While progress on the temporary relocation of 891 households occupying the Central Line is being made, thousands of households remain on the railway.
Despite immediate intervention to resume the rail service along Cape Town’s Central Line to Khayelitsha, even if on a limited scale, remaining on track for March next year, the long-term, permanent relocation of households still occupying the line remains a challenge.
The rezoning process would take until March next year. Only then would they be able to move to the next phase. Funding for this would come from the Informal Settlements Upgrading Grant in the 2024/25 financial year. The estimated completion date for the Langa permanent relocation was February 2025. He said the steering committee had resolved that Prasa would capitalise their costs related to land acquisition. This included R12.7 million provided by the HDA, which would have to be reimbursed, and the estimated R50 million for the phase 2 land acquisition.
Future temporary relocation of the remaining households living further along the rail line was not discussed. This is where the Stock Road station is situated, and the contractor had been introduced to the community with a site visit on 20 September.Emeran said there had also been consultation with ward 34, where households occupied the rail line.
It emerged in the previous Scopa meeting on the reopening of the Central Line, convened on 29 August, that the Department of Human Settlements had lodged a dispute with the City of Cape Town.
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