"It has been agreed that a meeting will be convened on August 15 to find a solution. The KZN agriculture MEC‚ Themba Mthembu‚ and representatives from rural development and land reform will be invited to take part in the meeting.
"I think on that day we will find a solution and get the land we want. But if there is no solution you must continue what you are doing."
He said Gathmann has opened another chapter in the land expropriation debate.
"Our ancestors won't forsake us because we are doing what we are supposed to do‚" Sithole told the community.
Sithole did not reveal what the farmer had told him‚ adding that August 15 will be "D-Day" for the farmer as they want to take the keys to the land back.
Gathmann said he would issue a statement at a later stage.