THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN’S SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINST HOUSING ACTIVISTS SIGNALS A REPRESSIVE STATE SHIFTING BLAME FOR ITS FAILURE TO ADDRESS THE CITYS’ LAND AND HOUSING CRISIS
PRESS STATEMENT 16 SEPTEMBER 2020 Ndifuna Ukwazi (NU) unequivocally refutes claims and inferences made by Cllr JP Smith that NU, or its staff, instigated land invasions in Khayelitsha. These claims were made in Cllr JP Smith’s presentation to the Western Cape’s Standing Committee on Human Settlements on 16 September 2020. Ndifuna Ukwazi’s community organisers present…
Cape Town’s approach to homeless people is cruel and expensive
Homeless people in the now closed Strandfontein camp tried, in April 2020, to break down a fence in order to escape. (Photo: Ashraf Hendricks) NEWS | By Brett Herron | 1 September 2020 It would have been more affordable to offer people decent accommodation than the Strandfontein camp. First published by GroundUp. There are few…
Media Statement: City of Cape Town, take your boot off our necks
The C19 People’s Coalition, its Anti Repression Working Group, along with accredited monitors of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) respond to the withdrawal of the interdict by the City of Cape Town. We, human rights monitors, human rights defenders, and respondents in the City of Cape Town’s case against the SAHRC reject the…
Judge questions City of Cape Town’s motives in abandoned court application
NEWS | By Vincent Cruywagen | 9 June 2020 Judge Siraj Desai pointed out that the litigation was against a Chapter 9 institution and that it was unusual for an organ of state to seek an interdict against a constitutionally mandated guardian of democracy. The City of Cape Town has abandoned an application in the…
The City of Cape Town and the SA Human Rights Commission head to court today
The dispute between the City of Cape Town and the SA Human Rights Commission over the care of homeless people in the city is in court today. Attorney Bronwyn Pithey is on the line to give more details.
MEDIA STATEMENT: HUMAN RIGHTS ON TRIAL AS THE CITY OF CAPE TOWN SEEKS TO INTERDICT HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORS
NEWS | By Ryan | Posted June 9, 2020 Today, the High Court in Cape Town will meet to hear the City of Cape Town’s case attempting to interdict the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and 8 of its accredited monitors over their work at the Strandfontein camp for the homeless during April and May…
What happens to Cape Town’s homeless as lockdown is eased?
NEWS | Jenni Evans and Nicole McCain | 16 May 2020 The City of Cape Town said it can no longer force homeless people to live in shelters now that the lockdown has eased from Level 5 to 4, denying it is dumping people as it shuts down its Strandfontein camp. This after the Muizenberg Improvement…
City commences with demolition of derelict buildings along coastline
CITY OF CAPE TOWN | 12 MAY 2020 | MEDIA RELEASE The City will, on 18 May 2020, commence with the demolition of derelict and unsafe buildings along the Atlantic and False Bay coastlines. This forms part of the detailed planning for the repair and refurbishment of our coastal assets. Read more below: ‘The demolitions were supposed…
City green-lights new street people accommodation options
CITY OF CAPE TOWN | 10 MAY 2020 STATEMENT BY MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH, COUNCILLOR ZAHID BADROODIEN The City of Cape Town is finalising the closure of the Strandfontein temporary shelter for street people, and the accommodation needs of the persons on site who have requested ongoing assistance. It has adopted a…
Organisations ask court to close Strandfontein homeless camp
The City of Cape Town has relocated homeless people to this temporary homeless shelter at Strandfontein sports field. (Photo: Ashraf Hendricks) NEWS | By Vincent Cruywagen | 29 April 2020 The main point of contention is the high concentration of vulnerable and immune-compromised persons. Organisations opposed to a temporary homeless shelter at Strandfontein sports field…