The City of Johannesburg is working to relocate some residents in Lawley who were rendered homeless after their houses were demolished.
The municipality came under fire after authorizing the destruction of several homes last week, with many questioning the timing of the demolition.
Officials are accusing community members taking advantage of the lockdown by illegally erecting their homes on land earmarked for other housing projects.
But residents have hit back, maintaining they have lived in the area for years.
The row has prompted the intervention of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), which mediated between the two parties to find an amicable solution.
The City said it will help affected residents move to a different location while an investigation gets underway.
The City’s spokesperson Mlimandlela Ndamase said, “Unoccupied, incomplete structures have been demolished, but we have agreed with the SAHRC that we will go back to Lawley and talk to those residents that claim to have been in occupation and run a process to verify them because the JMPD has all the video graphics and photographic evidence of the structures they demolished.”
In other news – R30 000 reward for any information on Zodwa Wabantu’s stolen stuff
The dancer just came through a sad moment after her house was broken into and valuable stuff was stolen, and she has came out seeking for help from anyone with any information on the robbery, the reward is R30K.
Zodwa Wabantu, unfortunately, was the victim of a house robbery that resulted in her losing over R100,000 in items stolen. The socialite’s house in Malvern, Durban was broken into and luckily she was not home at the time of the incident. continue reading
Source: EWN
