[9] In 2009, the city established the Anti-Land Invasion Unit (Cape Town) in an effort to stop people from illegally attempting to occupy land .
[12] In May 2021 an additional allocation of R170.8 million for added security was approved by the City of Cape Town's council to protect its land against unlawful occupiers.
[13] The province said this means, with the exclusion of the bulk services, approximately 2 150 Breaking New Ground (BNG)/free housing units could’ve been built.
[15] Chief Executive Officer of SAHIF, Rali Mampeule, engaged with disgruntled community leaders and protestors to resolve the situation.
[18] The usual approach to land invasion remains evictions or relocation, but this is a challenging process for landowners (private or government), local authorities as well as policy makers.