Gobabis — An eviction court order from the High Court of Namibia saw two brothers, Ben and Josef Enghali, watching helplessly as the deputy sheriff for the District of Gobabis loaded more than 1 000 of their livestock onto a truck for eviction.

Erastus Nghishoono, the owner of the farm where the two Enghali brothers have been farming, approached the high court for the eviction.

Nghishoono also asked, and was granted, that the two brothers bear the legal costs which are in excess of N$77 000, according to court documents. Nghishoono is the owner of farm Schellenberg in the Gobabis district. He and the Enghali brothers have been locked in a dispute since 2007, with each party's legal representative constantly firing off legal correspondence at each other.

Nghishoono finally managed to get a court order for the eviction of the two farming brothers, which was executed on September 07. Water supply on the farm was also closed off.

Some of the livestock is to be attached in lieu of the outstanding legal fees, state the court eviction order documents.

The Enghali brothers now have to pay the legal costs or they will face forfeiting their livestock.

Altogether, the two brothers have 505 goats, 444 sheep, about 160 cattle, 13 donkeys, 10 horses and 73 poultry. All animals, from large to small livestock, were removed from the farm.

"Government must give us land on which to farm, we have suffered enough," is all the two brothers could say.

Nghishoono declined to comment, saying it is on instruction from his lawyers.

"I will not talk to New Era, you can write whatever you want," he said.