Ndifuna Ukwazi expresses profound concern at the Western Cape High Court judgment delivered on 21 July 2026 ordering the eviction of over 161 occupiers from Transnet-owned land in Woodstock and Salt River in circumstances where the City of Cape Town refused as a “principled” stance to provide emergency accommodation to people who would be rendered homeless by the eviction.
FOOD AND ALLIED WORKERS’ UNION (FAWU) FAILS GUGULETHU RESIDENTS Over seventy (70) residents living in a hostel owned by the Food & Allied Workers’ Union (“FAWU”) in Gugulethu have been without electricity since 15 April 2026. The residents’ electricity supply was disconnected, without prior notification to the residents, by the City of Cape Town (“the…
Press Release 30 January 2026 Ndifuna Ukwazi applauds the decision by the Western Cape Government Department of Infrastructure (WCDoI) to rescind the unlawful Notices to Vacate issued by the WCDoI to families in Naruna Estate, Plumstead. This announcement, made to the families yesterday, is the direct result of the families’ steadfast resistance to intimidation and…
From Left to Right: Inga Dyantyi (attorney at Ndifuna Ukwazi) Dr Jonty Cogger (former attorney at NU) Adv Adiel Nacerodien, Ms Allie In a powerful judgment, the Western Cape High Court has slammed the eviction application against 78-year-old Ms Noor-Banu Allie, which it described as ‘opportunistic’, ‘disingenuous’ and ultimately, ‘unlawful’. Mrs Allie resides in…