Hangberg families on City land face eviction

• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Author: Keanan Harmse Keanan.Harmse@acm.co.za
• Publication title: Sentinel News

Some of the families, according to community leader Roscoe Jacobs, are beneficiaries of the second phase of the Hangberg housing project, which has yet to break ground

Earlier this year, the City said it had appointed a team of consultants to assess the development possibilities of identified sites in Hangberg for the housing project (“City appoints consultants for Hangberg housing,” Sentinel, February 23).

The City told the Sentinel that it had started eviction proceedings against unlawful occupiers on three municipal plots – Erven 2844-RE, 3512-RE and 5309. The properties...