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Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg

Activists fear amendment bill will criminalise poor and landless people, and those who help them

About 800 supporters of Abahlali baseMjondolo marched in Durban on Friday. Photo: Joseph Bracken
Hundreds of land activists took to the streets in Durban and Johannesburg on Friday to protest a proposed anti-land occupation law.
Supporters of shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo (ABM) marched to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and the Durban City Hall, arguing that the new bill threatens constitutional protections for poor and landless communities.
ABM has vowed to fight the amendments in court if needed. They handed memoranda to the Gauteng legislature in Johannesburg and human settlements director-general Nana Mhlongo in Durban.

About 300 people protested in Johannesburg on Friday. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee
The draft amendment to the Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of…

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