Three families have been living homeless, freezing weather, rain and all, at the gates of Blikkiesdorp for over 10 nights now.
These families were evicted recently from backyards where they used to live in Delft. They came to Blikkiesdorp looking for a tin because they have nowhere else to go. Since the City of Cape Town will not accommodate them inside Blikkiesdorp, they have occupied some land at the entrance to the Phase 2 section of the TRA. Read the rest of this entry »
The community of Blikkiesdorp Phase 2 have been trying since last October to have their grievances about the appalling living conditions in the TRA addressed. Some of the issues that the community have wanted addressed by the City of Cape Town are the following:
1. There are only three toilets each for K, L, M, N, O and Q blocks. This means that there is an average of 3 toilets for 112 structures. As if this is not bad enough, not all of these toilets are even in working order. When this was raised with Mr. Trevor Dennis Mitchell of the City of Cape Town, the community was informed that the City would not be able to help, as fixing the toilets would be a health hazard for his workers. Seemingly, he nor the City of Cape Town seem to care that these toilets are a health hazard for the residents! Read the rest of this entry »
2010-03-11 05:52:02 – VOCFM
Mitchells Plain traders are up in arms following the removal of their stalls by law enforcement officials on Monday. According to Mischka Cassiem from the Concerned Hawkers and Traders Association (CHATA), this was because of a new by law which came into effect last year, which had declared Symphony Lane in Mitchells Plain a no trading zone. Cassiem said that approximately 1000 informal traders and hawkers have been left with no income and their goods have been confiscated by the law enforcement officers. Read the rest of this entry »
Inter Press Service (IPS) / Monday, 08 March 2010
Cape Town (South Africa) – While South African parliamentarians attended a swanky pre-International Women’s Day celebration at Cape Town’s International Convention Centre, a group of destitute women in decaying Kewtown, just seven miles away, worried about looming homelessness. Read the rest of this entry »
First impressions and feedback from the legal trial for ZRH eviction case
by Jessica Thorn
The appeal trial of the community of Zille Raine Heights v. the City of Cape Town case commenced at 10h00 and was concluded at 15h15. It was heard by a bench of three judges, including one woman who is a gender activist. The court was packed to the brim with community members. Outside throughout the day the children sang songs, danced and held placards and the banner of the settlement on the stairs of the High Court. We had good publicity, including interviews from E TV, the Cape Argus, the Cape Times, and Radio 786, who interviewed Gwendoline Botha and Layla Ryklief amongst others. The community also received strong support from organizations including the Anti-Eviction Campaign, UCT, UWC and Plaas. There were also a number of messages received in solidarity from ILRIG and other sources.
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2010-01-29 06:13:19 – VOCFM
The plight of informal traders in the Western Cape came under the spotlight on Wednesday morning at a meeting held at the Epping Market during which concerns were raised about the strict by-laws which the City of Cape Town has implemented. Approximately 60 hawkers from the Western Cape came together at the market to discuss various areas of concern to them. Read the rest of this entry »
Malungelo Booi | 22 January 2010 | Eyewitness News
A group of people evicted from Billikiesdorp are demanding an urgent investigation into allocation of structures on site. Read the rest of this entry »
Malungelo Booi | 2 November 2009 | Eyewitness News
Some of Blikkiesdorp’s newest residents believe they may spend the rest of their lives in the temporary relocation area.
Monday marks a week since the City of Cape Town moved 23 families from their pavement shacks in Delft to nearby Blikkiesdorp after securing a court order.
The families had erected shacks on the pavement in Symphony Way after they were evicted from government houses they had invaded in late 2007.
Matilda Groepe said she was trying to make the best of a bad situation.
She admits life is not easy in Blikkiesdorp.
“Every night I have to take tablets because I am just not happy.”
Another resident, Jerome Daniels, has challenged officials to spend a night in their corrugated structures.
“I want Helen Zille and Dan Plato just to stay here and feel how life is like in Blikkiesdorp.”
The residents believe with Cape Town’s housing backlog being what it is, they will probably spend the rest of their lives in Blikkiesdorp.
it turned out that title deed of house was in dead person’s name
October 29, 2009 Edition 1
MARY-ANNE GONTSANA – Cape Times
A GUGULETHU resident is at a loss after twice being evicted from the home she believes to be hers.
Deborah Booysen, 56, has been living at NY 99, in what she believed to be her parents’ house, for more than 13 years. It was only in 2007 that Booysen found out that the title deed was in the name of her neighbour’s mother who had died. Read the rest of this entry »
Malungelo Booi | 22 October 2009 | Eyewitness News
A community task team for Symphony Way pavement dwellers in Delft says they will start relocating to Blikkiesdorp next week.
The team met with City of Cape Town officials on Wednesday and they agreed to move. Read the rest of this entry »
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