Government is not just planning to move people out of overcrowded informal settlements temporarily, the idea is to establish permanent residential areas
“It would not be wise to make this a temporary arrangement, only to start all over again should there be another pandemic.”
We realise that it’s impossible to observe the prescribed physical distancing measures in densely populated areasIt has, however, been made known that people will be relocated from Kennedy Road in Durban; Stjwetla in Alexandra, Johannesburg; Mooiplaats in Tshwane; Duncan Village in East London; and Dunoon, outside Milnerton in Cape Town.“We are also exploring shipping containers as well as other structures that can be put up and be ready to accommodate people in the shortest time.
Polela said the relocations were an attempt to offer solutions to people for whom measures to combat Covid-19 otherwise would not work in their current residences. “We realise that it’s impossible to observe the prescribed physical distancing measures in densely populated areas.”
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