South Africa: Durban land occupiers take municipality to court for demolishing shacks, allegedly without eviction order

Residents of KwaDabeka, east of Durban, are seeking an interdict from the high court to stop the eThekwini Municipality from demolishing their shacks, which it has allegedly been doing without an eviction order.

The approach to the court on 5 August came after approximately 200 households, from Clermont and KwaDabeka C Section, moved on to the City-owned land on 11 May after clearing it of bush. City law enforcement units then demolished the shacks on 28 May.

However, the land occupiers…