Illegal land invasions attempts have increased to over 1 070
14 April 2021
Since July 2020 to the second week of April 2021 there have been 1 078 attempts of illegal land invasions across the Western Cape, with the majority being in the City of Cape Town. For the 2020/21 financial year, the Western Cape Department of Human Settlements spent more than R 355,8 million to prevent illegal land invasions and the occupation of completed units.
This means, with the exclusion of the bulk services, more than 2 100 Breaking New Ground (BNG)/free housing units could’ve been built.
These illegal invasions remain of great concern to the Western Cape Government (WCG), as it continues to impact on our ability to deliver housing opportunities to already identified, deserving, qualifying and potential beneficiaries that have patiently and legally been waiting on the Housing Demand Database (HDD).
I’d like to call on all landowners, both public and private to ensure that their land and other properties are fully protected against these illegal invasion attempts, and that criminal cases are opened against those who are encouraging, leading and participating in these unlawful activities. It is important that the criminal element face the full might of the law.