Friday, 26 September 2014

Abahlali press statement

 

The ANC eThekwini has forced the MEC for Human Settlement and Public Works in the province of KZN to illegally evict Abahlali baseCato Crest.

This criminal mandate was made very clear at our meeting with the MEC at the Durban’s City Hall also known as Nigel Gumede Hall. The MEC’s attempt to lecture his comrades about the rule of law and the Constitutional ruling few months ago fell in deaf ears.

Since that meeting the MEC/eThekwini Municipality have hired private security guards too guard the Marikana land occupation. Also izinkabi hit men have been seen around the settlement hunting for Ndabo after he was threatened at the City hall during our meeting with the MEC last week. Strange men who introduced themselves as officials from eThekwini municipality have also been monitoring the settlement for further shack expansion in the morning and evening.

Yesterday, Thursday, 25 September 2014 at about 6pm at the Councillor’s office the BEC also known as the Mzi Ngiba Committee met to discuss their mandate to the Land Invasion Unit to illegally destroy our homes. They said they will destroy about 270 shacks and only leave the 30 shacks who were cited on the court papers. Any eviction without a court is not only unlawful but it is criminal. Also clear is that these evictions are political.

We would appreciate if the media runs to the scene, the bulldozing unit have already gathered in their numbers as we speak now.

 

Contact:

K Maphumulo on 079 4648580

Mzamo Majozini on 078 6407999

Abahlali office 031 3046420