Disha Govender News Today

The Western Cape government has won an appeal in the Supreme Court of Appeal to dismiss a court order over the sale of Tafelberg — a prime site in Sea Point that activists want to be used for social housing. 

On Tuesday, the long-standing residents of Bromwell Street in Cape Town’s city centre approached the Constitutional Court to appeal the decision to evict them and relocate them to the outskirts of the city.

SALC is seriously concerned by the ongoing reports of violations of international humanitarian law and grave human rights violations in Gaza (Palestine) since 7 October 2023. Atrocities such as the killing and targeting of innocent civilians must be stopped, investigated and prosecuted no matter on which side of this conflict they occurred.

Safety and Security Mayco member JP Smith has taken issue with the prevention of illegal eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act - for preventing the city from curbing illegal occupations.

The outcome of the matter could have far-reaching consequences and will be of importance in the debate over how public land is used and where social housing should be developed.

Highly contested Sea Point site remains undeveloped, as battle over what to do with it heads to the Supreme Court of Appeal.

The activist organisation, Ndifuna Ukwazi, was responding to a Supreme Court of Appeal judgment that set aside a high court ruling that declared the programme unconstitutional.

The Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the City of Cape Town should organise temporary emergency housing for soon-to-be evicted Bromwell Street residents as close as possible to their own homes, but that the residents can't specify exactly where.

A public housing battle, which has stretched well over six years, is expected to be heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday.

In 2013, the property changed hands meaning that residents, most of whom have been living in these cottages for many years, could find themselves on the streets.