Marikana Philippi East Court Case
Reports from an important court case in the Western Cape High Court about land in Cape Town. Here is an analysis of the case.
Marikana occupiers reach landmark agreement with property owners
Showdown in Supreme Court of Appeal averted
Law | 6 March 2020
Does Marikana really have 60,000 people?
Measuring the number of people living in an informal settlement is difficult
Analysis | 1 September 2017
City of Cape Town ordered to buy land for Marikana residents
Court ruling ensures that 60,000 people will not be evicted from their homes
News | 30 August 2017
Life in Cape Town’s most controversial informal settlement
Future of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East in the hands of a judge
Photo Essay | 17 February 2017
Marikana: Judge must rule whether to compel state to buy, compensate or evict
“They live here not out of choice. They live here out of desperation.”
News | 15 February 2017
City asks court to order national government to compensate land owners
Human Settlements lawyer says that granting the court application by Marikana residents would have “dire and far reaching consequences”
News | 14 February 2017
Marikana lawyer calls for state to expropriate land
SAPS lawyer says it isn’t possible to arrest the informal settlement’s 60,000 residents
News | 12 February 2017
Marikana case: Home owner in informal settlement asks City to buy her property
“She went from being a property owner to living at the middle of an informal settlement. … This is her primary residence.”
News | 9 February 2017
Landmark Marikana case begins: 60,000 people’s homes at stake
City asked to buy or expropriate land occupied in Philippi East
News | 8 February 2017