Human Settlements Dept slams CoCT’s approach to housing needs of marginalised people
The Constitutional Court ruled on the long-standing Woodstock Bromwell Street evictions of 2016.
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CAPE TOWN - The Department of Human Settlements has slammed the City of Cape Town's approach to the housing needs of marginalised people.
This week, the Constitutional Court ruled on the long-standing Woodstock Bromwell Street evictions of 2016.
In its judgment, the court dismissed the city's housing programme as a thoroughly misguided calling it an ill-conceived project.
It further finds that the city seeks to preserve the central district by keeping poor residents away.
Since 2016, Bromwell residents have resisted the evictions and challenged the constitutionality of the metro's emergency housing programme.
The department's Tsekiso Machike said they now want the city to exercise the rule of law, consistent with the Housing Act 107 of 1997.
“The department is currently studying the judgment and unwaveringly commits itself to working together with the Department of Human Settlements in the Western Cape and the City of Cape Town to uphold the rule of law and its constitutional mandate of housing the nation."
Eyewitness News is awaiting comment from the city.