“The understanding is that this is an RDP flat. Most tenants stopped paying because they know this is the city’s building. As far as I know, this has been coming for more than a year.”īut residents committee member Joyce Mashibini said: “This is not true. The sheriff of the court, Collins Dry, said he had 39 eviction orders for blocks A, B, C and D.“ Everybody got the relevant papers. Judge Preller said he was reluctant to allow people who ignored eviction orders, issued because they failed to pay rent, to “enjoy the fruits of their illegal actions”. Judge Ferdi Preller gave those opposing the evictions until Friday to prove that they were not aware that they were due to be evicted. Later in the day, the residents obtained an interdict in the Pretoria High Court.
There are disabled people and small children that live here,” Manyatso said. “We wonder now why police come with no warning. The mayor was here seven days ago and she told us that in 14 days she will come back and sit and talk with us,” said Ntheko Manyatso, of the residents’ committee. Tshwane metro planned to spend R200- million on renovating the building, which Ramokgopa described as “unliveable”. Tshwane Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa had assured Schubart residents that everyone would be given ample notice of the move.īut yesterday’s evictions were aimed solely at defaulting tenants and were not linked to the renovation plans. Schubart residents were furious when Red Ants arrived to evict some of them, particularly as plans were being made for the renovation of the building and the relocation of residents. “I phoned my daughter and she said I must be careful, so I left the building because I didn’t want to be there when the trouble started.” I saw some guys running down the stairs with cans of petrol,” he said. “I heard the Red Ants had arrived and some people were saying they were going to fight. Resident Samuel van Emmenis said he knew there was going to be trouble when he got home at 6am from his job as a security guard. How many people must die before something is done about these conditions?” he asked. I don’t know how this started, but we all knew something bad was bound to happen. When he reached the hallway, it was filled with thick smoke. Wood was among the thousands of people whose life was changed by the Tshwane Metro Council’s decision to evict tenants who had defaulted on their rent from the high-rise Schubart Park flats in Pretoria yesterday.Ī policeman who lives in the Kruger flats, who asked not to be named, said he was asleep when police banged on his door. Life is already hard enough and now it will be so much harder,” said the resident of Kruger Park block of flats.
With the damage this fire caused, the council will have an excuse to evict us also. Sheriff issued 39 eviction orders - while 500 residents marched to complain of disrepair Preller suggested that Naidoo be written out of the film.Click here to watch a short video and here to see a picture slideshow. While Raphil?s representative said Naidoo was only required to simulate sex, Preller said after reading the script: ?It seems like the real McCoy?. Judge Preller said that even in Hollywood, actors could not be forced to participate in ?pornographic scenes? against their will. Raphil?s advocate asked the court to order Naidoo to comply with the previous order even though the matter was pending appeal. Naidoo was in court on Wednesday to appeal the order, stating the sex scenes affected his physical and mental health, with his girlfriend also not happy, according to the newspaper. Lushen Naidoo was ordered last month by Judge Ferdi Preller to continue playing his role in the film ?And Now?, with conditions including the film?s producer Natalie Raphil give him the script and shooting schedule.Īt the time, Raphil said Naidoo?s withdrawal would cause her and the film?s crew irreparable harm. A part-time Johannesburg actor has applied for leave at the High Court in Pretoria to not participate in a film as he is not comfortable with its sex scenes, The Star newspaper reported on Thursday.
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