Court halts illegal land invasion
The court granted an interim order in favour of the municipality, which stops people from erecting any dwelling structure at Wesselton Ext 37.
Msukaligwa Municipality has responded with a court interdict to the land invasions last week that were reported on the front page of the Highvelder.
Residents of Wesselton invaded government land after EFF members urged them to take land by force in Ext 37 near Thusi Village last Monday.
They invaded in numbers, marking their territories while the leaders were adamant that they were ready for any backlash or police action.
The Municipality responded by applying for a court interdict at the High Court of the Gauteng Division in Pretoria sitting in Middelburg.
The matter was heard on 4 May and the judge granted an interim order in favour of the municipality, which interdicts and restrains people from erecting any dwelling structure at Wesselton Ext 37.
It also declared that the municipality was entitled and authorised to remove all poles, fences and similar structures erected on the property and the local police were requested to take all the necessary steps to give effect to the order.
Municipal spokesman, Mandla Zwane, said the municipality was committed to providing integrated human settlement and appealed to those on the municipal housing waiting list to be patient with the government as it always endeavoured within the limited resources, to uphold the constitutional rights of the citizens by providing decent housing for most of the qualifying residents in an orderly and sustainable manner.
He added that the municipality condemned any act or attempt of unlawful land invasion or unlawful occupying of property, whether it be private or municipal property.
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