Dan Plato assures District Six claimants they will be relocated

CAPE TOWN - Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato assured District Six claimants of the city's commitment to ensure they're relocated to the area.

Plato was part of a government delegation attending the commemoration in the Castle of Good Hope today.Plato says the relocation will be done in a smooth and orderly manner.Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia De Lille thanked claimants for their patience during this long overdue process.

“The social conditions in the Cape Flats is unacceptable. They were never built for human conditions.” #D6 Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Patricia de Lille, says “never again will there be forced removals by anyone...especially not on the basis of race”. KB pic.twitter.com/KlOPwX9QCY — EWN Reporter February 15, 2020 Last year, Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza submitted a detailed plan on the redevelopment of the area to the Land Claims Court, for claims lodged between 1994 and 1998.

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