South Africa: After Decades in Walmer Estate, Residents Face Eviction

29 October 2014

Sixteen shack-dwellers, including four children, will be left homeless when the sheriff enforces an eviction order in Walmer Estate this week.

Although the eviction order may be "legally" obtained, an eviction that renders a family homeless is inherently unconstitutional, a Stellenbosch University human rights law expert has warned.

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