After several attempts by the Democratic Alliance to sell the Bo-Kaap area to the highest bidder, we are proud to congratulate the ANC Dullah Omar Regional leadership, alongside our leaders in the Provincial Legislature in the Western Cape province and Sub-council 16 on leading successful motions in declaring Bo-Kaap a heritage site.
As the ANC we have always been anti-gentrification. We deem this as an unfortunate event that still bares scares of the dark times of Apartheid and the Union of South Africa, for many of our people. The ongoing gentrification of Woodstock and Sea Point is something we condemn with the highest contempt it deserves.
The struggle of Bo-Kaap has been a long journey that saw all-hands-on-deck from the ANC structures to the ANC Youth League structures in the province. It is one where the President of the Republic of South Africa, had reassured the Muslim community in his address to the Muslim Judicial Council that he agrees that Bo-Kapp should be declared a living heritage (area) however processes must be followed in doing so.
This is a victory the ANC celebrates with the people Bo-Kaap and this victory for them. In 2018, Bo-Kaap, experienced several protests by its community members who opposed the continued gentrification and private development that represents a serious threat to the character, culture, history and peoples' livelihood of Bo-Kaap.
When we speak of Land Redistribution, this what we mean. People being given land and not sold to private developers. This is a victory we celebrate with the people of Bo-Kaap.
Let us all stop gentrification on 08 May 2019 and vote ANC.
Issued on behalf of Ward 115 by
Branch Secretary
Luchulumanco Nanto
062 685 4615
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