Lockdown regulations stipulate that no evictions should take place during this period but residents of Klipspruit in Soweto are gearing for a face-off in court with the City of Joburg.
Lockdown regulations stipulate that no evictions should take place during this period but residents of Klipspruit in Soweto are gearing for a face-off with the City of Joburg after they were served with an eviction notice this week.
The city’s lawyers said while they acknowledged the constitutional right of the invaders, they were “also challenged by the fact that the contractor needs to commence work immediately as further delays will have adverse financial implications for our client”. The occupants argue that prior to April 2018, the houses were vandalised and all movable property stolen. Also, that the houses were being used by criminals to waylay people and commit crimes.
“I cannot afford to go back to that mud house because it’s the same as sleeping outside the house. There’s no way that we can leave this house. If the government says that I should leave this house, where should I go?” asked Mdluli. Another illegal occupant, 81-year-old Beauty Mkhwanazi, has used her grant pension money to furnish, put in a ceiling and paint the house. She said she would not leave.
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