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City of Cape Town refuses to say how many shacks were demolished at the weekend

The City of Cape Town has refused to say how many shacks were demolished in Zweledinga informal settlement in Khayelitsha at the weekend, GroundUp reported. Asked by GroundUp how many shacks had been demolished on Saturday and Sunday, councillor Malusi Booi, Mayco Member for Human Settlements, said: "This is operational information." "The City condemns land invasions on both private- and City-owned property because these actions are illegal and consequently impact on service […]

today21 January 2020

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‘Anti-eviction officials must observe the law’: activists

By Zaahidah Meyer Violent protests are on the rise in the Western Cape, with most of it being due to insufficient land and housing.  The City of Cape Town’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit has already removed 26 000 illegal structures this year, almost doubling the amount of illegal structures removed last year. Head of organising at Ndifuna Ukwazi movement, Nkosikhona Swartbooi says that people are tired of waiting for government to […]

today16 July 2018

Local

Khayelitisha land occupation biggest in years

Tensions simmered in Khayelitsha on Monday as residents flouted interdicts preventing occupation of open land at a number of sites. The land occupations in Khayelitsha this past week are among the biggest in Cape Town in recent years, GroundUp reported. "We are fed up with empty promises. We have to take action," said Thando Mtombo, a backyarder in Town Two. Many backyarders say they have lived their whole lives on […]

today24 May 2017

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