Shack dwellers told to get 'out'

08 August 2008
Katlego Moeng

A Soweto man who applied for a RDP house in 1996 is now being threatened with eviction from his shack in Soweto's Doornkop informal settlement.

Moses Sibeko, 37, has repeatedly renewed his RDP application and is also registered on the housing department's demand database.

On Friday, the word "OUT" was painted on Sibeko's shack. He was not at home and officials from the local municipal office told his wife that they must leave within two months.

The couple have four children. The eldest is aged eight.