Human rights commission calls for investigation into Emfuleni official

The South African Human Rights Commission has called for the Emfuleni municipality to investigate allegations that a municipal official was involved in soliciting funds from unlawful land occupiers in the Rust-Ter-Vaal informal settlement in return for their continued residence on the land.

Moerane added: “Mkhombeni was told to stop encouraging people to occupy the space because we as the municipality have not approved that settlement.”“Two weeks ago we started evictions but two people died [one was a Red Ant member] so we could not continue until investigations into the cause of the deaths had been completed.”

Jones told City Press that Mkhombeni may be guilty of contravening section three of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction From and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act. “It has been said that I am telling people to occupy this land that is also a lie. People took it upon themselves to invade the land and I do support them. That does not mean I am telling them to do it, but if they decide to, I support them.”

Earlier this month, the Democratic Alliance marched to the embattled ANC-governed Emfuleni municipality a day after an ANC delegation, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, “capitalised” on Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba’s shunning of disgruntled Alexandra residents – an action that further enraged them.

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