14 October 2019
Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Statement
City Attacks Community in Verulam
This morning at about 10 the Anti-Land Invasion Unit attacked a small community in Parkgate in Verulam in Durban. This community falls under Ward 102.
This is a community of about 75 people, including school going children, living in about 20 houses. This community has lived on this land since 2016.
A few days ago the City arrived and, without explanation marked ten houses with an ‘X’. Today they destroyed these ten houses, and then continued to destroy another 5 houses before the community was able to organise resistance and save the last five houses. Their belongings were also thrown out and destroyed. They have been left destitute. Continue reading