On 6 April 2020, the City of Johannesburg evicted 23 residents in a building used to accommodate City employees. The matter was challenged in court and the South Gauteng High Court ruled that the city and its law enforcement agency, the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) acted unlawfully in evicting the unlawful occupiers from the building. The City agued they were acting to prevent and stop an ongoing illegal occupation or invasion by persons taking advantage of the lockdown but in doing so the law enforcement agencies also evicted people who were already in occupation.

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