The South African Human Rights Commission is concerned about the poor cooperation it said it is receiving from the City of Cape Town in its investigation into the eviction of a naked man from his Khayelitsha home on Wednesday.
SAHRC COO Chantal Kisoon said the commission is “concerned about the reluctance to cooperate with the commission”. “We believe, as a committee, such evictions are unwarranted, cruel and makes a mockery of the democratic gains we’ve made as a country.”“That is not what we want to happen in our municipality,” he said.
The City also insisted it didn’t act in contravention of the Covid-19 lockdown regulations, as there was a court order allowing them to remove new structures. Mayoral committee member for safety and security JP Smith said they were shocked by the “images we saw”. Bosman said Qolani laid a charge with the police. Police had already contacted him, and he said the City will cooperate.“Do you still have the mentality of apartheid, City of Cape Town?” she said. “Do you love people? But not black people?”
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