Academics condemn attack on settlement

FRANNY RABKIN

Published: 2009/09/29 10:55:33 AM

PROMINENT lawyers and academics have blamed “powerful local property and
political interests” for violence in the Kennedy Road informal
settlement in Durban, which left two people dead on Saturday.

Two people were killed and several were injured on Saturday when about
40 men carrying assegais, knobkerries, spears and guns attacked the
settlement during a youth camp held by the Abahlali baseMjondolo
movement, a shack-dwellers’ organisation. Eight people were arrested

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Jo’burg to challenge Phiri water ruling
Franny Rabkin

THE Supreme Court of Appeal will today begin a hearing on the constitutionality of the installation and use of prepaid water meters in Phiri, Soweto. At issue is the constitutional right of access to sufficient water.

At stake for the City of Johannesburg is “the foundation of its water policy", which has cost the city billions to implement, and is aimed at ensuring everyone has access to some form of water supply.