100-year-old District Six claimant dies before getting permission to move into her new home

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Shariefa Khan, the oldest District Six land claimant, died on Wednesday before she was able to move back to the area from which her family was forcefully removed.

SuppliedThe 100-year-old died on Wednesday, before she was able to move back to the area from which her family was forcefully removed.

“Mrs Khan would have turned 101 on April 25. Last April, she signed the papers to receive her new apartment in District Six as part of phase 3 of the restitution process. Her family spent some months making the unit more comfortable and disabled-friendly for her. “The D6WC would like to extend its heartfelt condolences to the Khan family and share its utter grief and disappointment with not seeing Mrs Khan’s final wish of restitution being fulfilled.

 

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Slow government machine.... condolences to her family

100 yrs old and our democracy is 28years old so how long did she wait🤔? And am sure she might be one of activists hu fought for so called democracy and she was fortunate to c start of it and had hopes of better life from it but she faded wth her hopes with nothing from democracy

This is sad really sad.

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