According to Graham Ransom, manager at Living Africa, the company plans to use 80 hectares of the land for industrial park, and 50 hectares for residential development, which will consists of 6 700 units.
Ransom says his company is working with the metro to find alternative accommodation for the occupants of the land.
“Living Africa is working with Ekurhuleni to try and alleviate the housing backlog in the area,” he says.
Ransom points out that parts of the informal settlement is located on previously-undermined land that is not safe due to the undermining activities.
No development may occur in these zones, according to Ransom.
“The informal settlement is located on previous tailings/slime area. These tailing are radioactive and exposure is harmful. Once the informal settlement has been removed, the radioactive material will be removed.”
why must Living Africa and Lilianton home owners suffer financial losses because of people that has no right to be on privately owned land.