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Original Post Date: 2011-07-25 Time: 10:00:01 Posted By: News Poster
By Jana-Mari Smith
Members of the Khwe community met with advisors from the Legal Assistance Centre (LAC) yesterday to discuss the communities’ claim that last week they were notified them that their houses would be taken over by the Police.
Omega one settlement is situated within the Bwabwata National Park, an area the Khwe recognise as ancestral land.
It is further alleged that the eviction threats are “spearheaded” by the Hambukushu traditional authority whose relationship with the Khwe is uneasy.
Deputy Prime Minister Marco Hausiko yesterday said that while he is not aware of the details, any actions against the community would have to be approved by the Office of the Prime Minister. He confirmed that his office has not received any notification on evictions.
He added that although the eviction threats are only allegations, an eviction may only be carried out on the basis of a legal court order. According to the Khwe, they have not been told of an eviction order from the court.
The Deputy Prime Minister said he will personally investigate the matter when he visits the area in the first week of August.
According to Tienie Mushavanga, a Khwe San and a member of the Bwabwata Technical Committee, the Khwe residents were warned by the Police this week that “those who don’t follow orders will be removed by force”.
He said that he received calls from family and friends on Wednesday who reported that the situation had become “serious”.
A sergeant at the Omega Police Station yesterday denied the eviction threats. He said the Police had spoken to the Khwe about taking over homes, but it was “only a proposal”. The sergeant added that the Police were asking the Khwe for a favour, as they needed extra living space.
It was not a must. It was only a request”, he claimed.
In contrast, the Omega Police Station commander told an LAC legal advisor yesterday that the the Khwe did not have authorisation to stay in those houses – although they have lived there since Independence.
According to the LAC, the station commander said the Khwe have “only been notified so far” and that the “houses belong to the Police”. Furthermore, the station commander said the orders to vacate the houses did not come directly from the Police, but was authorised by a Hambukushu headman. He claimed the Police will take legal action only when the Khwe community refuses to vacate the houses.
Lesle Jansen, a legal consultant at the LAC, said there is no evidence that the eviction threats are backed up by legal eviction orders.
The LAC yesterday said they would immediately take legal action if any evictions are carried out. She warned that an eviction without the necessary legal documents is “a criminal act”.
Jansen warned that removing a traditional group from ancestral lands could lead to an international outcry by indigenous peoples rights groups. She added that the Khwe community is being monitored closely, in light of the fact that their battle for the past 20 years to be recognised as a distinct San traditional authority, has attracted attention globally.
She said any illegal evictions from their homes “could create quite a bit of interest”.
Another legal expert yesterday said that the threatened evictions could be a tactic to intimidate the community and force them off the land.
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Original date published: 22 July 2011
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201107250462.html?viewall=1