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GEORGE NEWS & VIDEOS - Illegal land invaders - some of them long-time residents of Thembalethu - gathered late yesterday afternoon, 26 August, to receive guidance from EFF leaders against an eviction order served on a substantial number of residents in New Valley, an extended informal development on the outskirts of Thembalethu.
EFF provincial secretary Melikhaya Xego drove from Cape Town to assess the situation in New Valley, where he was joined by the party's regional secretary, Mbulelo Magwala, and several other EFF party members.
The eviction order from the High Court in Cape Town lists George Municipality as applicant and was issued on 14 August. According to the EFF leadership, more than 1 000 squatters received eviction orders.
Xego said the meeting was merely to gather information for further discussions with the party's national leadership. He said George and Cape Town have the highest numbers of evictions in the Western Cape and that the EFF feels obliged to help those whose constitutional rights are being infringed upon.
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He said the party recently achieved great success in helping several people in Cape Town to oppose eviction. According to Xego, the court sided with the people and Cape Town had to repay those families who lost their structures through demolition.
"No one should be without a home during Covid-19 lockdown," said Xego. "We would like try and help these people."
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