SCA rules for evicted reclaimers that they have a right to earn a living

SCA rules for evicted reclaimers that they have a right to earn a living

The City of Johannesburg acted unreasonably by seeking to subject the relocation of 71 illegal occupiers to a condition that prevents them from earning a living at the temporary emergency accommodation, the Supreme Court of Appeal said on Wednesday.

The judicial eviction planned in a property located in the Las Vegas Association, in the Pampas sector of San Antonio, was suspended after a conciliation agreement was reached between the parties involved. The proceeding was carried out with the presence of the prosecutor in charge, within the framework of file N° 00098-2024-0-2801-JR-CI-01, issued by the Permanent Civil Court [...]