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Court to rule on fate of families occupying Cape Town buildings

Over 150 people face eviction from three abandoned buildings in Hope Street

Five-year-old Ndinani Matshandana moved into one of the occupied Hope Street buildings with her mother and two siblings in September. Her mother told GroundUp that she left Gugulethu to give her children an opportunity to live in a safer area. Now they face being evicted. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks

Over 150 people face being evicted from three abandoned buildings in Cape Town’s Hope Street.
Most of the families occupied the buildings, owned by the Hope Street Quarter, around September last year.
In November, the owners of the buildings approached the court for an eviction order. The matter was heard in June and judgment was reserved.
City says it deals with up to 40 private evictions weekly. They all requires the municipality…

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