The court order remains and must be executed The Western Cape High Court last night, 20 June 2013 confirmed the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform court order which was granted on the 18 June 2013 to evict a group of illegal occupiers of District Six here in Cape Town. Judge Robert Henney described the movement of these people as unlawful. No men must take the law into their hands. Our constitution has put up measures protect properties.
Here we are talking about a government property which was built in accordance with the law, which settlement of land claims as per Restitution of Land Rights Act No 22 of 1994, where it describes a process of lodgement of land claims for the people which lost land on or after 1913 June 19 and lodged claims before or on 31 December 1998. Now, government is proposing a bill to accommodate the people who lost land before 1913 especially the Khoisans and also those who did not lodge land claims in 1998.
Gaining entry at the gate, force was used, gaining entry at the doors, force was used, meaning doors were damaged and that is not acceptable. All the people who have occupied the properties illegally must vacate the properties and only Mrs. Stoffel who occupied unit 12A should remained because she is old and has manor children staying with her.
The registrar of the court must ask the social development department to investigate Mrs. Stoffel’s social needs/case and report back to court in July 09, 2013, same as the City of Cape Town must also look at an option of alternative accommodation for Mrs. Stoffel.
Enquiries:
Vuyani Nkasayi, Head of Communications
Cell: 083 579 1516
Tel: 021 409 0488
E-mail: venkasayi@ruraldevelopment.gov.za
