SCOPA hears of the substantial obstacles blocking the reopening of Cape Town's Central Line
Parliament conducted an oversight visit of Cape Town's railway occupations, and relocation sites, on Wednesday.
Thousands of households continue to occupy Metrorail's Central Line, and the obstacles to fully reopening it are considerable. During the SCOPA visit, representatives of the families living at the Stock Road site complained that the City of Cape Town has not delivered on their promise to install standpipes for water provision. They also complained about problems with refuse collection, insufficient toilets, and that electricity has not been provided. They also called on the City to hire more janitors to clean the toilets that have been provided.
The City stated water is being delivered by tanker three days a week. The 700 litre tanker makes three to five visits on days that it delivers. The City further stated it provides waste collection"two to three times a week". The City also stated there were not bulk services provided as the land was not currently zoned for residential purposes."Thus there is no alternative but to provide water with the water tankers.
There are currently still more than 1,200 people occupying the rail reserves in Langa. The land for their relocation has been identified at a site known as the Philippi Wedge, situated between Mitchells Plain and Philippi's Siqalo informal settlement.was lodged with the City in August 2023. The permanent relocation of the Langa families is dependent on the outcome of this application, which is expected to be finalised this financial year.
Stations beyond Nyanga, including Philippi, have been vandalised and stripped. Maseko said work on these lines had started to recover the section of the lines.adjacent and south of the Metrorail train station in Philippi. Moving them will be a difficult undertaking, both legally and logistically.
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