Expert weighs in on the proposed relocating SANDF to make way for social housing.
Cape Town - For the past few weeks, access to social housing near to the city has been a political playground for politicians as local government elections get closer.
Hill-Lewis and Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille have been at each other’s throats recently with De Lille even asking if Hill-Lewis “was stupid” following his requests. “I believe it would be possible for both Ysterplaat and Wingfield to be converted to low-cost housing, and their locations are ideal for the purpose, but it would have to be done as part of a well-planned and carefully thought out process that takes into account the Graaffs Trust's restrictive rights over the land and which compensates the SANDF for the cost and impact of relocating to other sites.
Responding to this, Alex Lansdowne, media officer for Hill-Lewis, said: “The very basic explanation is that if the SANDF stops using the land for military purposes the land reverts to the ownership of the trust. I am also of the understanding that the government has paid a flat £1 rent to the trust since this agreement has been in place over the last century.”
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