Cape Town land invaders served eviction notices
The City of Cape Town has served eviction notices on a group of residents who invaded a piece of land next to Joe Slovo in Langa.
The court order the city obtained is asking them to vacate the land by no later than 20 October.
According to a Cape Argus report, in the order the city is interdicting the residents from intimidating, harassing or interfering with anyone acting on their behalf or involved with law enforcement at the property.
Ward councillor Samkelo John said the shacks were erected last weekend and that the majority of the invaders were people from the New Flats.
These land invasions are unjustifiable because these people cannot say that they have no houses as it’s mostly people who have houses. Community leader Bangazitha Gubesa said the order was justifiable because the piece of land was used for development.
‘Joe Slovo is not a grey land but has a constitutional judgment for people to receive proper housing,’ he said.
‘This is challenging as these people are allocated proper houses but return to their shacks and rent them out,’ he added.
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