Police cordon off Delft area
2008-02-19 07:55
Johannesburg - Heavily armed police and security officials have cordoned off with barbed wire the area in Delft where the eviction of about 1 000 backyard dwellers is set to go ahead on Tuesday, SABC news reported.
The Western Cape's anti-eviction campaign has appealed to Delft residents not to resort to violence.
This follows the dismissal on Monday of backyard dwellers application for leave to appeal an eviction order in the Cape High Court.
More than 1 000 backyard dwellers are illegally occupying housing units which are part of the N2 gateway housing project.
A lawyer for the backyard dwellers William Booth said that they were considering petitioning the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein against the High Court ruling.
- SAPA