The scheduled eviction of people from Tafelsig near Cape Town was postponed on Monday, the City of Cape Town said.
The move came after an application by the land occupiers for leave to appeal against an earlier court ruling stating they could be evicted.
Judgment on whether they would be granted leave to appeal would be handed down on Tuesday, the city said in a statement.
“This was an illegal invasion which we sought to stop immediately,” said mayoral committee member for human settlements, Ernest Sonnenberg.
In another development, 101 partly built structures were removed by the City of Cape Town and police on Sunday from provincial land in Bloekombos/Kraaifontein.
The removal ended in violence and 28 people were arrested.
Sonnenberg said: “The city cannot tolerate invasions on land earmarked for housing projects.”
The invasions were attempts to circumvent the housing waiting list and deprive the rightful beneficiaries of a house, he said.
- Sapa
The move came after an application by the land occupiers for leave to appeal against an earlier court ruling stating they could be evicted.
Judgment on whether they would be granted leave to appeal would be handed down on Tuesday, the city said in a statement.
“This was an illegal invasion which we sought to stop immediately,” said mayoral committee member for human settlements, Ernest Sonnenberg.
In another development, 101 partly built structures were removed by the City of Cape Town and police on Sunday from provincial land in Bloekombos/Kraaifontein.
The removal ended in violence and 28 people were arrested.
Sonnenberg said: “The city cannot tolerate invasions on land earmarked for housing projects.”
The invasions were attempts to circumvent the housing waiting list and deprive the rightful beneficiaries of a house, he said.
- Sapa
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