Wolwerivier
Blikkiesdorp, Wolwerivier residents seek end to temporary housing
The Symphony Way temporary relocation area in Delft, known as Blikkiesdorp, was established in 2007 with the intention of housing displaced people in need of...
The question of what is ‘as near as possible’ has cropped up in an eviction battle involving a group of Woodstock residents and the City of Cape Town.
27 Bromwell Street residents are being evicted from a private property, which is to be developed. The city wants to relocate them 60 kilometres from their current homes.
Bromwell Street residents are seeking a court order declaring the city has a constitutional obligation to provide emergency accommodation close to where they currently live.
On Tuesday, the municipality announced a mixed bag of affordable housing options for the city centre, Woodstock and Salt River.
The city is planning on building 4,500 new residential sites in the area and has opened up several tenders for the provision of services.
Wolwerivier residents claim Ward 104 Councillor Lubabalo Makeleni has been making empty promises since 2015 and has failed to address service delivery.
A Wolwerivier community leader says living conditions in the temporary relocation area have worsened.
Law enforcement officers on Thursday moved to evict people who have occupied around 30 units.
People illegally occupying emergency housing units in Wolwerivier near Atlantis have been evicted by the City of Cape Town.