Tenant beneficiary group urges police to halt âillegalâ evictions
By Nicola Daniels
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Cape Town â The Communicare Tenant Beneficiaries (CTB) has handed a memorandum over to Maitland police station commander Sizwe Mpindwa to put a halt on all evictions following the removal of a single mother, Zuzeka Apolis.
âWe handed over the memorandum to stop all illegal evictions. Communicare keeps evicting people without a court order. They cannot continue, it is against the law,â said CTB representative Ntombi Kraai. Apolis was evicted on Tuesda y. In the memorandum, the CTB said: âWe, the Communicare Tenant Beneficiaries and our families, are the victims of abuse by Communicare and we will no longer be violated by Communicareâs gangster securities.
Zuzeka Appolis and neighbour Fatima Setela tell Maitland Station Commander Sizwe Mpindwa Appolis how she and her 2-year-old child were forced to sleep outside on Tuesday after she was evicted by Communicare during the night without a court eviction order. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane/African News Agency (ANA)
Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal under fire after illegal eviction
Feb 11, 2021
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Cape Town - Communicare tenant beneficiaries have disputed an announcement by the provincial human settlements department about the efficiency of the Western Cape Rental Housing Tribunal in reducing the number of active or open Communicare complaints.
Human Settlements MEC Tertius Simmers said in a statement: “The Western Cape rental housing tribunal has helped to reduce the number of active or open Communicare complaints from 775 to 164 since 2018.”