STRANDFONTEIN

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…

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…

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…