brought to a standstill on Monday morning by angry members of the community after a local businessman took legal action to remove unknown individuals from his property.
According to Michael Toulou, a well known businessman who owns the remaining extent of portion 3 of the farm Kort Hannie 439 just outside of Modjadjiskloof, these mentioned individuals started building structures on his property without permission.
According to Toulou (who bought the property 11 years ago), there are people living on the property who were employed by the previous owner.
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“I never had problems before, but now these people are renting out two of the buildings on the property which does not belong to them,” he told the LETABA HERALD.
“I got a court interdict against them as well as against the people who are trespassing and building new structures on my property, whereby they have to be off the property in ten days’ time,” Toulou continued.
On Friday the ten day period expired and after the residents chose to ignore the court order, the Messenger of the Court with assistance from the SAPS, broke down the dwellings and evicted the people, hence the reason for the protests.
Numerous people, some as old as 90 years of age were left homeless and were still on the property when the HERALD visited the scene.
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David Maake (60) whose family’s house was flattened said he was born on the farm and does not understand why their home which was built by the previous owner was destroyed.
Three elderly women whose houses were destroyed, Maite Maake (90), Paulina Ramalepe (72), and Flora Mamorobela (83) said they have nowhere to go as the farm is their only home.
Municipal Councillor, Mohale Masela said after the houses were destroyed, the municipality supplied the residents with tents and food.
Meanwhile, members of the ANC and EFF protested outside Toulou’s supermarket, demanding that he [Toulou] rebuild the houses that were destroyed and replace the furniture that was destroyed in the demolition process.
They vowed to continue with protest action until their demands are met.
