Media: City gives law firm the boot

24 06 2009

Note: The City of Cape Town is constantly spending money on lawyers and legal fees because of all the court cases they are involved in against the people of Cape Town.  This makes it difficult for communities such as Macassar AbM and Symphony Way AEC to get any pro-bono support from city law firms who do not want to lose their money coming from the City.

23 June 2009
Anna Majavu – The Sowetan

Fury at handling of shack case

THE city of Cape Town has purged a major law firm because it took on a case for the Abahlali baseMjondolo shack dwellers movement. Read the rest of this entry »


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Media: In Macassar, June 16 is no cause to celebrate

18 06 2009

Evictees rally to ‘decelebrate’ Youth Day

June 17, 2009 Edition 1
Fouzia van der Fort – Cape Argus

YOUTH Day was no cause for celebration for the people evicted from Macassar Village land earmarked for formal housing, and their fellow shack dwellers turned out to support them in their protest to “de- celebrate” June 16.

Representatives from different informal settlements across the Peninsula, along with members of the shack dwellers group Abahlali baseMjondolo, toyi-toyied in protest at the site yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »


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Media: ‘All we want is a patch to call home’

18 06 2009

27 people share a one-roomed shack after being removed from Macassar land

June 16, 2009 Edition 1
Fouzia van der Fort – Cape Argus

IN ALL her 27 years, Macassar mother-of-two Ronelle Muller has never lived in a brick house – in fact, she has moved from backyard to backyard more than 12 times.

Although she wishes for something better for her children, the reality is that Muller and her family call a single-room shack home. And they share it with about 26 other people. Read the rest of this entry »


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AbM: June 16th Commemoration to be Held at the Macassar Village Occupation

15 06 2009

Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape Press Statement
15 June 2009

Every year since 2005 Abahlali baseMjondolo has de-celebrated Freedom Day by holding UnFreedom Day in Durban. Now that tradition will continue in Cape Town and Johannesburg as the Poor People’s Alliance organises to begin the process of taking back our history of struggle from the politicians. This history belongs to the people and tomorrow the Poor People’s Alliance will be retracing the route of the 1976 June 16th protest in Soweto, Johannesburg. Here in Cape Town we have been focussing on mobilising other communities to support the Macassar Village Occupation. During these meetings we have discussed what would should do to take forward the programme of the Poor People’s Alliance on June 16th. Read the rest of this entry »


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Opinion: Can’t this city of prosperity find accommodation for 50 families?

14 06 2009

June 10, 2009 Edition 1

The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission paid a pastoral visit to the people of Macassar in Nkanini and has these comments:

The ink from the recent national and provincial elections has not yet dried and peeled off our left thumbs and already the poor of our province, with their children as small as one month old, have been left to fend for themselves in wintry conditions. Read the rest of this entry »


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Open Letter to Dan Plato, Helen Zille and Tokyo Sexwale from the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions

10 06 2009

9 June 2009

The Honourable Mr. Dan Plato
Mayor of Cape Town,
The Mayor’s Office,
City of Cape Town
Cape Town 8001
South Africa

Reference: Violation of housing rights of 60 families in Macassar Village, Cape Town.

Dear Mayor Plato,

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) is an international human rights non-governmental organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices throughout the world. COHRE has consultative status with the United Nations and Observer Status with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. COHRE works to promote and protect the right to adequate housing for everyone, everywhere, including preventing or remedying forced evictions.
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Media: Mzonke Poni’s case postponed

5 06 2009

June 04, 2009 Edition 2
Staff Writer – Cape Times

A MACASSAR community leader who was detained on suspicion of inciting public violence has had his court hearing postponed for two weeks.

Mzonke Poni, chairman of Abahlali baseMjondolo (association of shack dwellers), says when he next appears in the Somerset West Magistrate’s Court on June 17 he will plead not guilty. Read the rest of this entry »


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AbM-WC chairperson has filed charges of unlawful arrest and assault against Law Enforcement

4 06 2009
Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape
4 June 2009

Mzonke Poni, Chairperson of AbM in the Western Cape, has filed charges this afternoon against Law Enforcement officers relating to his wrongful arrest and assault while in custody.

On Wednesday, Mr. Poni went back to see a doctor and get evidence of bodily harm as a result of the assault. Read the rest of this entry »


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Media: Housing activist to appear on public violence charge

4 06 2009
June 03, 2009 Edition 2
MICHELLE JONES – Cape Times

A HOUSING activist detained on Monday on suspicion of inciting public violence has been released on a warning and is due to appear in the Somerset West Magistrate’s Court today. Read the rest of this entry »


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Homeless fight Cape Town city

4 06 2009
04 June 2009
Anna Majavu – The Sowetan


TAKING A STAND: Khayelitsha residents marched to the Cape Town mayor’s offices last week protesting against being forcibly removed from vacant land in Macassar near Khayelitsha . PHOTO: ANNA MAJAVU

It is raining and cold there … babies are sitting in the rain

MORE than 200 back-yard residents are caught up in a legal battle with the city of Cape Town for occupying land in Macassar, near Khayelitsha.

The group, organised by Abahlali baseMjondolo Western Cape, said they were tired of paying R500 to rent rooms in back yards so they have built shacks on the vacant land.

Abahlali baseMjondolo scored an early victory against the city when they won a Cape high court interdict preventing the city from demolishing their shacks.

But the city’s anti-land invasions unit destroyed the shacks anyway.

Vusi Matikinca, the group’s attorney, told Sowetan yesterday: “It is raining and cold there. There are babies sitting in the rain.

“The city acted unlawfully because they did not abide by the Prevention of Illegal Evictions Act. They said the land belonged to us and you have no right to come here. Read the rest of this entry »

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