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Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction

Insufficient evidence that occupiers will be left homeless, judge finds

People living in these informal homes erected on Transnet land in Woodstock, Cape Town, say they have been living there for more than a decade. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch
More than 160 people living on Transnet-owned land alongside the N1 in Woodstock and Salt River have lost their application for leave to appeal their eviction.
In July, the occupiers were ordered by Judge ED Wille of the Western Cape High Court to vacate the land by Wednesday, 30 September. Represented by Ndifuna Ukwazi, they applied for leave to appeal. On Monday, Wille turned down their request for leave to appeal.
The occupiers argued that evicting people without emergency accommodation is unlawful, particularly in a large eviction. The eviction order applied…

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