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Gugulethu residents refuse to share land with Observatory occupiers

Families from Masonwabe reject City of Cape Town plan; say they waited 14 years for land they must now share with people from Singabalapha

Residents from the Singabalapha informal settlement in Observatory attend a meeting with families from the Masonwabe temporary relocation area in Gugulethu. The City plans soon to relocate the two groups to a site in Gugulethu. Photos: Mary-Anne Gontsana
A meeting meant to unify two communities waiting to be relocated by the City of Cape Town descended into chaos this week.
Residents from Singabalapha informal settlement, along the main road in Observatory, attended a meeting with families living at the Masonwabe temporary relocation area (TRA) in Gugulethu. The City plans to relocate the two groups soon to a site in Gugulethu. The meeting, held at Heideveld Community Centre, was hosted by the City’s informal settlement department and the local ward councillor…

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