Knoflokskraal Land Issue Not Solved Through 'Narrow Law and Order Approach', Say Activists

Knoflokskraal land issue not solved through 'narrow law and order approach', say activists

Traditional activists have warned that the land question cannot be solved through legal means but requires deeper societal introspection. Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) Minister Dean Macpherson on Tuesday revealed a plan to deal with a large section of hijacked state land in the Western Cape. The occupants are self-described members of the Khoisan community who occupied the land used by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries…

Macpherson says land grabs will not be allowed on his watch

Macpherson says land grabs will not be allowed on his watch Nokuthula Khanyile Tue, 04/07/2026 - 17:00 CAPE TOWN - Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson vowed that land grabs would not be allowed on his watch. He was giving an update on the ongoing land invasion in Grabouw, where over 4,000 people have settled illegally. The land was first unlawfully occupied in 2020, during the height of Covid-19.Macpherson said what began …

Dean Macpherson warns of lawlessness as Knofloskraal expands

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has raised a red flag over Knofloskraal, a growing Khoisan settlement