Families occupying state housing and hostels in Hartbeespoort and Brits, inherited from their parents who were former DWS employees, face eviction as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) moves its case to the High Court in Pretoria after withdrawing it in the North West High Court due to jurisdictional issues.
The department of water and sanitation’s eviction case for Hartbeespoort and Brits families is now set to be heard in Pretoria.Just when they thought they had a reprieve after the department of water and sanitation withdrew its eviction application in the North West High Court in Mahikeng, the occupants of state housing and hostels in Hartbeespoort and Brits have some bad news awaiting them.
The 90 households hoped the initial withdrawal of the case meant they would not have to vacate the dwellings they inherited from their parents, who were former DWS employees, some of whom had died and some retired. DWS spokesperson Wisane Mavasa said the eviction application had now been sent to the High Court in Pretoria.
EVICTION DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION Hartbeespoort BRITS LEGAL CASE
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