Residents in the township of Delft, Cape Town have started occupying and erecting buildings on vacant land.

Some claim they have been on housing waiting lists for more than 30 years.

One squatter said the economic effects of the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa has caused them to lose jobs and left them unable to pay rent.

In various townships across Cape Town, law enforcement agencies are being overwhelmed as squatters occupy dozens of sites at the same time, rendering law enforcement agencies unable to respond.