Tensions are rising at Meyerton Farm in the Kunene Region, where members of the ǂHaub San community say they have been unfairly relocated from their homes to a smaller unit on the farm. 

They took to the streets to protest the government's decision. 

The community, consisting of seven families, say they were moved from Unit A, where they lived in houses built by the former farm owner, to Unit B, a smaller section of the farm. 

They claim the government was supposed to divide the farm equally among all resettled families.

The group says the move amounts to harsh treatment, despite having lived and worked on the farm since the 1980s.

The ǂHaub San families say the units they previously occupied have now been allocated to new settlers.

"The act involved bribery, favouritism, and unlawful practices that benefited those who paid or bribed the officials. These practices resulted in the violation of the ministry's policies and laws. ǂHaub San Traditional Authority reported to the Minister of Agriculture, Inge Zaamwani, on 24 July 2025," said Chief Willem ||Aib, the chairperson of the traditional authority.

Anastasia Neumbo is one of the resettled people in Unit A, where the seven families previously occupied the houses. 

She explained that the unit was advertised in 2002, and she applied. 

"Unit A, together with its houses, was allocated to me, Anastasia Neumbo, and my husband. According to the papers, I've been hearing about these rumours. I have even signed the lease agreement in Khorixas; this lease agreement is for 99 years. If I die, my children will take over and so on and so on."

The unit occupied by Neumbo and her family is 1,869 hectares.

The farm was previously owned by businessman Karl List, who died in 2001, before the government purchased it for resettlement purposes. 

The ǂHaub San community is now appealing to the government to reconsider the land allocation, saying they deserve fair treatment after more than four decades of living and working on Meyerton Farm.

Their petition was directed at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform; however, no official was to receive it.

The deputy director of public relations in the ministry, Romeo Muyunda, explained that the government was generous to allocate a unit to the families.

By law, Muyunda says the farm owner is supposed to relocate all labourers from the property on or before the date of transfer.

This is to make sure that people are not left landless, hence the allocation of Unit B. 

The farmers have since refused to sign their allotment letters.