PE homeowners complain about land occupiers
12 April 2018
Tensions are on the rise between land occupiers and people in formal housing in Port Elizabeth. A number of informal settlements have sprouted up in various parts of Nelson Mandela Bay municipality - in Wells Estate, Ikamvelihle, Ramaphosa and Motherwell.
In Motherwell NU 10, homeowners on Mahambane Street, bordering on the "Powerline" informal settlement, complain about human waste, garbage and the danger of illegal electricity connections, GroundUp reported.
A resident, who said she feared reprisals if named, said: "Ever since the 'squatters' came... we are facing a torrid time... The sewage drain in Mahambane Street has been clogged with rubbish... There is a river of sewage everywhere because the pipeline is overwhelmed with foreign objects. This is not good for our health."
She has built a brick wall around her house.