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Housing activists march to Parliament against proposed land bill

Housing crisis won’t be resolved through harsher eviction laws, says activist

Housing activists march to Parliament in Cape Town on Monday to demand that the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land (PIE) Amendment Bill be scrapped. Photos: Matthew Hirsch
About 100 housing activists marched to Parliament on Monday calling for the PIE Amendment Bill to be rejected.
The draft amendment to the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land (PIE) Amendment Bill was published for public comment in April. The deadline for public submissions is Tuesday.
The protest follows similar marches in Durban and Johannesburg on Friday. Last month, residents and housing activists from across Cape Town voiced their opposition to the bill in Langa.
The PIE Act was passed in 1998 to repeal…

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