Land invasions have cost the City of Cape Town an estimated R1.3 billion worth of housing development sites, Cape {town} Etc reports.
This is according to Member of the Provincial (MP) Cabinet Minister Tertuis Simmers, who led the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) provincial oversight visit within various areas across Cape Town.
During a briefing held on Tuesday , the NCOP revealed that at least 186 new settlements emerged in various regions since March 2020.
The NCOP's Western Cape MP Rikus Badenhorst spoke on the impact of land invasions and disasters as major obstacles to infrastructure delivery in the province.
These settlements, Badenhorst said, pose a risk to biodiversity, floodplains, historical landfills, rail , power and water infrastructure networks.
