According to a reliable source, the officials have met with community leaders, and assured them that the problem would be resolved.
“They told us that we won’t be evicted until an alternative suitable land for us is secured. They also confirmed that they have been negotiating with Living Africa, since March this year, after the first eviction notices were found on the streets of the informal settlement,” says the source.
Despite the assurance, some residents remain skeptical of the metro’s claims.
They fear the metro would drag its heels on the matter until after the property owner has kicked them out.
All this comes after the land owner, Living Africa Properties, recently sought a High Court order for the removal of the more than 10 000 people, who stay on the piece of land, known as ‘Angelo Dump’, located along Main Reef Road, Boksburg.
In response to the court order, thousands of Angelo informal settlement residents marched to the Boksburg Civic Centre to hand over a memorandum of grievances.
* In another story, according to another source, the metro has apparently managed to procure the piece of land located along Rondebult Road, known as Comet Village, where the old mine houses are located.
However, the Ekurhuleni metro keeps mum about the alleged acquisition.
Residents of the area also took to the streets to protest against their proposed evictions by Living Africa.
They demanded that the metro buys the property and build RDP houses for them. – @FanieBoksburg
