Land rights group welcomes CoCT's move to the halt eviction of nine families
According to the families, the city sent eviction notice letters last month, asking the residents to vacate the homes at the end of July.
A bird's eye view of the City of Cape Town. Picture: SkyPixels/Wikimedia Commons
CAPE TOWN - Land rights advocacy group Ndifuna Ukwazi says it will ensure the City of Cape Town commits to its promise of halting the eviction of nine households in Shelly Road in Salt River.
According to the families, the city sent eviction notice letters last month, asking the residents to vacate the homes at the end of July.
The land rights group said that the city made an about-turn on its intention to evict the households.
Meanwhile, the metro told Eyewitness News this week that it's assessing how to assist the families with ownership of the houses or see if they can benefit from the Department of Human Settlement projects.
Ndifuna Ukwazi said that this is a positive shift from an attempt by the city to displace the residents through rent hikes and eviction notices.
The group has called on the city to use its no-cost transfer programme to promote fair and equitable distribution of housing opportunities for Salt River's impoverished and working-class populations.