Sheriff of the Court evicts homeless people from Green Point tennis courts

CAPE TOWN - Over 100 homeless people have been evicted by the City of Cape Town law enforcement officials at the Green Point tennis courts.

This comes after the metro obtained an eviction order from the Western Cape High Court last week.

Thereafter, the sheriff instructed the city to carry out the eviction based on the court's order.

The city was also instructed to provide alternative accommodation for the affected homeless communities.

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Occupiers said that they were not even given the opportunity to grab their belongings, such as identity documents and medication.

One of the occupiers at the tennis court, Evette Lewis, said they were not treated like human beings.

"There's no dignity. I mean these people are losing everything right now. I mean could they have some respect, like the people that are doing it, the law enforcement, I don’t know CCID, everyone."

According to the evictees, they were not offered any alternative accommodation and were left to fend for themselves on the street.