The land was taken. The truth was buried.
How did a protected milkwood forest in Hermanus become the site of a massive land grab, and who allowed it to happen? Behind the destruction of Schulphoek lies a tangled web of political interests, intimidation, manipulation and allegations of blackmail. A story of failed leadership, political opportunism and the hidden forces that shaped the fate of an entire community. Stolen Ground II investigates what really happened in Hermanus and who should be held accountable.
A race track in Kraaifontein. A country under siege.
Stolen Ground The Tygerberg Raceway Story is a raw and unsettling documentary uncovering the violent land invasion that destroyed Tygerberg Raceway in July 2020, and the silent epidemic of land grabs spreading across South Africa.
The documentary dives into the stories the media won’t touch — the real impact of land invasions on law-abiding citizens, livelihoods, and the future of property rights in South Africa.
For nearly 30 years, the Tygerberg Raceway in Kraaifontein brought people together — racers, spectators, families, small businesses. In July 2020, that ended.
A violent land invasion unfolded in real time. Within a week, the entire raceway was gone. Flattened. Occupied.
They came without warning. In seven days, it was gone.
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It didn’t start with Tygerberg. And it won’t end there.
Your home. Your land. Your rights.
All it takes is one week – and no one to stop it.
Stolen Ground is a warning. And a reckoning.
We need your help to dig deeper
The Tygerberg Raceway Story was produced with R0 budget. No funding. No sponsors. Just basic equipment, personal risk, and a mission to expose what legacy media refuses to report.
The Hermanus Story received overwhelming public support, including backing from civil society, civil rights organisation AfriForum through AfriForumTV, and others who helped bring the story to a wider audience.
But there’s so much more to uncover.
Next, we’re turning our cameras to Grabouw, the epicentre of the largest land grab in the Western Cape.
If you believe South Africans deserve to know what’s really happening, help us fund our next project.
Goal: R400 000
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