CapeTalk presenter Sara-Jayne King speaks to Gamza Sydow, a District Six claimant, Zahrah Nordien, interim co-chair of the District Six Working Committee and Ben Mars from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
108 District Six land claimants to move into new homes on 24 July ewn.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ewn.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The seven phases run concurrently from 2020 to 2024.
The delay is due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown.
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development confirmed yet another delay in the handover of 108 housing units for the District Six claimants.
According to the department, the delay is due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown.
The department said in a statement on Wednesday: This department is a developer of phase 3 of District Six Redevelopment. In this phase, the department is building 108 housing units, which will be handed over to claimants once they are completed. There were 24 housing units built in phase 1 and 115 for phase 2. As the world is currently experiencing the effect of Covid-19, the global pandemic affected the construction of District Six. As a result, some delays were just inevitable.
Another delay as 108 District Six claimants are due to move into new homes ewn.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ewn.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
55 years after forced removals, hope is blooming for District Six claimants After one of the most callous dispossessions of apartheid, more than 100 District Six claimants will soon be able to return to the place they once called home. Gamza and Hajir Sydow are among the District Six claimants hoping to be able to return home soon. Picture: Graig-Lee Smith/Eyewitness News
53 days ago
CAPE TOWN - It seems there’s a glimmer of hope for resolution for some of the families dispossessed in District Six.
Today marks 55 years since the vibrant neighbourhood was declared a whites only area under the Apartheid Group Areas Act.