Land grabs
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.
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AfriForum: Malema given notice of asset seizures to settle legal fees
Last week, the Pretoria High Court granted an order to recover over R300,000 in legal costs owed to AfriForum.
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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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Rubber bullets fired at suspected land grabbers in Soshanguve
The department's land invasion unit has demolished almost 300 illegal structures in Mamelodi and Soshanguve since last week.
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Seizing land would send SA down the wrong path: US
Washington’s charge d’affaires in South Africa, Jessye Lapenn, was summoned by the ministry of foreign affairs over the tweet, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Start of public hearings on land expropriation yields mixed reactions
Dozens of people from Springbok and surrounding areas flocked to the Concordia Hall to make their voices heard.
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Malema compares comments on Indians to statement by Zak Yacoob
Malema addressed his supporters outside the Newcastle magistrates court in KwaZulu-Natal, where his land grab case was postponed.
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[WATCH LIVE] Malema addresses supporters after court appearance
EFF leader Julius Malema addresses his supporters after making a brief appearance in the Newcastle magistrates court in connection with charges against him over land grabs.
