He said about 40 hectares of sugar cane fields were set alight during a protest suspected to be linked to a disgruntled group, which was claiming ownership of the land.
The attack followed last Thursday’s arson attack and an attack on a CPA farm manager who was thrown into a fire. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Thulani Zwane said by the time police arrived at the protest on Monday, the sugarcane fields had already been burnt.Meanwhile, the Agriculture Department’s Reggie Ngcobo said the department sent a legal representative to assess the situation.The CPA also launched an application for an interdict against the group.
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