Lawyers for around 20 000 residents of the Joe Slovo settlement in Cape Town, have taken their case to the highest court in the land, the Constitutional Court. They want the court to overturn an eviction order which was granted to government by the Cape Town High Court.
The lawyers claim that the order was not just and equitable but government has defended its position, saying it only wanted to move the people in order to make way for the Gateway housing project.
Residents from the Joe Slovo informal settlement have been opposed to government’s decision to relocate them to Delft from the beginning. The residents vented their anger by setting a truck alight along the N2 gateway. Angry residents also gathered outside the court in protest of government’s actions.
Government says they will respect and abide by the court’s decision. Judgment in the matter has been reserved. - SABC
The lawyers claim that the order was not just and equitable but government has defended its position, saying it only wanted to move the people in order to make way for the Gateway housing project.
Residents from the Joe Slovo informal settlement have been opposed to government’s decision to relocate them to Delft from the beginning. The residents vented their anger by setting a truck alight along the N2 gateway. Angry residents also gathered outside the court in protest of government’s actions.
Government says they will respect and abide by the court’s decision. Judgment in the matter has been reserved. - SABC
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