{"id":89136,"date":"2025-09-03T15:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T15:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/lesufi-warns-of-unprecedented-evictions-in-gauteng"},"modified":"2025-09-03T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:06:49","slug":"lesufi-warns-of-unprecedented-evictions-in-gauteng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/lesufi-warns-of-unprecedented-evictions-in-gauteng","title":{"rendered":"Lesufi Warns of Unprecedented Evictions in Gauteng"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>The Gauteng government has warned of an \u201cunprecedented number of evictions\u201d in some of the province\u2019s newly formed informal settlements.<\/p>\n<p>The province estimates there have been more than 400 informal settlements that have mushroomed up in Gauteng over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>At a media briefing in his Johannesburg office on Wednesday, Premier Panyaza Lesufi, said this matter was top of the agenda at the recent executive committee (exco) lekgotla.<\/p>\n<p>Lesufi said the exco resolved there was an urgent need for a coordinated action plan to prevent land invasions and ensure there was compliance with housing and land-use regulations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We come to you to declare that, unfortunately, there are going to be an unprecedented number of evictions and dismantling of informal settlements in our province. The number of informal settlements that are mushrooming even in our urban areas and in some areas within our cities is now reaching disturbing levels and we have no choice but to fight back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the media briefing, Lesufi was asked where the evicted people will be relocated to.<\/p>\n<p>He said there is a waiting list for people in line to get government houses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur approach is simple. The housing waiting list is for South Africans and we don\u2019t want people who are not on the waiting list and because they are not on the waiting list, they think the shortest possible way is for them to create. The Khampepe Commission does not encourage land invasion, it just brings the urgent need for us to invest and increase our budget in low-cost housing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The final report from the Usindiso Commission found that \u201cpoverty\u201d and \u201clack of affordable housing\u201d as a major motivation for people living in hijacked buildings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. The Gauteng government has warned of an \u201cunprecedented number of evictions\u201d in some of the province\u2019s newly formed informal settlements. The province estimates there have been more than 400 informal settlements that have mushroomed up in Gauteng over the past year. 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