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Evictions during lockdown in South Africa

Motherwell families live in fear of eviction

5th October 2021 Joseph Chirume 0

Families facing eviction by a company that bought their bank-repossessed homes want the government to intervene and protect them.

Houses demolished, families evicted near East London Airport

28th July 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Despite the ongoing national state of disaster that prohibits evictions, the Department of Public Works says it demolished new and under construction structures that interfere with an airport runway.

Empolweni residents rebuild their houses and lives

6th May 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

49 of the approximately 170 families forcibly removed from Empolweni informal settlement have re-built their homes, thanks to a court ordering their return.

Homes destroyed in Makhaza by law enforcement

22nd April 2020 Mzi Velapi 0

Backyarders from Makhaza who occupied land near Empolweni were evicted and their houses demolished by law enforcement.

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