‘n Vroulike Franse toeris is in die historiese Bo-Kaap van haar besittings beroof en in die nek gesteek met ‘n skerp voorwerp. Toeriste is klaarblyklik maklike teikens in die gebied en is ook nie bewus van die gevare in die area nie. Toeriste word al hoe meer gewaarsku om Suid Afrika te vermy weens die..
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Franse toeris beroof, aangerand in historiese Bo-Kaap
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[OPEN LETTER] TO PATRICIA DE LILLE ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF BO-KAAP
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Dear Aunty Pat, As the voices of our ancestors, the young voices of silenced generations, the firm-footed of the unfairly removed, the reach of the retreated and the kings and queens of our descendants, we remember. We remember the drama of our nation. We remember the first democratic election. We remember the rainbow nationism. The..
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Bo-Kaap unites in protest to hold onto heritage
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In the narrow cobbled streets of Bo-Kaap, an hour before the call to prayer echoes at sunset, young people begin to set tyres alight.
Traditionally, the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is a time of community spirit and peace in the Cape Town suburb. As the time nears for the fast to be broken at dusk, families prepare food to share with their neighbours.
But this year, young people are upholding another tradition which they inherited from their elders: a battle to protect their homes in the inner city from private developers who see the appeal of prime land in Bo-Kaap.