Who's to blame for Khayelitsha?

semiautomatix · Jul 15, 2009

A service delivery protest in Khayelitsha on Tuesday has put one person in hospital, according to the organisers, Abahlali baseMjondolo.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20090715092346872C392070

Eskom to blame, not the ANC - Plato

Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato says Eskom's inability to electrify the informal areas of Khayelitsha is the spark that ignited service delivery protests earlier this month.

Plato believes Eskom's removal of illegal electricity connections was the cause of the outrage of hundreds of people who did not understand that the city was unable to provide them with electrical connections.

Khayelitsha residents celebrate first stage of R120 m Urban Upgrading Programme

The following facilities were opened:

• The Peace Park Community building
• The Ncomu Road Community building
• The Ncomu Road Urban Park
• The Kwamfundo School Sports Complex

Plato calls Cape Town budget vote

A total of R10 million is to be allocated for rates rebates to pensioners and disabled people, with the income threshold lifted to R8000 per month.

"These are better rates rebates than have ever been offered under the ANC, and continue the first ever 100 percent rebates for our poorest residents, which we introduced three years ago," Plato said.

He said the city would make housing a priority and planned to create 36,280 "housing opportunities" in 15 areas.

This includes building 1200 houses in Khayelitsha's Site C, 2850 in Nonqubela, 1650 in Wallacedene, 540 in Eastridge in Mitchell's Plain, 1400 in The Hague in Delft and 21,350 in Happy Valley.

Khayelitsha urban upgrade programme launched

The goals of the programme are to increase the safety of residents; strengthen measures to reduce crime and violence; upgrade low-income neighbourhoods; provide social and commercial services; strengthen community structures; introduce a model of sustainable community-based management of local service nodes and empower the beneficiary population.

Two model libraries for Khayelitsha

Council has approved the construction of a model regional library in Kuyasa and a model community library in Harare at a cost of R5,6 million. Construction will be funded through the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU) programme. The City will submit an application for a $3 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for the book collections, furniture and equipment.

Kuyasa carbon credits cut electricity costs

Over one thousand Khayelitsha residents in the low-cost housing suburb of Kuyasa have had their electricity bills cut by as much as 40 percent.

This is thanks to their electrical geysers being replaced with solar water heaters, and having insulated ceilings and energy-efficient light bulbs installed in their homes as part of the groundbreaking city-owned Kuyasa Project.

Two new stations opened in Khayelitsha

Metrorail is proud to announce the opening of two new train stations in Khayelitsha. Kuyasa and Chris Hani stations started operating on Monday morning.

“Kuyasa and Chris Hani stations is an extension of the Khayelitsha line and forms part of a Presidential Urban Renewal Programme,” said Metro Rail spokesperson Riana Scott.

Seems to me that Khayelitsha is getting the lion's share of attention with regards to the City of Cape Town, yet there is continued unrest and rioting. This leads me to the conclusion that the blame lies in the lack of communication between the community and the City of Cape Town.

This responsibility to communicate the changes happening in Khayelitsha and to ensure residents remain patient, as these things can't be done overnight, rest firmly on the shoulders of the local councillor.

As such I would have to point the finger at the elected councillor for undermining the efforts of the entire city.

Unfortunately, no thanks to the ANC, this is a legacy that the DA has inherited; however, it is a great opportunity for the party to prove it is capable of decent service delivery.

Kloofvreter · Jul 15, 2009

Khayelitsha, just like Du Noon, will ALWAYS be in a state of unrest about something or the other. Give give give give give.

OhGats · Jul 15, 2009

Apartheid.... thats the standard excuse

semiautomatix · Jul 15, 2009

OhGats said:
Apartheid.... thats the standard excuse

Okay: "Who's to blame for Khayelitsha in the Real World?"

Alan · Jul 15, 2009

On T.V they complained they have no houses. Did they not have houses back where they came from

Redant · Jul 15, 2009

Alan said:
On T.V they complained they have no houses. Did they not have houses back where they came from

The bank took my house away. Will the 'govmint' provide me with a new one?
If so I would also like a large yacht as well, please. Oh, and a nice 4x4 also, Thank you.

samuelp · Jul 15, 2009

Why not destroy this area and build new buildings, and give to the area more mixity and economical assets ?
Giving money to sustain a slum will go nowhere. They need to build a new Khayelitsha

PeterCH · Jul 15, 2009

samuelp said:
Why not destroy this area and build new buildings, and give to the area more mixity and economical assets ?
Giving money to sustain a slum will go nowhere. They need to build a new Khayelitsha

Not all is a slum. Much of Khaya looks like Bothasig or Parklands.

ebie · Jul 16, 2009

timgaul said:
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=nw20090715092346872C392070

This responsibility to communicate the changes happening in Khayelitsha and to ensure residents remain patient, as these things can't be done overnight, rest firmly on the shoulders of the local councillor.

As such I would have to point the finger at the elected councillor for undermining the efforts of the entire city.

Unfortunately, no thanks to the ANC, this is a legacy that the DA has inherited; however, it is a great opportunity for the party to prove it is capable of decent service delivery.

Being held by the ANC as Khaya is one of their strongholds.

semiautomatix · Jul 16, 2009

ebie said:
Being held by the ANC as Khaya is one of their strongholds.

Yet these people will complain that the DA isn't delivering. Then, er, why did you vote for the ANC?

R13... · Jul 16, 2009

timgaul said:
Yet these people will complain that the DA isn't delivering. Then, er, why did you vote for the ANC?

Better the devil you know/trust?
History...

Sensorei · Jul 16, 2009

The people who live in Khayalitsha's families are to blame. They had too many damn children who had too many children who had too many bloody children.

ebie · Jul 16, 2009

timgaul said:
Yet these people will complain that the DA isn't delivering. Then, er, why did you vote for the ANC?

The "elected" stoke the people up to complain, intead of thanking for the delivery, running a misinformation campaign.

R13... · Jul 16, 2009

Sensorei said:
The people who live in Khayalitsha's families are to blame. They had too many damn children who had too many children who had too many bloody children.

this is an incredibly ignorant comment. to put it nicely.

RetroBok · Jul 16, 2009

The ANC is to blame, for making promises they never had the intention to keep or the means to keep. From their freedom charter:

All people shall have the right to live where they choose, be decently housed, and to bring up their families in comfort and security;

Unused housing space to be made available to the people;

Rent and prices shall be lowered, food plentiful and no-one shall go hungry;

A preventive health scheme shall be run by the state;

Free medical care and hospitalisation shall be provided for all, with special care for mothers and young children;

Slums shall be demolished, and new suburbs built where all have transport, roads, lighting, playing fields, creches and social centres;

The aged, the orphans, the disabled and the sick shall be cared for by the state;

Rest, leisure and recreation shall be the right of all:

Fenced locations and ghettoes shall be abolished, and laws which break up families shall be repealed

What a load of twaddle!

Koos Custodiet · Jul 16, 2009

Feh

The people came to Khayelitsha 40 years ago, built shacks. It was, after all, open, unwanted land.

OK, the reason it was open and unwanted is that it turns into a shallow lake in winter. Something to do with being 10cm above mean sea level.

So now they're complaining that Government isn't doing anything about the problem.

As I see it, if Government supplies houses to those people, other people are likely to move into the area...

And yea, some parts of Khayelitsha is relatively up-market. It's a beeeg place.

ebie · Jul 16, 2009

Koos Custodiet said:
Feh

The people came to Khayelitsha 40 years ago, built shacks. It was, after all, open, unwanted land.

OK, the reason it was open and unwanted is that it turns into a shallow lake in winter. Something to do with being 10cm above mean sea level.

So now they're complaining that Government isn't doing anything about the problem.

As I see it, if Government supplies houses to those people, other people are likely to move into the area...

And yea, some parts of Khayelitsha is relatively up-market. It's a beeeg place.

That is what is currently happening all over the flats.

Redant · Jul 16, 2009

larrychang said:
this is an incredibly ignorant comment. to put it nicely.

When reality and fact are referred to as ignorance, it is time to become seriously worried.

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