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Dido Valley houses to redress apartheid forced removals
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Cape Town - One hundred land claimants are set to benefit from the Cityâs flagship Dido Valley subsidised housing project in Simonâs Town.
Aimed at apartheid policy redress, 600 subsidised housing units will be made available upon completion, with 100 set aside for the Luyolo land claimants and 500 units for residents of the Red Hill informal settlement.
Mayco member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi, said units will be handed over in batches, once practically complete, with the first handover anticipated in July. An expected 15-20 units will be rolled out per month thereafter.
WATCH: Is this the worst street in South Africa?
By Junior Bester
Is this the worst street in South Africa?
Olieboom Street in Schaapkraal in Cape Town has so many potholes, it looks like an egg tray.
On Tuesday during peak hour, a group of over 50 Highlands Estate residents blocked off the holey street to protest the poor conditions of their roads and to show motorists what they have to drive through on a daily basis.
Maryam Boolie, 41, who lives in nearby Pepper Street, said there are more holes than road surface in the Philippi suburb and the residents are tired of waiting for the City of Cape Town to do something about it.