The sun sets over the distant horizon as I make my way through the narrow, busy streets of Khayelitsha’s Site C in my Uno Fiat. Smoke fills the air and the smell of braai meat is everywhere. Fruit stands abound; people cross the street without warning; minibus taxis zoom about, impervious to stop signs. It [...]
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Hangberg: Our long, tiresome Road ahead (Part 3)
3. Len Swimmer: The other Side of History It is three weeks later and I’m on my way to meet with Len Swimmer, Chairman of the Hout Bay Residents Association. I double check the time – I’m running late. I quickly promise to earnestly begin working on my time management and hit the accelerator. When [...]
Hangberg: Our long, tiresome Road ahead (Part 2)
2. Caroldene ‘Dene’ Bailey: We’re not moving Caroldene is my second contact person in Hangberg and, like Ranka, she is actively involved with the ANC. Born in Wellington in 1955, Caroldene moved to Hangberg at the age of nine with her family, because her father found work as a fisherman at the harbour. She is [...]
Hangberg: Our long, tiresome Road ahead (Part 1)
Author’s Note I would like to thank the following individuals who helped me along the way, and without whom I would not have had the clarity to write this story. Special thanks go to Voice of the Cape journalists Dorianne Arendse and Faatimah Hendricks for sharing with me their coverage of the story; as well [...]