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Dunoon residents’ housing hopes dashed

City plans mixed-income development not state housing for 72-hectare site

Community leader Sinethemba Matomela says he worries that many Dunoon residents will not benefit from the City of Cape Town’s release of nearly 72-hectares of land at Annandale. Photo: Peter Luhanga

The City of Cape Town announced the release of Annandale Farm, nearly 72 hectares of land near Dunoon, for affordable housing through public-private partnerships.
The City plans a mixed-income development targeting households earning between R3,500 and R34,400 a month. It is not reserved for people from Dunoon only.
This has angered Dunoon residents, who have been protesting for years for low-income and affordable housing to de-densify the settlement.
Dunoon has about 1,700 housing applicants according to the ward councillor.

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