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No decision on resistance to shack demolition

August 08, 2008 Edition 1

Irene Kuppan

The Durban High Court yesterday reserved judgment in the Reservoir Hills' shack dwellers' legal battle to prevent the eThekwini Municipality from demolishing their shacks.

The shack dwellers, who have already been granted an interim interdict, are seeking a final interdict against the council, preventing it from evicting them or demolishing their homes.

The six Arnett Drive Settlement residents were granted the interim order earlier this year, after the municipality's Land Invasion Unit des-troyed four shacks at the settlement.

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Order won to prevent harassment
Tenants take landlord to court

June 16, 2008 Edition 1

Irene Kuppan

THREE Motala Heights residents, who descri-bed their landlord as a "something of a dictator" who has "sown fear and terror" in the area, have successfully gone to court to protect themselves from harassment by the landlord's relatives or employees.

The residents - James Pillay, Gonum Pillay and Mallie Govender - were granted an interim order preventing Ricky Govender from instructing his employees or relatives from threatening or assaulting them.