The Cape High Court has given the go-ahead for the eviction of several thousand residents of the Joe Slovo informal settlement to make way for a housing development. The order, handed down by Judge President John Hlophe on Monday, followed an application by state-owned developer Thubelisha Homes, Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Western Cape minister of housing Richard Dyantyi. Hundreds of Joe Slovo residents, who had gathered in the street outside the court, chanted angry slogans after the judgment was handed down.
Anti-Eviction Campaign coordinator Mzonke Poni said: "We really do not welcome the judgement because we are saying there's no way a judge can issue an order to evict more than 20 000 people without considering the impact it will have on their livelihoods. The residents are being evicted to make way for the construction of the N2 Gateway housing project.
Source: Mail & Guardian
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