City of Cape Town destroys shacks rebuilt by fire victims
6 November 2018
On Friday, the City of Cape Town's anti-land invasion unit demolished 21 shacks built along the boundary of Overcome Heights and Xakabantu open field near Muizenberg.
They had been built by people who lost their shacks in the fire in Overcome Heights on October 25, GroundUp reported.
The fire destroyed more than 300 shacks and displaced more than 800 people.
Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements Xanthea Limberg said the structures were taken down because a group had rebuilt over the boundary line, encroaching on another property.