Hangberg, Hout Bay

What is affected

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

11 June 2020

Region

AFA [ Africa anglophone ]

Country

South Africa

Location

Hangberg, Hout Bay, City of Cape Town

Affected persons

	Total 10
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0

Proposed solution

Details

HoutBay.pdf
SERI-SouthAfrica_Submission_COVID-housing_rights.pdf

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Housing losses

- Number of homes

- Total value €

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

State

Brief narrative

On 11 June 2020, the City of Cape Town’s Law Enforcement and the Anti-Land Invasion Unit, as well as SAPS, carried out a demolition operation in Hangberg, Hout Bay early on Thursday, as a winter storm swept across Cape Town. The City of Cape Town disputed that their actions constituted, saying that they simply “dismantled two unoccupied illegally erected structures, one being a half-built brick and cement foundation.”

Costs

€ 0

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