The District Six Community Forum says claimants are disgruntled about the increase in foreign nationals renting homes which could have been offered to other claimants still on the waiting list, as a result, current D6 home owners are reeling in the cash. A recent newspaper report revealed that some claimants[…]
Residents and claimants within the District Six restitution process have expressed dismay that several beneficiaries have opted to rent out their allocated properties to ‘foreigners’. This comes amidst complaints that the process of reintegrating historically displaced families back into the areas has hit a snag, with houses not going up[…]
It was indeed a trip down memory lane as VOC’s loyal elderly listeners evoked the spirit of the golden days of District Six at the station’s 5th Annual Golden Hour Luncheon on Saturday. Guests came in their vintage attire to keep in with the theme ‘The Star Bioscope in District[…]
VOC will pay homage to its elderly listeners at the 5th annual VOC Golden Hour luncheon, set to take place on Saturday the 11th April. This yea’s event is centred around the theme “The Star Bioscope-District 6”, as a throwback the popular youth hangout during the 1950’s and 1960’s. The[…]
The District Six Working Committee (D6WC) said they have been overwhelmed by the attendance of land restitution claimants who attended their meeting on Saturday. The meeting which was held at the Blackpool sports complex in Salt River meeting attracted 1000 people. D6WC CEO Seraj Jenkings said claimants expressed their increased[…]
Former residents who were evicted from District Six during the apartheid Group Areas Act will gather for a meeting in Salt River on Saturday to discuss the shortcomings of land restitution. The meeting is being organised by the District Six Working Committee (D6WC), an organisation formed to assist late claimants,[…]
More than 10 000 claimants aligned with the District Six Working Committee (D6WC), are planning to take launch a court bid against the Land Claims Commissions, in a bid to redress what the representative body has described as a ‘much flawed’ restitution process. The group has noted alleged cases of[…]
Controversy has arisen over the repayment of monies to a some District Six, after it emerged that only those who made financial contributions for their homes within the last four years were being refunded. This comes despite the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (RDLR) indicating that housing for[…]
Community members gathered at the District Six Museum Homecoming Centre on Wednesday morning, in memory of the forced evictions that drove more than 60 000 residents out of the area. The 11th February 2015 marks 49 years to the day that District Six was officially declared a whites only area,[…]
Former District Six residents who were evicted from their homes during apartheid plan to visit the old Hanover Street on Heritage Day on Wednesday as a form of remembrance. According to the organisers of the event, the District Six Museum, Hanover Street was the most popular Street in District Six[…]
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