South African Judge Asks Evicted People Why They Need Transport
Judge Leslie Weinkove, who was hearing a High Court application regarding the emergency accommodation of 27 people due to be evicted from Bromwell Street in Woodstock, Cape Town, raised controversy after asking the residents what the point of their need for transport and proximity to school was.
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South Africa:
City Promises Social Housing in Woodstock
GroundUp, 31 January 2017
Sceptical activist calls for concrete plans Read more »
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South Africa:
Evicted Cape Town Residents Challenge City's Emergency Housing Offer
News24Wire, 31 January 2017
A group of Woodstock residents facing eviction to make way for developers in Bromwell Street, are challenging the emergency accommodation the City of Cape Town has offered them, in… Read more »
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South Africa:
Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre to Represent Bromwell Street Residents
News24Wire, 31 January 2017
The Ndifuna Ukwazi Law Centre will on Tuesday head to the Western Cape High Court to represent families facing eviction from Bromwell Street, Woodstock. Read more »
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South Africa:
De Lille Challenged On Bromwell Relocation Plans
News24Wire, 30 January 2017
Housing rights NGO Ndifuna Ukwazi has accused Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille of not keeping her word to stop relocating evicted black and coloured people far away from the city. Read more »
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South Africa:
Bromwell Street Tenants Fear Relocation to City Outskirts
GroundUp, 26 January 2017
Residents ask court to allow them to stay in containers in Woodstock Read more »
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South Africa:
Bromwell Street Tenants Fear Relocation to Outskirts of Cape Town
News24Wire, 27 January 2017
Families facing eviction from their Woodstock homes say they will be left unemployed and their children without schools, should they be relocated to Wolwerivier. Read more »
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South Africa:
Bromwell Street Families Want to Be Relocated Close to Home
News24Wire, 24 January 2017
Families facing eviction from Bromwell Street, Woodstock, should be given temporary alternative accommodation close to the community from which they are being removed, Reclaim the… Read more »
