Department remains mum on Khoisan eviction
The Department of Public Works & Infrastructure is yet to reveal its plan for enforcing a court order to evict King Khoisan SA and his followers from the Union Buildings.
As previously reported, the monarch has established a small village alongside the 9m-tall Nelson Mandela statue, with a population of 20 people and signs of ‘Original Embassy’ and ‘Aboriginal Embassy’ at its entrance.
A Pretoria News report notes the department approached the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria), seeking the removal of the group of Khoisan community members from the Union Buildings, which is deemed a heritage site where no temporary structures are allowed.
Despite tomorrow's looming deadline given by the court for them to vacate the premises, King Khoisan SA has made it clear that they intend to resist removal by authorities, setting the stage for a potential standoff.
They are demanding a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa to address their grievances, which include being recognised as the ‘first nation’ in the country, their right to land ownership and the abolition of the term ‘coloured’.
King Khoisan SA said: ‘If they remove us by force it will create not only national havoc but international havoc. We will continue to go around this country, speaking about the government’s injustice against the Khoisan people.’
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