Former Schubart Park residents unhappy with rehousing schedule
After a Constitutional Court ruling that the eviction of the Pretoria flats was illegal, the residents are finally being given other accommodation.
After a Constitutional Court ruling that the eviction of the Pretoria flats was illegal, the residents are finally being given other accommodation.
The ConCourt had hard words for the City of Tshwane, as it ordered that plans be made to restore former residents of Schubart Park to their homes.
Putting Schubart Park residents out on the street without alternative accommodation is a travesty, writes <b>David Bilchitz and Juha Tuovinen</b>.
The Constitutional Court has dismissed a bid by Schubart Park residents to challenge an evacuation order as it "was not in the interest of justice".
The City of Tshwane says the process of relocating residents out of the Schubart Park flats in central Pretoria continued on Sunday.
Service delivery protests in Pretoria turned violent, with police firing rubber bullets at residents who set the building, a car and a toilet alight.