Illegal occupations of unsuitable land coupled with heavy rains cause disruption of flood management systems
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Even though it is the officers who carry out the physical force, it is our prejudice that lays fertile ground for the abuse of power to entrench itself
The South African Human Rights Commission and housing activists brought — and won — an application to halt lockdown demolitions of what the City of Cape Town said were unoccupied dwellings
The city argues that it is not carrying out evictions, but is acting against land invasions