Illegal land grabs
Violent protests erupt in Hangberg after anti-land invasion operation by CoCT
Residents burned tyres, threw stones, and moved a vehicle and a fishing vessel into the road to block motorists.
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Police role in CoCT evictions questioned in court case
The applicants are asking the court to interdict the city from demolishing structures without court oversight for the duration of the national state of disaster.
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Gauteng’s anti-land invasion plan to help ease housing backlog - MEC Maile
The plan seeks to fight the mushrooming of informal settlement and illegal land invasions.
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CoCT calls for the arrest of those leading Cape land invasions
The City of Cape Town says since last January, it had to clear more than 26,000 plots and pegs marked out for dwellings.
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Joburg in talks with govt over land invasions during lockdown – Makhubo
On Monday, Makhubo visited Lawley, south of Johannesburg, after over 80 shacks were destroyed by the Red Ants last week.
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Makhubo: Officials following up on illegal land occupation in Lawley
Mayor Geoff Makhubo visited the Kokotela informal settlement on Monday afternoon after over 80 shacks were destroyed by the Red Ants last week.
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JMPD, Red Ants demolish illegally erected shacks in Lenasia
That was on the back of ongoing complaints by residents in who have slammed alleged land invaders in the area, arguing that homelessness does not legitimise occupying vacant property.
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JMPD investigating 2 incidents of land grabs in Lenasia, Wimbledon
The area had been a hotspot for land grabs with Lenasia residents last week threatening to shut down the area in protest against illegal land occupation.
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Kliprivier residents living in fear of illegal land grabbers
The Midvaal community says those who carry out the land invasions are violent, leaving them fearing for their lives.
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Tshwane Metro Police warns residents against illegal land occupation
Officers fired rubber bullets at a group that had occupied land in Soshanguve on Monday.
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CT records 74% increase in land invasions year-on-year
About 295 have been recorded between January and May. By this time last year, there were only 110.
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Tired of waiting: Ennerdale residents resort to illegal land occupation
Farouk Jardine, who mobilised the illegal occupation, says he’s told at least 3,000 more residents to set up their homes.
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263 land invasions recorded in WC since start of 2018
DA Chief Whip in the Western Cape Legislature Mark Wiley says the majority of these protests are being orchestrated by individuals and groups with the clear aim of destabilising the province.
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Protea Glen residents call on Mashaba to intervene in land invasion protest
The community has been demonstrating since early Monday morning with several people being injured in clashes with officers.
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Protests erupt in Protea Glen over housing
The land occupiers clashed with police on Sunday after they tried to erect shacks on a vacant plot.
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Calm returns to Protea Glen after protests over land
Earlier on Sunday, residents went on a rampage, barricading roads with rocks and burning tyres while claiming that they have received permission from the owners of the open field to build their homes.
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The land belongs to City of Joburg, protesting Protea Glen residents told
About four structures have been demolished by police following a land occupation in Protea Glen.
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[UPDATE] Police use rubber bullets to disperse Protea Glen land protesters
The group says they want space to erect their homes and the vacant piece of land is an ideal location.
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Protea Glen residents continue to occupy vacant land in Soweto
Earlier this week, police dispersed a crowd in the area which was trying to illegally grab land, claiming they wanted the space to build their homes.
