Makhaza residents have prevented City of Cape Town workers from reinstalling corrugated iron and wood structures as ordered by the Western Cape High Court.
An interim court order issued on Monday stated that the city should immediately begin reinstalling and reconnecting the 65 toilets in Makhaza it had removed earlier this year after residents had started tearing down the structures.
City workers set out to comply with the court order this morning, but were stopped by residents and faced off with several residents and ANC Youth League Dullah Omar region members Andile Lili and Loyiso Nkohla.
A statement issued by the city today said its workers had “encountered substantial resistance in the area and have had to withdraw”.
It added: “The city intends to fully comply with the court order.
“This order is in line with the city’s repeated offer to enclose the toilets of residents who are unable to do so themselves.”
When city workers arrived in the area with a truckload of corrugated iron structures to erect the coverings today they were stopped and turned away by residents who told them they did not want “those toilets”.
Nkohla and Lili argued with officials and disputed the court order.
Lili told authorities to “pack up and go”. “You are not implementing what is in the court order… we don’t want these zinc toilets,” said Lili .
Nkohla told the city officials to read the order correctly.
Officials told the workers to load up and meet at the metro police offices in the area, where they were to regroup and contact the city’s lawyers about the matter.
Nkohla said a major public meeting was planned for Sunday when lawyers would explain to the community what the interim order meant.
On Monday Judge Nathan Erasmus ordered that the city re-install 65 toilets that were removed earlier this year.
The relief ordered constitutes an interim measure, pending the finalisation of the main cases before the court.
- Cape Argus
An interim court order issued on Monday stated that the city should immediately begin reinstalling and reconnecting the 65 toilets in Makhaza it had removed earlier this year after residents had started tearing down the structures.
City workers set out to comply with the court order this morning, but were stopped by residents and faced off with several residents and ANC Youth League Dullah Omar region members Andile Lili and Loyiso Nkohla.
A statement issued by the city today said its workers had “encountered substantial resistance in the area and have had to withdraw”.
It added: “The city intends to fully comply with the court order.
“This order is in line with the city’s repeated offer to enclose the toilets of residents who are unable to do so themselves.”
When city workers arrived in the area with a truckload of corrugated iron structures to erect the coverings today they were stopped and turned away by residents who told them they did not want “those toilets”.
Nkohla and Lili argued with officials and disputed the court order.
Lili told authorities to “pack up and go”. “You are not implementing what is in the court order… we don’t want these zinc toilets,” said Lili .
Nkohla told the city officials to read the order correctly.
Officials told the workers to load up and meet at the metro police offices in the area, where they were to regroup and contact the city’s lawyers about the matter.
Nkohla said a major public meeting was planned for Sunday when lawyers would explain to the community what the interim order meant.
On Monday Judge Nathan Erasmus ordered that the city re-install 65 toilets that were removed earlier this year.
The relief ordered constitutes an interim measure, pending the finalisation of the main cases before the court.
- Cape Argus
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