North West premier Job Mokgoro handed over a new house to deceased Coligny teenager Matlhomola Mosweu’s family on Thursday as part of South Africa’s Human Rights Day commemoration. The house was pledged by the former Human Settlements Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Gift of the Givers in 2017. Mokgoro was accompanied by Local Government and Human..
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Coligny teenager’s family receive free house on #HumanRightsDay, but what about the hundreds of farmers whom have been murder? What compensation do their families receive?
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Why Parkwood land-grabbers are fed up – ‘If you’re brown‚ you’re not allowed to get a house’
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Plots have been marked off with duct tape and rope on a vacant piece of land in Parkwood‚ Cape Town.
“Unfortunately if you happen to be brown‚ this is the problem‚ you are not allowed to have a house‚ you are not allowed to have a job‚” said an angry Faidel Adams‚ who has moved onto the land next to the busy M5 highway.
The land grab began on Saturday and escalated into violent clashes with police after roads were allegedly blocked by protesters in the area.
Housing MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela arrived on Tuesday to calm the rising tensions.
“I do not condone the action of blocking the roads but I saw their living conditions and I understand their frustrations‚” said Madikizela.
“I’ve pleaded with people not to stay here [on the vacant land]‚ as opportunists who don’t deserve a house might pitch up and take advantage of the situation. We must find a way to speed up the process and find a lasting situation
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