Over a 1000 residents of Cape Town's Joe Slovo informal settlement have gathered outside the city's high court ahead of an eviction hearing.The residents, who were closely monitored by police, are objecting to a plan to remove them to make way for the N2 Gateway housing development.
Cape Judge President Judge Hlophe is expected to rule later on Wednesday morning on an application by Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and state owned developer Thubelisha Homes for the eviction order.
On Tuesday residents descended en masse on the city centre to lodge individual objection notices to the application.
Some where still handing in their forms in Wednesday morning .
As they waited for the hearing to get underway, they sat peacefully in the street .
Many of them held posters including ones that read "Stop oppressing poor people." "That is not a better (life) for all and "No to capitalist forced removal." - Sapa
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