The judgment is likely to have nationwide ramifications regarding a City's obligations to residents who complain about tent cities in their neighbourhoods. | itchybyte
The City of Cape Town was ordered to enforce its bylaws at a tent city in District Six after a group of residents in a complex reached the end of their tether over the behaviour of some of the people camping there.
In a judgment likely to have ramifications countrywide for municipalities in a similar situation, the court also set a timeline for clearing accumulated rubbish and monitoring hygiene. The Sydney Street site near the Cape Peninsula University of Technology is well-known and visible to people passing through the area, with its groups of tents and makeshift structures. Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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