Backyarders in Cape Town call for transparency in housing allocation
Organisations representing backyarders in Cape Town say that government’s housing database has to be laid bare to ensure the most deserving people receive subsidised houses.
Gugulethu Backyarders
Gugulethu backyarders protest against rumoured evictions
Ramaphosa Informal Settlement residents say the City should expect more protests if it does not back down from planning evictions.
Gugulethu backyaders tell de Lille that they are tired of empty promises
In a meeting that took place on Tuesday between the Mayor, Patricia de Lille and Gugulethu Backyarders who have occupied pieces of land around Gugulethu, they told her that they are tired of empty promises of housing delivery.
Gugulethu backyarders vow to continue land occupation
A group of backyarders in Gugulethu began to occupy vacant land in the township last week and started erecting shacks. By Sunday, the protestors had barricaded the busiest routes in the township, demanding to speak to the Mayor about housing delivery.
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