They are generally bilingual, speaking Afrikaans and English, though some speak only one of these. Conceived of as a "model township" by the apartheid government, it was Mitchell’s Plain was designed as a Coloured Township for middle-income families but by the late 1980s much of it had been reduced to ghetto areas where The real shame is that this was not even the worst of areas. The colouRED CHAMELEON Project Giving voice to those sidelined This social and artistic project to be undertaken in the “Coloured” townships of Cape Town was conceived by the South African choreographer, Desire Davids, with the goal of giving voice to a forgotten community, the “Coloureds”. Mitchells Plain is a largely “coloured township” about 32 km from the city of Cape Town. 45% der Bevölkerung „farbig“. could be concentrated and controlled, and permitted authorities to destroy illegal shacks. Yet a visit through the townships of Langa, Gugulethu, Khayelitsha, Cross Roads, Mitchell’s Plain and Manenberg is one of the most revealing and enriching things you can do whilst in Cape Town – for better or worse this area is considered the birthplace of Cape Town’s soul and art, crafts, music and entrepreneurship abound in a collective show of making the best of a bad situation. belongings removed – Thandeka had been illegally evicted from her home and, since her old shack in Joe Slovo was now demolished, she was left with nowhere else to go.'. supposed to cover this but some argue that it still leaves people unable to purchase on the oepn market (for a discussion see here). The Cape Flats consists of a vast number of townships where the majority of coloured and african people live. Amid Apartheid (1948–1994) Cape Town became an explicitly race-based segregated city: with black and coloured people isolated in townships, and white elite controlling the central areas. Most of us give them a rather wide berth, if truth be told, their association with crime, gangsterism, poverty, Aids and anti-white sentiment enough to maintain the segregation of our past. A group of Cape Coloureds were interviewed in the documentary series Ross Kemp on Gangs. Mitchell’s Plain has large retail developments in the Central Business District and in shopping centres. For most of the people there, life has not noticeably improved since the fall of apartheid. In the period during and following World War II urban areas of South Africa experienced a rapid period of urbanisation as the colour barwas relaxed due to the war. being faced. Into the future: opportunities and threats, The Western Cape: Slaughter, Slavery and Segregation, The Eastern Cape and the defeat of the xhosa, Socio-Economic Conditions in South Africa 2010, III. A book No Land! It is one of South Africa's largest townships. (£274/€348) a month, be married or live with a partner or be single and have dependent children and  have never owned a house or a property anywhere in South Africa. When they came through the join? Between 6 000 and 7 000 people were forcibly moved from District Last year was the second lowest number of total births per year since 2013, falling behind 2016 where only 94 440 babies were born. In 1923 Langa township was established 5km south east of Ndabeni, and Ndabeni was dismantled under pressure from nearby white residents at Pinelands. There is a huge housing waiting list of 322 619 in Cape Town (see here for details and allocation procedure). Apparently, the Cape Town Medical Officer for Health declared that the living conditions of Africans were ‘very undesirable, both Neither employers nor the government built new accommodation or homes for the influx of new residents. These will only be able to accommodate 1000 people. The struggles over housing (there is a 400,000 unit shortage of housing in Cape Town alone according to Jeanne Hromnik below) continue. It document.write(year) 'The [...] examples illustrate the typical problems and successes that emerge from housing provision in terms of the People's Housing Project model and more conventional housing approaches. The Abahlali baseMjondolo (Shack Dwellers) Movement is an important organising force behind the struggle for Shack Dweller's housing and huamn rights. house. Albertinia. It contains approximately 1,600 one room structures built of corrugated No House! Although Coloureds form a minority group within South Africa, they are the predominant population group in the Western Cape. The problems of poor construction, project disruption (community conflict, theft and vandalism) are common to both conventional and PHP approaches. Viele von ihnen leben in sogenannten „informellen Wohnstätten“, die Sie gemeinsam mit einem einheimischen Guide besuchen können. It has a population of over 300,000 in 2001 of whom 84.2% are Coloured and 14.9% Black African. In the aftermath, houses of AbM supporters have been destroyed, 13 members imprisoned and death threats forced its leaders into hiding (see Museum). Copyright © 1994 - (in Corruption in Infrastructure Delivery: South Africa G. Hollands DfiD 2007. Agulhas. Cape Coloureds are a South African ethnic group composed primarily of persons of mixed race. The Cape Town High Court suspended the forced evictions for 9 weeks but upheld them all the same. In 1983 bloody violence broke out in Crossroads and growing tensions between the ‘comrades’ of the United Democratic Front and some residents led to the rise In 1952 the government' imposed 'The Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act' which forced local authorities to set up emergency or Transit Camps where people redevelopment is part of the so-called N2 Gateway project which is being run by 'a partnership of the banks, the BEE [Black Economic Empowerment] capitalists of the N2 Gateway and the government' The Cape Flats comprises the Areas East of the Northern and Southern Suburbs of Cape Town and is made up of Black Townships, Coloured ghettoes and Shantytowns. opportunities there. The upbeat tune was composed and recorded in 1974 with other Cape Jazz stars Basil Coetzee and Robbie Jansen. Even with exotic sounding names like Bishop Lavis, Steenberg, Hanover Park, Bonteheuwel, Manenberg, Elsies River, Langa (sun), … Khayelitsha had a population of 406,000 in 2005, of whom 40% were under 19 years of age. The situation was aggravated by a widespread shortage of firewood, causing fuel collectors to cut the relatively few indigenous shrubs and trees that stabilised the sand. Nyanga is one of the most dangerous townships in Cape Town. "This amounts to one murder every two-and-a-half days for five consecutive years." and Co-ordination of Documents) Act, was passed in 1952 and required all black South Africans above the age of 16 to carry a pass at all times when in white areas. Relations (SAIRR) over 700 people were murdered in Gugulethu between 2005 and 2010. Nyanga is one of the most dangerous townships in Cape Town.According to data collected by the South African Institute of Race (Xhosa ‘moon’) is one of the oldest black townships in Cape Town. It contains approximately 1,600 one room structures built of corrugated At). Cape Town iron. This was in order to redevelop the land at Joe Slovo by building 'bond houses' (ie houses for sale) at a price to residents who could afford them of between R150 000 to R250 000 for a Arniston. To Authur's Pass: Coal, timber, trails and tragedy, III. The weekly rent for a house was 7s 6d compared to that for a shack of 6d and many people remained in shanty towns. In 1923 the Native (Urban Areas) Act was passed restricting the entry of Africans into the city. acting with the support of local ANC structures. Sie ist insbesondere auf dem Gebiet der ehemaligen Kapkolonie, d. h. im Süden und Westen Sü… This led to overcrowding, poor living conditio… Note: The development of RDP housing areas has not been without criticism in South Africa: Blikkiesdorp was built by the City of Cape Town in 2007 by then Mayor Helen Zille. An internal discussion document stated, “The erosion of the character and capacity of the movement and the hollowing out of the capacity of the democratic state must be reversed urgently and vigorously if we are to rapidly improve the (Joe Slovo Committee - Anti-eviction Campaign Press Statement 02/09/2007). Nyanga is made up by eleven townships (Lusaka, KTC, Old Location, Maumau, Zwelitsha, Maholweni"Hostels", Black City, White City, Barcelona, Kanana & Nyanga is situated 26km from Cape Town Relations, Reconstruction and problems in Langa: 'This is the story of Thandeka Ngcelwane who, last week, was allocated No.59, a government built shack in Langa Temporary Relocation Area. Some Cape Coloureds may code switch, speaking a patois of Afrikaans and English called Afrikaaps also known as Cape Slang or Kombuis Afrikaans, meaning Kitchen Afrikaans. (7 pages), II. Cape Peninsula: Muizenberg to Simon's Town, V. Cape Peninsula: Scarborough and Benguela Current, VI. In 1966 the government declared District Six in inner city Cape Town a ‘whites only’ area and despite tenacious resistance by 1982 more than 60,000 people had Close range rubber bullets and summary arrests were employed near to the international airport and next to the townships of Gugulethu and Crossroads. Broad Estimates of Township Population Densities (People per km2). What emerged at Langa ‘was a design allowing maximum visibility of residents by the authorities and hence their control. Applicants must be over 21, South African citizens, have an income of less than R3,500 However, while she was away from her new home for a Site West Of Orlando Suggested. Armoed. For those of us who live in Cape Town, the townships of Khayelitsha, Gugs and Langa are places one seldom visits. In 2001 it had a population of 58,452 of whom 99.54% were African and 50% of the housing units (13,734) were informal dwellings (Capetown.gov). informal settlement (estimated population 20,000)at Langa township resisted forceable relocation to Delft township 34km north east of Cape Town in 2007. Despite attempts close down Crossroads the government was forced to recognize it as an ‘emergency camp in 1978 and construction and community conflict. Townships of the Cape Flats. In 1956 it was enlarged to include the Nyanga Transit Camp and the settlement of Mau liberally by the police, according to reports. it is like a concentration camp and facilities are poor, with four families to one toilet and tin walls that let in both heat and cold.’ (For quote see review of No Land!). Legend has it that Coetzee got his nickname, “Manenberg“, because of … This speaks to widespread corruption in housing development and allocation that has blighted recent years. 60-80% in the northern and scattered western parts of the township. Nyanga is made up by eleven townships (Lusaka, KTC, Old Location, Maumau, Zwelitsha, Maholweni"Hostels", Black City, White City, Barcelona, Kanana & I lived in Bonteheuwel, a former coloured township and dumping ground for forced removees. Ashton(Montagu) Ashton(Robertson) Aurora. I was born in Cape Town and I have lived there for most of my life. to use emerging contractors or beneficiary-owned and beneficiary-driven project approaches, while laudable in its developmental motives, in fact introduces an increased likelihood of poor Places where many Cape Town citizens are forced to live, without occupation rights or security of tenure. Nexus in Cape Town: War on Gangs, Counterinsurgency and Citizenship STEFFEN JENSEN* Research Center for Torture Victims, Copenhagen, Denmark In this article, I argue that the security and development nexus takes on specific forms depending on the context, and that in Cape Town’s coloured townships it is embodied in policies and practices around to be dipped. The Geomorphology of the Fox Glacier Region, Ferguson Farms: a name's a name for that ( 1 page), Gold Rushes: Gold Maketh the Colony (5 pages), New Zealand's Unique Biota: the Example of the Moa (1 pages), Agriculture: A Butter Fat Arcadia ? The N2 Gateway scheme has come in for much criticism for shoddy building and its treatment of residents from the Auditor General and housing rights groups (see Wikipedia: N2 Gateway), Note: The development of RDP housing areas has not been without criticism in South Africa: 'Critics point to poor housing quality as the chief problem pace and depth of transformation” (see FT 21/6/2012. These informal settlements mostly have a high density of occupation and very poor sanitation. Cape Coloure Some of the day to day development of the struggle is published on the Abahlali baseMjondolo website here. A pared-down land: the Otago Peninsula, VII. renovate an RDP house before eight years of ownership residents must get permission to do so from their local municipality (see Property24). Over 5000 so-called 'bachelors' were forced to move into hostels, and thousands of (labour recruitment) they first had to go to Langa to be dipped before they could mix with other people. Cape Peninsula: Kommetjie, Hout Bay, Clifton, VIII. The finding pronounced by the ‘Theron Commission’ in 1976, that at least must enter into consultation with residents, and that temporary relocation areas where residents were to be moved be of higher quality.'. The largest number of babies born were in the City of Cape Town and stood at 66 367, followed by The Cape Winelands at 13 826. a rate of. Bubonic plague had broken out which was soon blamed on ‘these For instance, in 1974, the construction of Mitchell’s Plain commenced and people who were forcibly removed from District Six were relocated to Mitchell’s Plain. winter rains. Beyond the Cyprus/Germany standoff, VIII. On 26 September, AbM’s strongest base, the Kennedy Road settlement, was attacked by armed militia, apparently Early days: from wool to refrigeration, VII. In Südafrika gibt es viele ethnische Gruppen, eine davon sind die „Farbigen“. deteriorating and migrant labour was one of the few lifelines for many families. - If you wish to link to this page, you can do so by referring to the URL address below this line. down from previous year’s 217 to 198. The ethnic and racial composition of Cape Town is: 42.4% "Coloured" 38.6% "Black African" 15.7% "White" 1.4% "Asian or Indian" 1.9% other; Apartheid in South Africa is still felt in Cape Town. Gov). here). No Vote! The Early Settlement of the Otago Peninsula: the first European wave and Ngai Tahu resistance, Golden Bay IV: Mangakarau Bush Industries, Golden Bay VI: The Karst Country of the Cowin Road, Golden Bay IX: Taupo Point and Abel Tasman. In a nutshell, and according to the Abahlali baseMjondolo website, the national Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu was intent on evicting residents of Joe Slovo informal settlement to distant Delft at 'illegals' - most of whom were women - were 'endorsed out' of the city back to the Eastern Cape. The first segregated township to be developed by the white authorities was Ndabeni in 1902. Nonetheless, the prevalent language of Coloureds is Afrikaans. Of these births, 50 756 were male and 49 209 were female. List of Townships in Western Cape, Republic of South Africa with Maps and Steets Views. (For above see Wikipedia: What emerged at Langa ‘was a design allowing maximum visibility of residents by the authorities and hence their control. been relocated to the Cape Flats and Mitchell’s Plain and the district had been flattened by bulldozers (see. Today it This deemed urban areas in South Africa as white and required could be concentrated and controlled, and permitted authorities to destroy illegal shacks. Cape Coloureds in the media Cape Coloured school children in Mitchell's Plain Cape Coloured children in Bonteheuwel township (Cape Town, South Africa) The Christmas Bands are a popular Cape Coloured cultural tradition in Cape Town. The anti-eviction campaign at Joe Slovo informal settlement at Langa 2007-9. gangsterism and drug abuse were rife. of the police-backed and armed ‘witdoeke’ (who wore white armbands) who set fire to all the Crossroads settlements and left 60,000 people homeless (see Cape Town The following week, new land occupations sprung up across the city, all in coloured townships: from Vrygrond and Parkwood in the southern part of Cape Town … (See Wikipedia: Some of the day to day development of the struggle is published on the, was intent on evicting residents of Joe Slovo informal settlement to distant Delft at It is described by the pavement dwellers as `for pigs', a place where rapists live around the corner and drug dealing is rife. In 1983 bloody violence broke out in Crossroads and growing tensions between the ‘comrades’ of the United Democratic Front and some residents led to the rise Als Coloureds (afrikaans: kleurlinge, in nachrangiger Verwendung bruinmense oder bruin Afrikaners[1]; deutsch auch Farbige oder Mischlinge) wird vor allem in Südafrika in geringerem Ausmaß auch in Namibia und Simbabwe eine Bevölkerungsgruppe von hochgradig diverser kultureller und ethnischer Zusammensetzung bezeichnet. In 1923 Langa township was established 5km south east of Ndabeni, and Ndabeni was dismantled under pressure from nearby white residents at Pinelands. During the first half of the twentieth century, a clear majority of the black population in major urban areas lived in hostels or servants’ accommodations provided by employers and were mostly single men. For example, The Truth and Reconciliation Commission transcripts record vigilante violence in collusion with the police during township uprisings in Zolani in 1986. Golden Bay XIII: Farms, Industries, Houses. Europe. squatters moved to Crossroads and by 1977 there were 18,000 living there. 'Sweet Salt': the Medieval Sugar Industry, Ploughing photos and memories of farming in Wales, South African Institute of Race Coloured people who were the largest group of people affected by forced removals in Cape Town as a result of the Groups Areas Act were accommodated in these newly constructed townships. few hours to visit her brother, the TRA committee headed by Zukisani Sibunzi broke the lock on her door and put someone else in the home. comments, which “could have the effect of inappropriately criminalising a whole organization and making its members vulnerable to threats of violence” (see here). Development Programme.). is an industrial estate mainly occupied by the textile and clothing factories. 'Although it is overwhelmingly been relocated to the Cape Flats and Mitchell’s Plain and the district had been flattened by bulldozers (see District Six (See Wikipedia: Mitchell’s Plain  and Also in those days, government investments in infrastructure and services, mostly benefited the white elite ( McDonald, 2012 ). It was a Coloured rather than Black African township being comprised of ‘Hottentot, Malay and mixed races’. They ideally wanted the Joe Slovo land to be redeveloped with Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) houses. When she returned she found a lady in her home and her Unemployment was 80% and 86% of the population lived in serviced or unserviced informal dwellings. The authorities created Khayelitsha in response to the immense pressures for some kind of home from migrants moving to the Cape and from those forced out of In August 2009, new Minister for Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale, placed the eviction of residents on hold  and in September 2009, reports surfaced that the Sie The public libraries selected for analysis are located in Lentegeur, Hanover Park, and Bonteheuwel townships. Authur's Pass: the pass, park and passing trains, IV. Sie sind generell eine Minderheit im Land, aber im Gebiet um Cape Town sind ca. And residents in Delft and the N2 Gateway housing scheme illegally occupied new houses, were forcibly evicted and rather than being relocated to a notorious Many The local government continued to clear squatter camps through the sixties and seventies. the Coloured township libraries on the Cape Flats during the 1980s. Source: all from individual Wikipedia pages but references don't work or don't tally. The residents took the case to the Constitutional Court in Pretoria which ruled in 2009 This is all part of a more general malise recognised by the ANC at its five-yearly policy review in 2012. In the late 1950s the destruction of shack settlements increased in areas like Hout Bay and Elsies River. is acknowledged that there is a gap between those who are allocated a free RDP house and those who can afford to buy on the open market. Abbotsdale. is an industrial estate mainly occupied by the textile and clothing factories. Crossroads by the witdoeke violence. all black African men to carry passes was replaced in 1945 by the Natives (Urban Areas) Consolidation Act, in 1945, which imposed essentially the same conditions. Bachs and boathouse: Otago Peninsula, Stewart Island, Bluff, Foveaux (10 pages), V. Ulva Island/Te Wharawhara, Stewart Island, VI. Cape coloured children in Bonteheuwel township (Cape Town, South Africa) Many Coloureds are bilingual as they can speak English and Afrikaans and sometimes Kaap. winter rains. (For above see Wikipedia: Ndabeni). RDP houses are allocated through a waiting list and are free. Such an environment proves to be corruption-friendly since cost cutting, project failure and beneficiary discontent can be blamed on a wider set of factors No visitors or gatherings were allowed had mushroomed to 450,000. ), The township comprised 5 large dormitories each housing 500 men, and 615 lean-to huts made of corrugated iron, without floors, which often flooded in the ... A COLOURED TOWNSHIP. Fierce protests followed with violent confrontations with the police and the blocking of the main N2 motorway into Cape Town. And they were protagonists in the struggle against apartheid. In appearance 'in favor of the eviction of Joe Slovo residents but only based on certain conditions including that 70% of homes built on Joe Slovo land be allocated to Joe Slovo residents, that government - Please bookmark this page (add it to your favorites). Cape Argus. There was unemployment of 30% in 2001 which rates of between (There were 619 in the whole of the UK in 2011). Washing and cooking facilities were public and inadequate, and the grid-like streets were patrolled by African constables (see. It is located on the Cape Flats on the False Bay coast between Muizenberg and Khayelitsha. II. Nyanga is made up by eleven townships (Lusaka, KTC, Old Location, Maumau, Zwelitsha, Maholweni"Hostels", Black City, White City, Barcelona, Kanana & Europe. Constitutional Court had quietly issued a new order suspending the eviction of Joe Slovo residents until further notice. The Modderdam squatter camp was destroyed by two bulldozers during one week in August 1977. 60-80% in the northern and scattered western parts of the township. There was unemployment of 30% in 2001 which rates of between Milford Sound: Geology and Glaciation, II. Cape Town Demographics. The bigoted responses to local comedian Joey Rasdien’s controversial comment at the Ilm Arts Festival are a stark reminder of the racism and prejudice within Black communities in South Africa. (labour recruitment) they first had to go to Langa to be dipped before they could mix with other people. No visitors or gatherings were allowed One research investigation in 2000 found that only 30% of new houses complied with building regulations. This Cape Town: IDASA, 22. Critics also note that new housing schemes are often dreary in their planning Today it East of the northern and southern suburbs, among the industrial smokestacks and the windswept Cape Flats, reaching well beyond the airport, is Cape Town’s largest residential quarter, taking in the coloured districts, African townships and shantytown squatter camps. West Coast National Park: The Atlantic Coast, Wineland: Labour and Land Reform (7 pages), IV. Coloured townships are often associated with gangsterism and drugs, and this connotation left me ashamed. : Voices from Symphony Way records their struggles and eventual relocation to Blikkiesdorp. and the actual service provider can shirk accountability' p.54. The Finance Linked Individual Subsidy Programme is