Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign

Guguelthu AEC Press Statement 1st December, 2008 Today, the Gugulethu AEC, with the support of church goers, students and other local businesses, will close down construction of the Gugulethu Mall at 11h30am. Eyona tenants who have already been evicted and who still face the threat of eviction, are now joining in solidarity with poor residents of the Gugulet […]

Newfields Village Anti-Eviction Campaign Press Release Friday 28 November, 2008 at 09h00 Today, the 28th of November 2008, the residents and of Newfields Village and Railway council homes are heading to the head offices of Cape Town Community Housing Company as we speak. We are going to occupy the offices until the CTCHC explains the following [...]

27 November 2008 Mhlaba Memela Source: Sowetan NO WAYS: Residents of Macambini in northern KwaZulu-Natal marched to the Richards Bay town centre to protest against a proposed leisure and residential development in their area. PHOTO: Thuli Dlamini The angry community of Macambini, northern KwaZulu-Natal, yesterday vowed to disrupt economic act […]

We will be posting as much information about the proposed eMacambini forced removals that are set to make way for the 55 billion Rand theme park dubbed AmaZulu World.  This massive elitist project will be 10 times the size of Sun City. Press Statements and Memoranda: 2008/11/26 Memorandum of Grievences to the KZN Premier from the People [...]

Note: For more information on the eMacambini evictions, click here. Wednesday, 26 November 2008 After the circumstances following the announcement of uThukela/Macambini/Amazulu World project by KZN Premier Sibusiso Ndebele at his state of the province address without consulting the Macambini community/authorities, the Macambini Community therefore feels aggr […]