1b.
Patience and her family are squatters. They are squatting because they think the place where they are currently living is too far away from
the place where Patience works.
2b.
Patience had earlier applied to the government to be given a place to live, but the government told her she is not eligible for government
assistance because she has not lived in the area long enough.
3b.
The land where Patience squats is several hectares, and it is currently being used by the owner of the land for his own purposes.
4b.
The owner of the land objects to Patience living on his property, and he goes to court to get an order to evict Patience from his land.
Patience is given some time to sort things out, and then the police evicts her from the property.
Squatter Vignette – Story 9 (baaa)
1b.
Patience and her family are squatters. They are squatting because they think the place where they are currently living is too far away from
the place where Patience works.
2a.
Patience had earlier applied to the government to be given a place to live, but the government told her she must wait in the queue of land
seekers, and that it is likely to take several months before the government can provide her some land.
3a.
The land where Patience squats is several hectares, and it is not currently being used by the owner of the land.
4a.
The owner of the land objects to Patience living on his property, and he hires security people to evict Patience and her family from his
land. Patience asks for some time to sort herself out, but the owner goes ahead and evicts Patience immediately.
Squatter Vignette – Story 10 (baab)
1b.
Patience and her family are squatters. They are squatting because they think the place where they are currently living is too far away from
the place where Patience works.
2a.
Patience had earlier applied to the government to be given a place to live, but the government told her she must wait in the queue of land
seekers, and that it is likely to take several months before the government can provide her some land.
3a.
The land where Patience squats is several hectares, and it is not currently being used by the owner of the land.
4b.
The owner of the land objects to Patience living on his property, and he goes to court to get an order to evict Patience from his land.
Patience is given some time to sort things out, and then the police evicts her from the property.
Squatter Vignette – Story 11 (baba)
1b.
Patience and her family are squatters. They are squatting because they think the place where they are currently living is too far away from
the place where Patience works.
2a.
Patience had earlier applied to the government to be given a place to live, but the government told her she must wait in the queue of land
seekers, and that it is likely to take several months before the government can provide her some land.
3b.
The land where Patience squats is several hectares, and it is currently being used by the owner of the land for his own purposes.
4a.
The owner of the land objects to Patience living on his property, and he hires security people to evict Patience and her family from his
Convention