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Any damages suffered by man dragged naked from his shack is his own doing, says City of Cape Town

6 June 2023 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons

...Bulelani Qolani is seeking R1.4-million from the City of Cape Town for being dragged naked from his shack during a demolition in 2020 which was widely publicised. Archive photo: James Stent Bulelani ...

Man dragged naked from his shack sues City of Cape Town for R1.4m

8 February 2023 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons

...Bulelani Qolani’s litigation bid against the City of Cape Town. Qolani was dragged naked from his home in Khayelitsha by Anti-Land Invasion officers during lockdown in 2020. Qolani is suing the City f...

Man who was dragged naked from his shack to sue City of Cape Town

2 February 2023 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons

...Bulelani Qolani plans to take the City of Cape Town to court for damages after he was dragged out of his shack naked in a widely circulated video in July 2020. Archive photo: James Stent Bulelani Qol...

High Court rebukes City of Cape Town for Covid evictions

19 July 2022 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...Qolani. The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the City of Cape Town wrongly applied the remedy of “counter spoliation” when it demolished shacks and evicted families from several informal settl...

Shack dwellers demolish unoccupied shacks themselves

10 December 2021 | ARTICLE

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

...Bulelani Qolani, who made headlines in 2020 when the City of Cape Town’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit evicted people from the newly formed settlement. He was evicted from his shack by City officials while ...

City of Cape Town appeals interdict stopping shack demolitions during lockdown

16 November 2021 | ARTICLE

By Marecia Damons

...Bulelani Qolani, whose eviction from his shack by City officials while naked was widely covered in the media, obtained a court order. They had sought relief in two parts: Part A, an interdict against ...

Crucial case on legality of shack demolitions starts

24 November 2020 | ARTICLE

By Tania Broughton

...Bulelani Qolani being dragged from his shack in an informal settlement by a City official was widely shared on social media. His structure and those of his neighbours were then torn down. The City cla...

No evictions or demolitions without a court order, judges rule

25 August 2020 | ARTICLE

By James Stent

...Bulelani Qolani, who was evicted from his shack in July. The Western Cape High Court on Tuesday ruled that the City of Cape Town must have a court order to evict someone or demolish a home during the ...

SAHRC, EFF battle City of Cape Town over lockdown demolitions

22 August 2020 | ARTICLE

By James Stent

...Bulelani Qolani is in court against the City of Cape Town. Archive photo: James Stent Friday saw the second day of hearings in the matter between the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and ...

Bulelani Qolani: What happened before he was dragged naked from his shack?

9 July 2020 | ARTICLE

By Vincent Lali and James Stent

...Bulelani Qolani was dragged naked from his shack on 1 July by City of Cape Town law enforcement officers. Photo: James Stent Last week GroundUp ran the story of a video showing Bulelani Qolani being d...