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Land occupation

Residents of newly occupied settlements demand basic services

2nd Nov 2020 Vincent Lali 0

Residents of newly occupied areas in Cape Town struggle to maintain a dignified life without water, electricity and sanitation services.

Land occupiers homeless after sewage pipe burst

24th Aug 2020 Vincent Lali 0

Land occupiers whose homes in Empolweni and Ethembeni were wrecked by the flood of sewage have appealed to the City of Cape Town for help but the City is refusing.

Human settlements MEC urges the arrest of “illegal land grab” leaders

5th Aug 2020 Vincent Lali 0

Land occupiers promise to return to land they are evicted from as they cannot afford to rent the backyard shacks they stayed in before.

arcadia-place

Backyarders still determined to fight for housing

8th Oct 2019 Mzi Velapi Sinethemba Cawe Tandeka Bafo 0

It has been six days since the occupiers of Arcadia Place were evicted and living on the streets outside the building in Observatory.

Delft backyard dwellers demand housing

16th May 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

Eindhoven backyarders say that they will not allow the housing project to continue if they are not going to benefit.

Stranded after shacks were demolished by Anti-Land Invasion unit

30th Jan 2019 Mzi Velapi 0

18 structures were demolished by the Anti-Land Invasion Unit of the City of Cape Town on open land adjacent to a ‘temporary’ settlement

Siyahlala community leader’s shack demolished

18th Jul 2018 Mzi Velapi 0

Four accused of destroying shack belonging to a community leader of the Siyahlala land occupation in Khayelitsha appear in court,

Gugulethu backyarders protest against rumoured evictions

2nd Jul 2018 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Ramaphosa Informal Settlement residents say the City should expect more protests if it does not back down from planning evictions.

“Parkwood has a problem, people live under inhumane conditions”

30th May 2018 Chandre Appels 1

Widespread protests for land and housing are taking place with backyarders and landless people occupying vacant land in Cape Town.

Vrygrond land occupiers defiant

14th May 2018 Bernard Chiguvare 0

Backyarders in Vrygrond near Muizenberg have vowed to continue building shacks on a piece of land that they have occupied because they cannot “afford to pay rent” anymore.

Gugulethu backyaders tell de Lille that they are tired of empty promises

28th Feb 2018 Bernard Chiguvare 0

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

26th Feb 2018 Bernard Chiguvare 0

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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