GqeberhaMunicipal bulldozers demolished 14 Airport Valley homes on 28 September.
Families refuse to move into relocation units with no roofs, water, power or sewerage.
A 2025 ruling bars evictions until the relocation site has water and sanitation, and on 30 September the court barred more demolitions.
“They are quick to destroy our homes when we have nowhere to go,” said Nomboniso Ntunduse, whose shack was demolished.
Community leader Mara Payi says the judge will make the order permanent if officials again skip court.
How each outlet framed it
- Daily Maverick leans critical
- documents eviction failure through named resident, timeline, court order; details TRU uninhabitability—no water, sewerage, near landfill
Sources: Daily Maverick