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Homeless Tents |
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| What is affected |
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| Type of violation |
Forced eviction Demolition/destruction |
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| Date | 10 June 2020 | ||||||||||
| Region | AFA [ Africa anglophone ] | ||||||||||
| Country | South Africa | ||||||||||
| Location | City of Cape Town | ||||||||||
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| Details |
HomelessTents.pdf SERI-SouthAfrica_Submission_COVID-housing_rights.pdf |
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| Development |
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| Housing losses | |||||||||||
| - Number of homes | 2 | ||||||||||
| - Total value € | € 1031 | ||||||||||
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Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies) |
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| Brief narrative |
On 10 June 2020, the City of Cape Town evicted residents who sought shelter in two large marquees put up by an Observatory resident to house homeless people ahead of the cold front which made landfall. The two structures were erected in City-owned land. | ||||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||||
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