The new occupation, situated next to 4th Avenue, has been named Covid Village.
Residents in the area said they had cleared litter and thick bush to build their shacks.
She is unemployed and often had to use her children's grant to pay R400 in rent.
"We met as residents of Ward 42 and in that meeting, two names were suggested for this new place: the 4th Avenue Village and Covid Village.
We condemn the crime and urge our residents to refrain from land invasion as it disrupts developments in the city."
