The Pniel Estate, near Barkly West, became the first farm in South Africa to be expropriated by government from its owners, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Africa.

Government is to meet with the members of the Pniel community Saturday, to chart a way forward following last month's expropriation of Pniel Farm 281 near Kimberley in Northern Cape.

The Pniel estate, near Barkly West, became the first farm in South Africa to be expropriated by government from its owners, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Africa.

Police have reported two murders in the city in the past few hours, while a third murder has rocked the town of Pniel near Stellenbosch.

Pniel, a mission station established by the Berlin Missionary Society on the Vaal River in 1845, is about 18km from Kimberley. The area is rich in diamonds, farm land, cattle and game.