HOUSING CRISIS: Cape winter bites: Misery for Delft backyard dwellers as they wait for houses

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HOUSING CRISIS: Cape winter bites: Misery for Delft backyard dwellers as they wait for houses By Suné Payne SunePayne

On Tuesday 25 June 2019, a group of backyarders will head back to the Western Cape High Court to decide the next steps after they were interdicted from occupying a piece of City of Cape Town land.

On the afternoon of 1 March 2018, the community began to mark out plots of land for themselves. On the evening of Saturday 2 March, Michaels said the occupation was still peaceful — law enforcement officials monitored the occupation, but they had “didn’t bother us”. However, Michaels toldAccording to Michaels this is what happened next:

Tuesday: after a public meeting, as Michaels was walking with her assistant, a gun was pointed at the assistant by law enforcement officials. “That night they drove with their guns,” said Michaels;On Saturday,Daily Maverick

 

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