District Six occupation: âFind us alternative accommodation before we moveâ
By Okuhle Hlati
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Cape Town â The Social Liberals for Backyard Dwellers (SLBD), a group who have occupied parts of land in District Six earmarked for restitution, have vowed to only move from the area when alternative accommodation has been made available for them.
Earlier this month, the City approached the Western Cape High Court to urgently interdict people who intend to unlawfully settle on the land which has been earmarked for District Six claimants.
The court granted the City an interim order after more people who claimed to be evicted from their rental homes on the Cape Flats, due to not being able to afford paying rent, attempted to invade the land.
City of Cape Town says its hands are tied in removing occupants from District Six land
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - The City said the Covid-19 regulations and two court cases continue to negatively impact its powers as a landowner and enforcer of by-laws to remove occupants from the District Six restitution land.
This after the City obtained an urgent court order to interdict future land invasions in the area. However, the order does not entitle the City for the purposes of evicting occupants from the property or demolishing any occupied structures.
As of March 31, 99 informal structures have been erected in the area, with invasions taking place on 23 properties owned by the City and on other properties owned by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology and the Church of the Province of South Africa. Recent invasions took place on Freedom Day last week.
City of Cape Town gets interdict to boot District Six occupiers
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - The Western Cape High Court has granted the City of Cape Town an urgent interdict against the invaders of land in District Six, which has been earmarked for restitution.
The interim order interdicts and restrains any person from entering the properties for the purposes of unlawfully occupying or invading, erecting, completing or extending any structure on the properties, occupying any vacant structures on the properties and intimidating, threatening, harassing or assaulting, or in any way interfering with the work of officials, councillors and law enforcement.
District Six backyard dwellers demand to be given houses
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - A group of protesters that have erected tents opposite the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in District Six, demanding the government respond to their housing needs, will tomorrow mark a month since their occupation.
The groups calling themselves Social Liberals for Backyard Dwellers (SLBD) is made up of 64 families with 250 individuals who were evicted from areas including Bo-Kaap, Manenberg, Hanover Park, Mitchells Plain, Lotus River and Grassy Park. They embarked on the peaceful protest a month ago.
Social Liberals for Backyard Dwellers chairperson Sharriefa Nolan said that last year they had a peaceful march whereby a memorandum was handed over to City’s human settlements and have been waiting for a response.