South Africa: No Resolution in Sight for Cape Town Occupation

Occupiers who moved into a former old age home in Observatory have been forced to live on the pavement outside the abandoned building. Now they're waiting for the city to relocate them.

Demolitions are currently under way at a Cape Town building previously occupied by a group of about 200 backyarders, shack dwellers and homeless people. An occupation of sorts is still going on, however, and is into its third month outside the building, Arcadia Place in Observatory.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.