Land invasions
Spike in public unrest affecting service delivery, says CoCT
There've been demonstrations in various areas, including Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein and Mfuleni. Between 11 July and 5 August, municipal law enforcement recorded...
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9 people arrested following violent protests in Bloekombos
Residents have been erecting structures on private property near the Tygerberg raceway for the past few weeks.
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‘Shack farming’ will turn Khayelitsha into Africa’s Colombia, says forum
While many communities are fighting for housing and service delivery, 'shack farming' involves individuals erecting several shacks on illegally occupied land with the intention of either selling or renting the structures.
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Leaders from protesting CT communities plead for end to violence
Over the past few days, violent protests have erupted in various communities including Khayelitsha, Kraaifontein and Mfuleni, most of them are over land invasions and evictions.
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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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CoCT to continue to monitor Empolweni for land invasions
The community won a reprieve against removal in court last week after the city twice dismantled their shacks.
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‘It's not their land’: Ennerdale residents ready to fight govt over invasions
This comes after the department wanted to get a court order which would give police permission to evict people.
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JHB land invasions case struck off the roll in High Court
A group of residents said to be spearheading land invasions in the south of the city was summoned to appear in court on Tuesday.
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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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Gauteng govt in court for blanket eviction order over land invasions
Three months ago, it reached boiling point in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, when police and residents clashed when officers tried to evict people.
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Gauteng MEC Maile to meet with Joburg Mayor Mashaba over land invasions
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile is expected to meet Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba to discuss a range of issues, including the latest clashes over land invasions in Lenasia south.
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Mashaba calls for police intervention in Lenasia South
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba’s spokesperson Luyanda Mfeka said the situation was getting out of control and that tensions in the area were escalating to the point where it is only a matter of time until someone was seriously hurt or killed.
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Maile says land invasion issues complex, need concerted efforts
Following a day of protests, blocking of roads and police firing rubber bullets, Maile has vowed to prioritise the concerns raised by Lenasia residents.
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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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City of Joburg is dealing with land invasions, says Housing MMC
Police have been sent to areas including Lenasia South, Ennerdale, Zakariyya Park and Eldorado Park on Friday morning to monitor a flare-up of protests from residents who said they're fed up with land invasions.
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Kliptown, Protea South join Lenasia, Zakariyya Park protests over land invasions
They've now taken matters into their own hands, bringing the areas to a standstill by barricading main roads.
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EFF sets sights on having apartheid law declared unconstitutional
The party says it will approach the Constitutional Court following the Pretoria High Court’s dismissal of the EFF’s application to have the Riotous Assemblies Act repealed in its entirety.
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Makhura calls for stricter border controls as Gauteng population swells
Gauteng Premier David Makhura claimed that 9% of people moving to Gauteng every five years were foreigners.
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Lenasia South residents block roads, burn tyres over land invasions
Lenasia South residents have taken to the streets on Tuesday morning, demanding to speak to Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Uhuru Moiloa about land invasions in the area.
