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Over 100 people marched on Saturday to three of 11 sites earmarked for social and affordable housing projects in Woodstock and Salt River in Cape Town. The march marked five years since the City of Cape Town first identified the 11 sites for housing. Read: Developer strikes landmark deal with families occupying Kommetjie land The city says major constraints in getting affordable housing projects done is the cost and time burden of unlawful occupations.
” Fagmeeda Ling, a leader at the old hospital occupation, was among 13 families evicted from Albert Road in Woodstock. “The City offered us alternative accommodation in Blikkiesdorp, Wolwerivier and Kampies. We didn’t want to be thrown 45km away from the city because this is where we were born and stayed all our lives,” she said. After the commemoration walk, a documentary on the Cissie Gool occupation by Sara CF de Gouveia was screened.
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