During the 2020 Covid pandemic lockdown, the city instructed the Red Ants to evict about 160 people and allegedly took away their belongings.
Lakeview resident Sinqobile Maphosa at her demolished house near Ennerdale, south of Johannesburg, 13 May 2022. The house was mistakenly demolished by the Ennerdale Housing Department in March 2022. Picture: Nigel Sibanda
“The pain that we went through during that brutal eviction was unbearable. “So, it is an insult to us when the city says it is willing to give us that small amount.“People lost their belongings, including building materials worth a lot of money, while some residents never recovered from the tragedy,” said Ramokgola.
“We are meeting with our lawyers next week. The aim is to make sure that all the affected families are being well compensated so that they will be able to rebuild their demolished structures and buy the things that they lost duringRamokgola said since the municipality failed to produce an eviction order, they are now trying to settle the matter out of the court.
“We have taken instructions to present a counter-proposal to your client. The amount proposed is R200 000 per plaintiff.
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