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We’re not criminals, say Transnet land occupiers

Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi head to court try to stay the eviction of more than 160 people by 30 September

Informal homes erected on Transnet land in Woodstock, Cape Town. Some say they have been living on the site for more than a decade. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Last month the court ordered the eviction of more than 160 people living on ten Transnet-owned properties in Woodstock and Salt River by 30 September.
The court accepted the City and Transnet’s contention that the land is occupied for the purposes of criminal activity.
The court also found there was no obligation to provide emergency housing.
But housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi say there is no evidence directly connecting the occupiers to criminal activity and it has applied for leave to appeal the eviction order.

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