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D6 claimants move into their homes after years of stumbling blocks

By: Aneeqa du Plessis After several years, District Six claimants have at long last received the keys to their homes as part of the land restitution process. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Tuesday morning, Chairperson of the District Six Working Committee Zahra Nordien explained there are no longer any stumbling blocks and claimants have been afforded the opportunity to move back. “There is no hold-up, government has seen to […]

today21 February 2023

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56 years since District Six was declared a White Group Area

11 February 1966 marks the day that District Six was declared a White Group Area according to the Group Areas Act of 1950. This was an Apartheid Act which planned all areas of residence in South Africa based on racial classification. It is the day that the community regards as having marked the beginning of the end of their lives as they knew it. On 11 February each year, prior […]

today12 February 2022

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