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Published: 18/05/2008 21:32:46

Xenophobia epidemic spreads

TLALANE TSHETLO

JOHANNESBURG - Xenophobic attacks spread to the East Rand at the weekend leaving two dead and hundreds displaced.

In Germiston foreigners were attacked at several informal settlements.

“They were attacked at the Makause, Dukathole, Marathon, and Extension 5 informal settlement.

“They were also attacked at the Extention 9 RDP houses,” said Germiston police spokesman Captain Steady Nawa.

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Hundreds lay claim to Delft houses
21 December 2007, 17:18

By Natasha Prince and Mandla Mnyakama

Hundreds of Cape Town's backyard dwellers, who say they have been waiting for promised housing for several years, are refusing to move from unfinished houses in the N2 Gateway project in Delft, which they are occupying illegally.

This week, groups of residents from Delft, Belhar, Elsies River and Bonteheuwel started moving into houses reserved for Joe Slovo residents who lost their informal homes in a Langa fire two years ago.

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Joe Slovo eviction application dismissed

December 13 2007 at 10:31AM

An urgent application to stop the relocation of 20 000 Joe Slovo informal settlement residents to Delft, on the Cape Flats, was dismissed by the Cape High Court on Thursday morning.

Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe said he would give reasons for the decision at a later stage.

The legal teams for both parties have now launched an application for consent to evict residents of the Joe Slovo settlement, which is next to the N2 highway.

The state-owned developer Thubelisha Homes wants to construct formal housing there as part of the Western Cape's N2 gateway project.

Die Burger 29/11/2007

Protesters stop traffic in centre of Cape Town

eldridge jason
HUNDREDS of protesters from informal settlements took to the streets of Cape Town yesterday to register their dissatisfaction with plans to remove them to other areas.
Residents of the Joe Slovo squatter camp especially, said they were angry at plans to move them to Delft.

Residents marched on the offices of the housing company, Thubelisa Homes, as well as the office of First National Bank bearing placards reading “Banks profits millions from forced removals” and “No privatisation of private land”.

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Soweto councillor's house burnt down
4 September 2007, 08:33

The home of a councillor who tried to intervene during the Protea South protests was burnt down on Monday night, Soweto police said on Tuesday.

Captain Jacqueline Mbatha said the woman, who was not at home at the time, had opened a case of malicious damage to property at the police station.

Her house was set on fire around 9pm on Tuesday.

"They [some of the residents] feel she is not doing enough for them," said Mbatha.

On Monday, police and Protea South residents clashed after about 500 protesters barricaded roads and began throwing stones and vandalising property over poor service delivery.