Exxaro faces backlash for allegedly evicting Mpumalanga family despite ongoing court proceedings and pending appeal.
Last month, the Sindane family, from the Leeu Bank farm near Belfast in Mpumalanga, lost the case against Exxaro, which was planning to evict them.Soon after the verdict was announced, the family’s lawyers approached the Judicial Service Commission and later appealed the judgment.
A video shared with The Citizen showed several officials from the sheriff of the court inspecting the houses, counting the livestock, while the family watched. Other families agreed, but the Sindane family and a few others refused, claiming the compensation the mine was offering was too little, compared to the loss they were going to endure due to the relocation.
“The family’s lawyers have appealed the ruling, so we were surprised to learn that, despite the appeal, Exxaro unleashed the sheriff to visit the family and attached their property, and informed them that they must phone the sheriff on the date on which they will be forcefully relocated.
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