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PIETERMARITZBURG – MK veterans occupying residential flats at Aloe Ridge in Pietermaritzburg are opposing an eviction order they received during the lockdown.
The group has been illegally occupying the flats for the past two years.
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According to one member of the group, before the project began they were told that the accommodation was intended for them and, once completed, they were told no.
The group then decided to occupy the buildings by force.
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A 2017 tweet from the KZN Human Settlements Department reads: “The Aloe Ridge Westgate Grange project was developed under the Social Housing Policy for households with monthly incomes between R1500 and R7500.”
In 2019, the district attorney issued a statement accusing the KZN Human Settlements Department of “tolerating the illegal behavior of MK veterans who are allegedly also members of the ANC.”
They are expected to march to court and the prime minister’s office to deliver a memorandum of demands.
