The District Six Working Committee will head back to court this week to get answers from government as to when hundreds of claimants will receive a home.
On Sunday, dozens of former residents attended a meeting at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town.
The Western Cape High Court has ordered government to deliver on its promise of providing restitution to hundreds of claimants. #D6 District 6 restitution claimants at the Cape Penisula University of Technology in Cape Town today. KP pic.twitter.com/DMZJKtMS1H — EWN Reporter April 14, 2019 District Six Working Committee chairperson Shahied Ajam said that 20 years ago, residents filed their claims for restitution and he's hopeful they will get positive feedback on Wednesday.Ninety-year-old Mogamat Laden Petersen was born in District Six and lived there for 65 years before he was forcibly removed during apartheid and moved to Manenberg.Premier Helen Zille said the national department has to come up with a plan, the draft budget and the timelines.
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