Nearly two months after a landmark judgment by the Constitutional Court, residents of Bromwell Street in Cape Town are stuck in limbo.
Six cottages in the street in Woodstock were bought by a property developer in 2013. The City offered the residents facing eviction alternative accommodation in areas such as Wolwerivier, far from the schools, places of work and facilities the residents were using. The legal battle commenced in 2016.
The judgment said evictions may not take place until such time as a reasonable temporary emergency accommodation policy was developed and implemented. Disha Govender, head of Ndifuna Ukwazi law centre , said the residents are ‘increasingly concerned’ about what emergency or transitional housing will actually be provided.
On Friday, the City briefed Parliament’s portfolio committee on human settlements. It said municipal housing delivery is already under severe budgetary pressure and the City will not be able to continue on an ‘unfunded mandate basis’.
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