The SCA ruled in favour of the City of Johannesburg after it had demolished structures on a portion of the contentions Rabie Ridge land near Midrand.
The City of Johannesburg scored a legal victory in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in its ongoing battle against land invasions at Rabie Ridge - this time against more than 200 people occupying a portion of the land.
The Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg, earlier dismissed an urgent eviction application by the city aimed at removing the people who had occupied a portion of the land.
The property, which is not developed, forms part of the land earmarked for a mixed housing development intended to de-densify nearby informal settlements and provide housing to eligible community members.
Rabie Ridge is located north-east of Johannesburg, near Midrand, and is adjacent to Tembisa. The city argued before the High Court that the continued occupation threatened to derail the project, which forms part of the Greater Ivory Park upgrading initiative and carries an estimated first-phase cost of over R8 million.
