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City argues Wolwerivier 'appropriate' for Bromwell Street residents
The residents are rejecting the municipality's offer of emergency housing in Wolwerivier, a temporary relocation almost 30km from the city centre.
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Bromwell Street eviction: Judge says mediation process needed
The Woodstock residents are demanding the City of Cape Town help them by providing emergency accommodation close to where they are living.
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Bromwell Street evictions: Judge wants more information on temporary relocation
Woodstock residents say they're not fighting their eviction, but they don't want to be moved to Wolwerivier, a settlement about 30km from the CBD.
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‘Rich people buy our land and they throw us to the wolves’
Albert Road resident Charmaine Marcus says that residents will continue fighting to stay in the area, just like the Bromwell Street group is doing.
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‘Woodstock evictions reminiscent of what happened in District Six’
Former District Six residents say the Woodstock evictions reminds them of what happened to them over four decades ago.
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Woodstock residents feel pressure to leave homes due to rising rental prices
One of the Woodstock residents says the city needs to provide affordable housing for locals who can no longer afford to keep up with rising rental prices.
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Woodstock evictions: City of CT to finalise inclusive housing plan
The city’s been under fire due to a spate of evictions from inner city areas like Salt River and Woodstock.
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Woodstock residents facing eviction meet to discuss gentrification
Woodstock residents who are facing eviction are banding together to find a way to stay close to the place they call home.
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Albert Road evictions: Residents vow to continue fight for accommodation
The lawyer representing the affected Woodstock residents, Mark Owen, says that the court case, which was heard on Thursday is not focused on opposing the eviction order as there is no basis for that.
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Woodstock residents facing eviction turn to court
Residents appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates Court as they want the court to determine if the eviction is to take place and when it would be enforced.
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Bromwell Street residents take on judge in eviction case
The attorney representing the residents says they feel that acting Judge Leslie Weinkove may be biased following his comments in court.
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Activists vow to continue occupying former WC hospitals
The old Woodstock hospital has been occupied in a protest aimed at forcing authorities to introduce more social housing in the city centre.
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They want to put us in the bush – residents
Reclaim the City supporters staged a peaceful protest in response to a decision by provincial cabinet to continue with the sale of the former Tafelberg Remedial School site.
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Residents: Atlantis settlement has no room for Woodstock families
The City of Cape Town has offered several families facing eviction emergency accommodation in the temporary settlement in Atlantis.
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Cape ‘has met all housing requirements’ for Bromwell St residents
The matter between the municipality and Bromwell Street residents resumed on Wednesday in the Western Cape High Court.
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Battle for accommodation goes on for Bromwell Street residents
The land where affected residents homes are located has been sold to a private developer.
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Tough legal battle for Bromwell St residents seeking accommodation
Residents are requesting the municipality provide them with accommodation close to the Woodstock or Salt River areas.
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Bromwell Street residents ask court for eviction postponement
The court was to rule on whether the City of Cape Town has a constitutional responsibility to assist them to find suitable accommodation.
