The Macassar Village land occupation continues
21 05 2009

Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape Press Release
Friday 22 May 2009

The Macassar Village land occupation continues…

Tonight we spend our fourth night on this land. It is cold and rainy tonight but we will stand where we sleep! We will rebuild once again! We will not leave this land. This is our land, not because we are greedy, but because everyone needs some land and housing to provide a permanent home for their families. Backyards are not permanent nor adequate. They are oppressive.

If they arrest us again, beat us again, demolish our shacks again and steal our building materials again, we will return to the land and we will rebuild – again!

http://www.khayelitshastruggles.com/2009/05/city-reversed-decision-by-ward.html

The City Reversed the Decision by the Ward Counsellor at Macassar Village

Early this morning Dan Plato who is the Mayor of the City of Cape Town was expected to go to Macassar Village to officially hand over the land to people of Macassar Village who had been sleeping outside at the open space for the past three days.

Instead of going to the area he decided to reverse the decision by the ward counsellor and ordered the Anti-Land Invasion Unit to demolish people's structure, now as we speak people went back to stay on the street again and will continue sleeping on the street.

http://www.ewn.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=13743

Macassar invaders stay put
Regan Thaw | Yesterday

Dozens of backyard dwellers who invaded a piece of land in Macassar Village have vowed not to move until their grievances are addressed.

There were violent clashes between authorities and residents on Tuesday as officers moved in to evict the dwellers.

At least four people were arrested following the violence.

“They have ended up breaking the structures down and taking people’s material. Most people tr

http://bushradionews.blogspot.com/2009/05/land-awarded-to-macassar-village.html

Thursday, May 21, 2009
Land awarded to Macassar Village residents

By Cindy Witten
21 March 2009

Macassar Village residents together with the Anti-Eviction Campaign (AEC) are celebrating the decision to award community members with land. This after two days of sleeping outside in protest.

According to a statement sent by the AEC, a Macassar police superintendent facilitated negotiations between residents and a local ward counsellor.

http://www.capetimes.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4988723

Cape Times
Front Page

3 held after police and homeless group clash

May 20, 2009 Edition 2

Aziz Hartley

A policeman and a young boy were among several people injured during yesterday's violent confrontation between police and Macassar Village backyard dwellers who invaded land adjacent to the N2.

During the incident, four men - including prominent academic Martin Legassick - were taken into custody.

When police bundled Legassick, who the people called their "comrade", into the back of a police van, the backyard dwellers hurled stones at them, and police opened fire with rubber bullets.

http://www.khayelitshastruggles.com

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Second day of the cleaning campaign: The 14th May 2009

Abahlali tomorrow on the 14th of May will continue with its cleaning campaign on the land that we have identified by ourselves for our activities, and our cleaning campaign will continue till Friday.

Place: Macassar Village

Time: From 10:00 am till late

Direction: use N2 towards Somerset West and park at the first Engine garage after passing Barden Powell turn off, and cross the N2 towards shell and after shell garage you’ll see us or call 073 775 5132 or 083 248 165 8 to be picked up at Shell garage.