Joe Slovo Settlement - A List of Sources and materials

On Monday, September 10th, more than one thousand residents from Joe Slovo informal settlement on the N2 highway near the Cape Town airport, blockaded the highway. They were protesting their imminent forced removal to the wasteland of Delft, over 30kms away. Below are links to key sources about the settlement's long struggle for recognition, land, and dignity.

The Star: Concourt lashes Hlophe's squatter ruling

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Fri, 2008-08-22 16:03. law | slovo | The Star

http://www.thestar.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=vn20080822055832386C803440

Concourt lashes Hlophe's squatter ruling
22 August 2008, 10:33

The Constitutional Court's battle with Cape Judge President John Hlophe did nothing to dampen the justices' criticism of his landmark eviction order against 20 000 Western Cape squatters.

Justice Kate O'Regan on Thursday expressed disquiet over Judge Hlophe's controversial order that the residents of the Joe Slovo informal settlement be moved to make way for government's pilot N2 Gateway Housing Project, pointing out that it made no mention of where they would be moved to.

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