DStv Channel 403 Monday, 02 December 2024

NGO's believe Illegal Evictions Act unfairly targets the homeless

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s informal settlements have soared to over 4,000.

This has prompted the Department of Human Settlements to review laws on illegal land and housing occupations.

Activists warn that proposed changes could harm the country’s most vulnerable.

Ndifuna Ukwazi argues the DA’s PIE Amendment Bill, introduced after the COVID-19 pandemic, unfairly targets those pushed into homelessness.

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