The eThekwini municipality will continue to demolish unoccupied shacks within the city during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Abahlali said their members did not want to accept this offer for many reasons, including the fact that there was no guarantee that they would be able to return to the land on which they had been living.
"We are disappointed by the outcome in the court today, and very worried about what will happen as the lockdown continues. People are really scared. They don’t know what will happen tonight, or tomorrow, or the next day. We all fear that there will be more violence." Meanwhile, eThekwini municipality welcomed the court's decision and appealed to the leadership of Abahlali to"permanently desist from clutching at straws to vilify the municipality".
Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda maintained that the shacks that were demolished recently were unoccupied and some only partially built - and therefore the municipality had acted within the ambit of the law. "I am happy that even our courts have vindicated us. Against all odds ... we will eventually restore the dignity of all our residents in informal settlements - whether affiliated to Abahlali or not," said Kaunda.
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