Reports from an important court case in the Western Cape High Court about land in Cape Town. Here is an analysis of the case.
Showdown in Supreme Court of Appeal averted
Law | 6 March 2020
Measuring the number of people living in an informal settlement is difficult
Analysis | 1 September 2017
Court ruling ensures that 60,000 people will not be evicted from their homes
News | 30 August 2017
Future of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East in the hands of a judge
Photo Essay | 17 February 2017
“They live here not out of choice. They live here out of desperation.”
News | 15 February 2017
Human Settlements lawyer says that granting the court application by Marikana residents would have “dire and far reaching consequences”
News | 14 February 2017
SAPS lawyer says it isn’t possible to arrest the informal settlement’s 60,000 residents
News | 12 February 2017
“She went from being a property owner to living at the middle of an informal settlement. … This is her primary residence.”
News | 9 February 2017
City asked to buy or expropriate land occupied in Philippi East
News | 8 February 2017