Hon Deputy Speaker, the DA condemns the violent and inhumane way in which the SA National Roads Agency Limited, Sanral, an entity of the national Department of Transport, evicted people from their homes in Lwandle in the City of Cape Town. This is unacceptable, but Sanral chose to evict people without making the necessary arrangements to accommodate them. It is a disgrace that Sanral chose to carry out these evictions in the middle of winter, right in the middle of a particularly cold spell in Cape Town.
We commend the City of Cape Town for the excellent work it has done to clean up the chaos caused by Sanral. The City of Cape Town had to step in and provide temporary accommodation, food and blankets. We also condemn the manner in which the Human Settlements Minister attempted to score political points in the aftermath of Sanral's act. Her actions were politically motivated, proven by the fact that she ignored other violent evictions that took place in Bokamoso in the Free State during the very week she had attempted to shift the blame for Lwandle.
This was an inhumane exercise carried out to make space for Sanral's distractive e-tolling plans for the Western Cape. We will continue to fight to make sure that every South African can live in dignity and free from e- tolling. [Applause.]