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A disabled man from Belhar says he cannot wait for the day that he can move into his own house, having waited for more than 33 years.<\/p>\n

Errol Martheze is among a group of people who were supposed to move into the new Belhar-Pentech development, but were dispossessed of their completed apartments due to an eleventh-hour hi-jacking of the units. On 16 May 2021, the night before nine families were to get the keys to their long-awaited new homes, the doors of the apartments were smashed open and a group of illegal occupiers moved in.<\/p>\n

Martheze was shot in the head in 1999 and has since been declared disabled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am 56 years old and the bullet is still lodged in my head,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been living in my sister\u2019s backyard in a wendy house for many years. I have nowhere to go, and when we were informed that we can move into our houses we were ecstatic, only to be let down. I do not know where the occupiers come from, but they say they are from Belhar. You cannot just walk into people\u2019s houses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martheze said he was mad and sad about the whole situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lord has been by my side all these years, and I believe in Him and the justice system. I just wish this situation will end soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, and Mayco Member for Human Settlements, Carl Pophaim, were at the Western Cape High Court last week to support beneficiaries of the housing project who were dispossessed of their completed apartments.<\/p>\n

According to Hill-Lewis the City has been fighting for more than two and a half years in court to gain an eviction order and restore the homes to the rightful beneficiary families.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy office launched urgent eviction proceedings to try to restore the homes to their rightful beneficiaries,\u201d said Hill-Lewis.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, for two and a half years court processes have been delayed several times by the unlawful occupants for various reasons, including last minute changes to their legal counsel; failure to secure legal representation despite extensive notice; and most recently a lengthy delay due to their newly appointed lawyer not being familiar with the case. Unlawful occupants further resisted the Court\u2019s instruction to talk to the City about their personal circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the day of the proceedings Hill-Lewis said he was happy the families had their day in court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are finally able to stand up for these families in court, after more than two and a half years of fighting for them to be heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are glad to have some of the families joining us, so the court can see the real victims of this cynical hijacking of completed homes the night before they were to be handed over. It was led by people already living in the area, who had relocated from their homes elsewhere to seize these new ones.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a matter of principle the City believes they should not receive alternative emergency accommodation. The facts show the unlawful occupants will not be rendered homeless and have the capacity to go back to their original homes. We are further arguing the unlawful occupants cannot be elevated above the many thousands on the waiting list for state-subsidised housing.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to many delays the legal system has already unwittingly permitted the grave injustice of the illegal hijacking of these homes for two and a half years,\u201d said Hill-Lewis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is my hope the court will not permit any further delays in issuing an eviction order so these families can finally have their homes restored to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

340 state-subsidised housing units<\/h3>\n
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The City\u2019s Belhar-Pentech is a \u201cBreaking New Ground\u201d housing development made up of 340 state-subsidised housing units aimed at the metro\u2019s most vulnerable residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost all units have already been completed and lawfully occupied by the rightful beneficiaries. This is just one example of the impact of unlawful occupation \u2013 it robs rightful beneficiaries, who work within the law, of their opportunities. Whether this is illegal occupation of council public housing, which is rife, or the unlawful occupation of land where projects have been planned or where there are no services.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been leading a new campaign to improve the dignity and safety in our public housing spaces,\u201d said Popham.<\/p>\n

\u201cIllegal occupation of our units, subsidy housing or rental units, is absolutely devastating to our programmes, our beneficiaries and the safety of our communities. It calls on communities to help us prevent criminal activities and unlawful occupation of our rental and subsidy units. If we work together we can create safer communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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