{"id":48162,"date":"2023-11-02T10:18:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T08:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/city-of-cape-town-obtains-interdict-against-land-grabs-at-lentegeur-sports-field-20231102\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T19:42:39","slug":"city-of-cape-town-obtains-interdict-against-land-grabs-at-lentegeur-sports-field-20231102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/city-of-cape-town-obtains-interdict-against-land-grabs-at-lentegeur-sports-field-20231102\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Cape Town obtains interdict against land grabs at Lentegeur Sports Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The City of Cape Town has obtained a court interdict against any further attempts at land grabs at the soon-to-be upgraded Lentegeur\u00a0Sports Field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This follows two recent attempts by the G4 Development group on Sunday 22 October and, most recently, this past weekend.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On Tuesday 31 October, from 18:00, residents and sports clubs members affiliated to the Lentegeur Sports Field came out in protest of the land grabs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Cape Town has obtained a court interdict against any further attempts at land grabs at the soon-to-be upgraded Lentegeur&nbsp;Sports Field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This follows two recent attempts by the G4 Development group on Sunday 22 October and, most recently, this past weekend.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the first attempt, Riaan Koeberg, G4 Development chair, said: \u201cWe are not going to stop. We are going bigger. We have a big housing crisis in Mitchell\u2019s Plain. We have 150 members now, but next week we will have 20 000.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also read:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/landgrab-attempt-at-mitchells-plain-sports-field-foiled-20231023\" target=\"_blank\">Landgrab attempt at a Mitchell\u2019s Plain Sports Field foiled<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday 31 October, from 18:00, residents and sports clubs members affiliated to the Lentegeur Sports Field came out in protest of the land grabs.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/community-newspaper\/peoples-post\/landgrab-attempt-at-mitchells-plain-sports-field-foiled-20231023\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward 76 councillor Avron Plaatjies said the field is of importance to the community because it is the only sports field they have.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added it is a space for social cohesion and keeping children off the streets and out of the grip of gangs and drugs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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