Brutal Armed Attack on the eNkhanana Land Occupation

1. Brutal Armed Attack on the eNkhanana Land Occupation
The eNkanana Land Occupation was founded in Cato Crest in August
this year. Since then it has been subject to repeated armed attacks.
The local ward councillor Ward councillor Mkhipheni Ngiba has
personally accompanied by the police and the Anti-Land Invasion
Unit during at least one attack. The ANC leadership in the ward have
made it clear that they will not accept the occupation and they have
made it clear that they intend to continue to mobilise violence to
destroy it.
Today at around 11 am the Anti-Land Invasion Unit, armed security
and metro police arrived at the occupation. There were more than
200 of them and they were prepared for war. They attacked the
occupation with serious violence including rubber bullets and live
ammunition. A number of people were injured in the attack. Mthobeli
Sinaba, Bhekokuhle Shezi and Landu Tshazi are currently in King
Edward Hospital as a result of injuries sustained in the attack. Lando
Tshazi was shot in the leg with live ammunition and the bullet is still
stuck in his leg.
The hypocrites in the ANC continues to speak about land reform in
parliament and in the media while violently evicting black people in
the cities, like the apartheid government did. They do not recognise
our humanity. We are treated like animals.
Talk about expropriation is just cheap talk aimed at winning votes.
The reality is brutal armed attacks on people organising land reform,
and undertaking urban planning, from below. Under the ANC we
continue to pay for land with blood.
We continue to commit ourselves to democratic self-organisation and
land reform from below. We continue to commit ourselves to defend
our occupations. We continue to commit to defend our humanity.
Our comrades are currently rebuilding their lives after this brutal
eviction.
The eNkanana occupation will be held, just as the eNkanini
occupation was held.