Land grabs
CoJ condemns ‘lawlessness’ in Rabie Ridge as residents settle on private land
There have been running battles between private security guards, police and protestors in the Midrand area.
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As occupations gather pace, SA landowners fear for their property
Twenty-six years into democracy following the end of apartheid, land ownership remains a thorny issue in South Africa, which is one of the world’s most unequal countries, according to the World Bank.
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Kraaifontein community calls for govt to intervene in housing dispute
Bloekombos has been volatile for the past few weeks as a result of these demonstrations.
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Dozens of CoCT employees injured due to violent protest this past week
Many of the clashes broke out during land grabs and ensuing operations to take down illegally. Over the past weekend - violence erupted again in a Kraaifontein community, four people have been arrested.
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Plato claims Bulelani Qholani undressed himself to block being evicted
A video, which has been shared widely, shows the officers removing Bulelani Qholani from his home in the Empolweni while he was washing himself.
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CoCT officials grilled in Parly over SAPS destroying shacks in Hangberg
The action took place as a cold front swept over the peninsula and sparked violent clashes with police on Thursday.
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Dunoon residents stone law enforcement officers for demolishing their structures
It is believed the buildings were erected on Saturday morning.
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City of CT officials battling with people trying to occupy land illegally
The Khayelitsha community went to court last week after their homes were demolished, despite a prohibition on evictions during the lockdown periods.
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SAHRC: City of Joburg agrees to halt demolitions of homes in Lawley
Last week, the Red Ants demolished homes at the Kokotela informal settlement in the area.
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Law enforcement, Red Ants destroying ‘illegally’ erected shacks in Lawley
The City of Johannesburg says there’s been an increase in a trend of criminals invading open land owned by the state as the rest of the country is on a 35-day lockdown.
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Maile: Land invasions a flourishing business, engineered by syndicates
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile on Tuesday said illegal land occupation in the south of Johannesburg has spiraled out of control.
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Minister Didiza visits troubled Mthwalume area
In recent weeks, land and sugar cane fields belonging to the Mathulini Communal Property Association were set alight resulting in damage estimated at around R3 million.
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Police monitoring Lenasia streets following land grab protest
Land grabbers went on the rampage on Thursday morning, blocking the R558 and K54.
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Zakariyya Park protesters claim authorities opened fire on them
Residents in Zakariyya Park and Ennerdale, south of Johannesburg on Friday said they were tired of the recent mushrooming of informal settlements in their areas.
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Justice is the return of the land - Malema
EFF leader Julius Malema made the comments at the party elective conference in Bloemfontein in 2014.
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Lenasia South residents call on alleged land invaders to leave their area
On Saturday, police had to be deployed to the area as tensions boiled over between alleged land grabbers and community members.
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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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Lenasia South residents threaten shutdown over land grabs
Angry residents blocked roads a few days ago, demanding to speak to Gauteng Human Settlement MEC Uhuru Moiloa about land invasions in their area.
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GALLERY: Rabie Ridge clashes: 'EFF told us to occupy land'
Protesting residents in Rabie Ridge intensified their demonstration in Midrand, blocking a road with rocks and burning tyres. It's understood residents don’t want people from neighboring communities to occupy a piece of vacant land. Those who want to build houses said the Economic Freedom told them to occupy the land.
