South Africa: Biggest Land Occupation in Cape Town in Recent Years Is Taking Place

Tensions simmered in Khayelitsha yesterday as residents flouted interdicts preventing occupation of open land at a number of sites. The land occupations in Khayelitsha this past week are among the biggest in Cape Town in recent years.

"We are fed up with empty promises. We have to take action," said Thando Mtombo, a backyarder in Town Two.

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