DStv Channel 403 Tuesday, 05 November 2024

SA's housing crisis | Homeless in Cape Town CBD set to be evicted

CAPE TOWN - The City of Cape Town is preparing to serve eviction notices on those illegally occupying open, public spaces owned by the metro.

This after getting the go-ahead from the Western Cape High Court that’s expected to make a final order in April.

But NGOs and civil society organisations say they plan to fight the court order.

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The city plans to spend R230-million over the next three years to remove homeless people who have been calling its streets home illegally. 

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says more shelters will be renovated to provide what he calls ‘dignified transitional spaces’ during relocation plans.  

* eNCA’s Ayesha Ismail reports.

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