South Africa: Gugulethu Residents Refuse to Share Land With Observatory Occupiers

Gugulethu residents refuse to share land with Observatory occupiers

Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp A meeting meant to unify two communities waiting to be relocated by the City of Cape Town descended into chaos this week. Residents from Singabalapha informal settlement, along the main road in Observatory, attended a meeting with families living at the Masonwabe temporary relocation area (TRA) in Gugulethu. The City plans to relocate the two groups soon to a site in Gugulethu. The meeting, held at Heideveld …

South Africa: Gugulethu Residents Refuse to Share Land With Observatory Occupiers

Families from Masonwabe reject City of Cape Town plan; say they waited 14 years for land they must now share with people from Singabalapha

Outjo residents threaten land protest

Outjo residents have threatened a mass demonstration if the municipality fails to allocate promised residential plots by the end of August. Residents say they have grown frustrated after waiting several years for land they were promised once the new council took office. Outjo Residents Association (ORA) member and property practitioner McKay Losper told The Namibian on Sunday the dispute centres around the allocation of residential plots in the …