Hundreds of residents from the Joe Slovo informal settlement marched into the offices of FNB and Thubelisha in Cape Town today. They were demanding the withdrawal of FNB from a housing development, which forms part of the N2 Gateway Housing Project.
The protestors are against houses being built on the piece of land currently occupied by Joe Slovo residents in Langa. Residents say the bank is fully aware that they are refusing to vacate the land, which they have occupied for the past 10 years.
Earlier this month, the housing department and housing company Thubelisha Homes, recently obtained an interim interdict to have an estimated 4 500 people evicted to make way for phase two of the N2 Gateway Housing project.
Dimakatso Moraka, the Chairperson of Thubelisha Homes, told reporters: "They are against being moved out of Joe Slovo and being moved to Delft again, but the reality of the solution is that there is very little ground in Joe Slovo for us to give meaningful houses."
Their next stop was the FNB offices. The protestors denounced the bank's involvement in the housing project and with the provincial government. According to a contract with the housing department, the bank will build houses ranging from R150 000 to R300 000. But, to do so, scores of shack dwellers would have to be moved to clear way for the development.
Mzwanele Zulu, from the Joe Slovo Task Team, says: "We demand that FNB withdraw from the N2 gateway project." The protesters have vowed to march again if their demands are not met. - SABC
The protestors are against houses being built on the piece of land currently occupied by Joe Slovo residents in Langa. Residents say the bank is fully aware that they are refusing to vacate the land, which they have occupied for the past 10 years.
Earlier this month, the housing department and housing company Thubelisha Homes, recently obtained an interim interdict to have an estimated 4 500 people evicted to make way for phase two of the N2 Gateway Housing project.
Dimakatso Moraka, the Chairperson of Thubelisha Homes, told reporters: "They are against being moved out of Joe Slovo and being moved to Delft again, but the reality of the solution is that there is very little ground in Joe Slovo for us to give meaningful houses."
Their next stop was the FNB offices. The protestors denounced the bank's involvement in the housing project and with the provincial government. According to a contract with the housing department, the bank will build houses ranging from R150 000 to R300 000. But, to do so, scores of shack dwellers would have to be moved to clear way for the development.
Mzwanele Zulu, from the Joe Slovo Task Team, says: "We demand that FNB withdraw from the N2 gateway project." The protesters have vowed to march again if their demands are not met. - SABC
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