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‘District Six crime, getting out of hand’
The District Six Residents Forum held an AGM on Sunday that members say kicked off on a rocky start. Chaos ensued following a report in a local paper which incorrectly called on all residents of District Six to attend a meeting set out to address their concerns. According to the[…]
50 year’s anniversary of District Six dispossession
Today, 11 February, marks fifty years since District Six had been declared a whites-only area under the Group Areas Act. The area is a unique space in the Country that The Department of Rural Development and Land reform is currently redeveloping for victims affected by the land dispossession. To tell[…]
We remain committed to returning claimants to District Six: De Lille
Fifty years after the apartheid government declared District Six a whites-only area, Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille said the city continued to do all it could to see the rightful claimants returned to the area. Following the declaration under the Group Areas Act on February 11, 1966, more than[…]
Moods of District Six
Muir Street and Aspeling Street mosques in the old District Six as south-east clouds pour over Table mountain and a cat and a pigeon enjoy each other’s company on the roof of the Azzawia. Photos copyright Shafiq Morton
Turkey: At least six killed and 81 wounded after central Istanbul explosion
INTERNATIONAL At least six people were killed and 81 wounded, including two critically, after an explosion hit Istiklal Avenue in the historic Beyoglu district in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sunday, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. “We consider it to be a terrorist act as a result of a female attacker, detonating the bomb,” Oktay[…]
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee to discuss District 6 claims
Parliament’s portfolio committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will be meeting with claimants, the City of Cape Town and the national department to discuss matters relating to District Six claims later this month. DA Western Cape spokesperson Matlhodi Maseko says Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development minister Thoko[…]
District 6 claimants urge Nkoana-Mashabane to “throw in the towel”
Claimants are pleading with Women, Children and People with Disabilities Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane to “throw in the towel” as they await a Land Claims Court judgment on her application for leave to appeal a personal costs order over a failed plan to redevelop District Six. She was severely criticised in[…]
Roleplayers unpack practical next steps for the reconstruction of District 6
Restitution beneficiaries are encouraged to take ownership of their socio-economic opportunities and citizenry in the new District Six Hundreds of restitution claimants were given a strong dose of optimism and ownership as they were briefed on the practical roadmap for their return to District Six by their public and City[…]
Another Cape crime syndicate? Six robbery attempts in six months for cellphone stores
Cellphone retailer Cellucity, which opened its doors in 1994, has not been targeted by armed robbers for 25 years, until this year. The company experienced six armed robbery attempts in the past six months – all in the Western Cape. While not the only stores being targeted for high-value goods[…]
Six Tanzanian children killed ‘for body parts’
Six children in south-western Tanzania have been killed and had their ears and teeth removed, the authorities say. Some of the bodies of the children, aged between two and nine years old, were also missing limbs. “This is all about superstitious beliefs and many believe they will get help from[…]