Kokotel

What is affected

Housing private

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

16 April 2020

Region

AFA [ Africa anglophone ]

Country

South Africa

Location

Lawley, Johannesburg

Affected persons

	Total 100
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0

Proposed solution

Details

Lawley.pdf

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Local

Brief narrative

On 16 April, at least 20 families were displaced after the Red Ants demolished more than 80 homes in the Kokotel Informal Settlement in Lawley, Johannesburg.

Hundreds of Red Ants - who arrived in buses, trucks and vans - descended on the area to execute an order obtained by the City of Johannesburg, which says it is clamping down on illegal land “invasions”. The city later agreed to provide alternative accommodation to those rendered homeless by the demolitions.

Costs

€ 0

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