Cottage residents appeal court's ruling

This article was originally published on page 9 of Cape Argus on April 11, 2006

Illegal cottages, described as part of the cancer inflicting the environment of Transkei's world-famous Wild Coast, should have been demolished by now.

But cottage owners have filed for leave to appeal the demolition order, extending a legal battle that has been raging for more than 10 years.

In December, Transkei High Court judge Selwyn Miller ruled that 16 white-owned cottages in the Black Sands, Manteku and Dagaan areas of the Wild Coast were illegal and had to be removed and the land rehabilitated.

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