The challenges of the D6 project
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Still keeping with the issue of land reform, tonight we pick up on the challenges of restitution post 1994 by looking at the contentious District Six project.
District Six has existed as a white elephant for some time now. From the highway going in and out of the city, commuters can see some development in the form of white houses, but by-and-large, you still see the swathes of land which remains untouched. Then further up, close to Cape Tech, there is phase 3, which has taken years to complete. (and as you know, we keep regular tabs on this development, in Burning Issue on a monthly basis)
Last week, our news team reported that the District Six Working Committee (D6WC) is taking the state to court for its delays on District Six. The application in main seeks a declaratory order and structural interdict against the state for failing to provide adequate restitution in District Six.
The minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, the premier of the Western Cape, the City of Cape Town, the government of the South Africa and the District Six Beneficiary and Development Trust and its trustees are cited as co- respondents in the matter.
So tonight, we want to understand what has gone wrong? And why?
District Six has existed as a white elephant for some time now. From the highway going in and out of the city, commuters can see some development in the form of white houses, but by-and-large, you still see the swathes of land which remains untouched. Then further up, close to Cape Tech, there is phase 3, which has taken years to complete. (and as you know, we keep regular tabs on this development, in Burning Issue on a monthly basis)
Last week, our news team reported that the District Six Working Committee (D6WC) is taking the state to court for its delays on District Six. The application in main seeks a declaratory order and structural interdict against the state for failing to provide adequate restitution in District Six.
The minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Commission on Restitution of Land Rights, the premier of the Western Cape, the City of Cape Town, the government of the South Africa and the District Six Beneficiary and Development Trust and its trustees are cited as co- respondents in the matter.
So tonight, we want to understand what has gone wrong? And why?
