The demolition of land invaders’ homes during the Covid-19 pandemic has left the SA Human Rights Commission (HRC), the police and the City of Cape Town at daggers drawn.
Mayor Dan Plato has fired salvos at the HRC, saying it “seems to be driven primarily by politics”.
He added: “Should the municipalities be prevented from protecting vacant land from illegal land invasions, we could overnight lose every open patch of land – including privately owned, state owned, public parks and sidewalks across the city.”
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