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11 families evicted from New Hanover farm in rain by new owner

23 Oct 2008
Thando Mgaga

ELEVEN families are homeless after they were evicted from the Slavko Vukelic Farm in New Hanover.

One of the evicted people, Bongiwe Mabaso, said they have lived on the farm for more than 10 years and the eviction took them by surprise.

She said they have been engaged in a battle to stay on the farm since 2006. Their lawyer was informed about the eviction earlier this week and has been instructed by the Land Affairs Department to oppose it.

Sick settlers suffer as landowner cuts water
02 Oct 2008
Thando Mgaga

Residents of Sakha informal settlement in Mkondeni are up in arms with
Mayor Zanele Hlatshwayo and their ward 37 councillor, Sandy Lyne, over
the slow pace of service delivery to the poor community.

The informal settlement was in the media spotlight in July last year
when "larney land-grabbers" came in 4x4s and tried to stake a claim on
"free land".

Sakha community leader Nathi Zaca said that since then, Hlatshwayo and
Lyne have ignored invitations to listen to complaints about their basic

Residents told, no budget for homes
17 Aug 2008
Thando Mgaga

While frustrated Eastwood residents grabbed land owned by the Msunduzi
Municipality on Tuesday, nearby Thembalihle, Tamboville and Q-section
residents are fed up with living in mud houses and are demanding
low-cost housing from the municipality.

Chairman of the Eastwood Community Forum, Fred Wagner, said the
municipality allocated R58,6 million in the current financial year to
build houses in these communities, but there is nothing to indicate that

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Dwellers threaten to rebuild mud huts

26 June 2008
Thando Mgaga

Residents of the Ash Road (Jika Joe) informal settlement in the downtown area of the city say they are fed up with living in tents and are threatening to rebuild their shacks and mud houses if the Msunduzi Municipality does not address their complaints.

A strongly-worded statement outlining the residents’ complaint is in The Witness’s possession, but the writers do not wish to be named for fear of intimidation. They said the tents do not provide protection against the cold winter nights.