Hundreds of residents of Cape Town's Joe Slovo informal settlement on Tuesday filed formal objections to their looming forced removal.
They gathered in the street outside the Cape High Court under the watchful eye of police, as lawyers seated at tables on the pavement stamped and dated the individual forms before handing them over to court officials.
Cape judge president John Hlophe last week said he would hear argument on Wednesday on why he should not make a final eviction order against the squatters.
This followed an application by Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and state-owned developer Thubelisha to have Joe Slovo cleared to make way for development of the N2 Gateway housing project.
A number of residents are resisting the move to housing at Delft on the Cape Flats.
Two weeks ago they clashed with police along the N2 highway, which runs past the settlement. - Sapa
They gathered in the street outside the Cape High Court under the watchful eye of police, as lawyers seated at tables on the pavement stamped and dated the individual forms before handing them over to court officials.
Cape judge president John Hlophe last week said he would hear argument on Wednesday on why he should not make a final eviction order against the squatters.
This followed an application by Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and state-owned developer Thubelisha to have Joe Slovo cleared to make way for development of the N2 Gateway housing project.
A number of residents are resisting the move to housing at Delft on the Cape Flats.
Two weeks ago they clashed with police along the N2 highway, which runs past the settlement. - Sapa
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