Land Dispossession in Cape Town
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The history of land dispossession in Cape Town in particular is a history that began years before Apartheid. The land Act of 1913 only solidified what was always in place in the Cape Colony. Historian W. J. du Plessis said that “By the time of the advent of the new South Africa, about 17 000 statutory measures had been issued to segregate and control land division, with 14 different land control systems in South Africa. in keeping with the theme of Heritage month, Rafieka Williams explored how land dispossession affects the identity of the marginalised.