GOOD Party slams proposed N2 wall as apartheid segregation

The GOOD party in the Western Cape says the wall to be built along the N2 near the Cape Town International Airport mirrors racist spatial logic and apartheid.

This follows the City of Cape Town's announcement of an allocation of more than R100 million to build the wall, intended to protect motorists from increased hijackings and smash-and-grabs.

The GOOD Party contends that the wall will act as a barrier, hiding poverty from tourists travelling between the CBD and the airport.

Spokesperson Siyabulela Mamkeli stated: "A democratic city confronts inequality; it does not build walls to hide it. Safety on the N2 is being used as a cover to hide poverty and avoid accountability."

The party is also calling on the City to account for the money spent on law enforcement along the N2.

"Crime along the N2 is the direct result of apartheid planning, economic exclusion and years of DA failure in Cape Town," Mamkeli added. "Instead of fixing broken services in nearby informal settlements, the city is building a wall to shield tourists from poverty. That is not safety, it is segregation."