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The District Six Museum welcomes the new appointment of Ms Zeenat Parker-Kasker as the Executive Director
By Kouthar Sambo The District Six Museum has welcomed the new appointment of Ms Zeenat Parker-Kasker as the Executive Director. This comes after the annual event held to observe the 58 years since the forced removals in the Cape and its effort to keep the history and memory of those[…]
District Six Museum commemorates 58 years since forced removals with special art exhibition
By Ragheema Mclean The District Six Museum hosted its annual event commemorating the declaration of District Six as a White Group Area on February 11, 1966, marking 58 years since the tragic event over the weekend. This year’s commemoration also coincided with the museum’s 30th anniversary, highlighting its ongoing commitment[…]
“District six could be a symbol of success for SA democracy”- Mandla Mandela
Parliament’s Agriculture and Land Reform committee says parliamentarians and government officials have to ensure the District Six restitution process is completed during the National Assembly’s current term. Chairperson Mandla Mandela said during an oversight visit to the area of Cape Town, all the remaining original claimants have to speedily be[…]
Gov to conduct oversight over District Six development project
By Tauhierah Salie The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform and Agriculture will today be engaging claimants and beneficiaries in District Six. The department’s spokesperson, Reggie Ngcobo, says Deputy president David Mabuza will be joining a walk-about aimed at assessing progress on the District Six Development Project, in his capacity as[…]
56 years since District Six was declared a White Group Area
11 February 1966 marks the day that District Six was declared a White Group Area according to the Group Areas Act of 1950. This was an Apartheid Act which planned all areas of residence in South Africa based on racial classification. It is the day that the community regards as[…]
City’s eviction of homeless in District Six deemed unlawful
The Western Cape High Court has ruled that the eviction of 46 homeless people in District Six last month was unlawful. It relates to an incident on 19 September 2021, wherein the City reportedly confiscated the goods of dozens of homeless who set up camp on Sydney Street in District[…]
District Six legend Aunty Shariefa Khan turns 100 this weekend
Khan, also known as “Mama” or “Aunty Riefa”, was born in 1921 in Vryburg in the North West. Her family came to Cape Town in 1928, and lived in Muizenberg and later Kensington where her father had the first halaal butchery in the area, before she married her husband Dawood[…]
Furgard Theatre in District Six shuts down after pandemic cripples finances
The iconic performing arts theatre, the Furgard Theatre in District Six – Cape Town- is closing its doors permanently, with immediate effect. Fugard founder and producer, Eric Abraham, says they are not convinced that the Theatre will be Covid safe and financially viable again after it was closed for about[…]
‘District Six’ set for return to Cape map
On Tuesday the national Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, finally approved the renaming of Zonnebloem to District Six and local maps are set to see the change very soon – to the delight of many. The approval has been published in the Government Gazette and may very well[…]
Zonnebloem officially reverts to District Six
Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, approved the renaming of Zonnebloem back to District Six on Tuesday, December 17. The approval has been published in the Government Gazette. The District Six Museum had applied for the renaming of the suburb earlier this year. In September, the Western Cape Minister[…]