Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign

One family was evicted in Rosendal, Delft, Cape Town yesterday but has been
re-instated into their home. Another 32 families will be evicted in
Rosendal, Eindhoven, Delft South, and Voorbrug [all in Delft] tomorrow.

Altogether, a total of 200 households have received eviction notices from
the Council’s Bellville based lawyers, Bill Tolken and Associates to be
evicted by the end of the week.

The majority of the eviction orders have been issued for water arrears. The
community is planning to resist the evictions peacefully because they have
collected and examined all their water bills with the help of the
Anti-Eviction Campaign and legal advice, and there is no reflection of free
water on the bills.

“We haven’t received any free water ever,” said community spokesperson Henry
Pieterse who added that why should the poor of Delft be the only ones in the
city who have to pay for water. “Even people in Constantia and other rich
areas are getting the free water we were promised during elections,” he
said.

The Anti-Eviction Campaign slammed Bill Tolken, the DA and the Unicity.
“They are all no better than the thug lawyers of Prince Albert in the Karoo
who are auctioning off poor people’s RDP houses if they run into debt of
R100 for vegetables at the local shop,” said the campaign.

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For comment call Henry Pieterse on 021 9565049 or Sampie Esau on 073 1908106