Court orders City's Brett Herron to explain emergency housing options
14 March 2018
Cape Town - Magistrate Paul Jethro has ordered the City of Cape Town's Brett Herron (who is responsible for Transport and urban Development) and an official from the housing department to explain where it plans to house a group of Woodstock occupants facing eviction.
During the hearing at the Cape Town Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, Jethro said: "They must report to court on May 9, 2018 to assist the court with information regarding alternative accommodation in the event of their eviction, rendering them homeless."
The occupants living in Albert Road, Woodstock, were given eviction notices in March and April 2017 after a dispute with the landlord, according to a GroundUp report.
The City has offered the group emergency housing in Wolwerivier, situated just off the N7 and in Blikkiesdorp, Delft.The families have rejected this offer. They are asking the City to temporarily erect structures for them on vacant sites in the area where they currently live.