Organisers of 'affordable housing' conference in Cape Town try to bar housing activists
18 July 2017
Cape Town - A scuffle broke out between Reclaim the City protesters, conference organisers and hotel staff on Tuesday morning when the activists were barred entrance to an affordable housing conference at the swish African Pride Hotel in Cape Town.
"We are here to listen to Brett," shouted the protesters, most of whom are a familiar sight at housing-related court cases, or in the occupations of the Woodstock Hospital and Helen Bowden Nurses' Home near the Waterfront.
They were referring to the City's urban development mayoral committee member, Brett Herron, who was to address the conference on housing development plans.
"We are not going anywhere," said one protester, as a woman from the Marcus Evans-organised event told them the conference was only for people who had paid to attend.