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South Africa: No Evictions or Demolitions in Cape Town Without a Court Order, Judges Rule
GroundUp, 25 August 2020
City of Cape Town told to return confiscated materials Read more »
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South Africa: Partially Blind Woman Faces Eviction
GroundUp, 4 August 2020
Siphiwe Mdluli, an eye cancer patient who lives with her four children and is unemployed, is facing eviction. Read more »
Illegal Evictions Rise Despite South Africa Govt Promising Help
Evictions among farmworkers and people with informal homes continue despite Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato committing to helping those affected. Evictions are illegal, even with a court order, during Level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown, unless a court specifically orders otherwise. Evictions without a court order are always prohibited and illegal in South Africa.
Sphiwe Mdluli has been on the waiting list for a home of her own from the government since 2004.
Some of the migrant farmworkers taking the owners of Paardekop Vrugte in Citrusdal to the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, claiming unfair dismissal.
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The spread of a viral video showing a naked man being dragged from his shack by law enforcement members in Khayelitsha, Cape Town has resulted in the suspension of the officers ... Read more »
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Protests over food parcels have flared up in small pockets of Cape Town, with people complaining that in spite of promises by the government, food parcels are not being delivered. ... Read more »
