Mowbray Golf Course development: ‘It’s a step to undo apartheid land legacies’
The City of Cape Town has greenlit portions of the King David Mowbray Golf Course for a mixed-use development that will include affordable housing.
Picture: @kingdavidmowbraygc/Instagram
John Maytham speaks with Nick Budlender, researcher at Ndifuna Ukwazi.
Listen to the interview in the audio below.
Parts of the King David Mowbray Golf Course near the N2 highway in Cape Town have been greenlit for new developments, including affordable housing.
Its location offers easy access to employment hubs and amenities making it perfect for mixed-use.
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The development rights will be offered to the markets and revenue from the sale will go towards the municipality’s budget.
Budlender says this is a step in the right direction to undo the apartheid legacy that we still see in land use in Cape Town.
“These inefficient and unjust land uses inherited from apartheid can’t be sustained if we want a city that works for everyone.”
- Nick Budlender, researcher at Ndifuna Ukwazi
He says that the City of Cape Town should prioritise affordable housing when they release the land.
“Ultimately we are encouraged by this.”
- Nick Budlender, researcher at Ndifuna Ukwazi
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