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Families to return to Bishopscourt, 60 years after forced removals

Cross-subsidised development set to be completed in 2028

Bulk infrastructure has been completed at the Protea Village development in Bishopscourt. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Families forcibly removed from Protea Village in Bishopscourt now expect to move back in 2028, later than previously expected.
Roads, water, sanitation and street lights have been installed, but building the 86 claimants’ homes will only start in March 2027.
The homes are funded by the sale of 50 plots sold on the open market in one of Cape Town’s most expensive suburbs.

People who were forcibly removed from Protea Village in Bishopscourt, Cape Town, in the 1960s will have to wait until at least 2028 before they can move back.
Following successful land claims lodged in 1995, 86 families opted to have their rights…

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