Planning for the next phase of the redevelopment of District Six is under way, with preliminary plans showing more than 100 units will be built along Hanover Street.
Documents from architects and archaeologists show that plans are under way for the Phase 4 redevelopment of District Six. This comes after the DA in the Western Cape has been asking questions about the redevelopment for months since a meeting where Deputy President David Mabuza said the development would be completed by 2025.
District Six, located near the Cape Town CBD, was a multiracial and multicultural area before the apartheid regime forced thousands of black people out under the Group Areas Act. Under these laws, about 60,000 people were forced out of District Six and into Cape Town suburbs such as Mitchells Plain, Hanover Park, Langa and Manenberg. For many years, land claimants who lived in the area have fought to come back home to the area from which they were evicted.
Phase 1 of the redevelopment was completed in 2008, with 24 claimants. Phase 2 had 115 claimants and the project was completed in 2013. Phase 3 was completed in June 2021, although several challenges prevented occupations of units., during an oversight visit by an interministerial committee chaired by Mabuza, claimants — often elderly people — laid bare their frustrations and heartbreak at the delays suffered in coming home.
On Thursday, the DA Western Cape spokesperson for human settlements, Matlhodi Maseko, announced that she would write to Mabuza asking for an update on the redevelopment and measurable targets for the completion of the redevelopment six months after his initial visit.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
City of Cape Town to build its very own new solar plant in 2023The City of Cape Town is set to build its very first solar plant in 2023 that is set to help enhance the City's financial sustainability and work towards ending load shedding:
Read more »
South Africa’s armoured Toyota Land Cruiser that can shoot down dronesSVI Engineering has developed a six-wheeled armoured car on a Land Cruiser chassis with an impressive set of features.
Read more »
Sheds up! City of Cape Town announces plans to build solar plant by next year | News24The City of Cape Town has announced plans to build a solar plant by next year, in response to escalating bouts of load shedding.
Read more »
Six years and R600m later, no answer on how Limpopo industrial park will get electricity | Fin24After six years of planning and R600 million spent on scoping reports and site preparation, there is still no definitive answer on how a proposed heavy industry hub in Limpopo will be powered, as the area does not have a connection to Eskom. | JanTamb
Read more »
Lane closures: an elevated traffic circle roll-out, the first of its kind in SAThe City of Cape Town wants to advise the public of the upcoming lane closures at the intersection of Govan Mbeki Road and Jan Smuts Drive in Hanover Park.
Read more »