Full Circle Digital Magazine February 2014 | Page 37

COMMUNITY • MAKE A DIFFERENCE
in by walls on two sides (towards Lekkerwater Road
and Fish Eagle Park) and the wetlands on the third side,
with just one access road (Pokela Road). The chaos
when emergency vehicles attempt to access Kommetjie
Road means risking lives. We request that the second
access road be built in 2014.
Three – Conduct a land and infrastructure audit to
identify space and facilities that will be required for the
creation of new, diverse villages
There has been not enough political will to identify land
in our area suitable for housing for lower income groups.
There has also been not enough political will to invest
in infrastructure. We suspect that (as happened during
the past years) any land audit will continue to tell us
that land is either privately owned or that city land is not
feasible for housing. We agree that the plan should not
be to extend Masiphumelele. Rather we need to create
villages for diverse income groups, villages which offer
excellent social and cultural services at the same time
as protecting our natural environment. These villages
will be economically attractive human settlements with
small businesses contributing to job creation. Land
that is currently not feasible for development should
be considered for upgrading for human habitation. We
expect to see serious efforts in this direction.

If you want to add your signature to this appeal
please go to: http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/
overcomingpoverty

Archbishop em. Desmond Tutu has endorsed
this appeal with the words:

“I hope your plan will succeed. It must!”
“Madiba’s legacy is to learn to live
together despite differences,
on the basis of true sharing and mutual
respect for decent and peaceful living
without the scourges of crime
and violence. We are convinced
it is possible.”
This appeal was written by Prof. Andy Dawes (UCT,
Faculty of Humanities) and Dr Lutz van Dijk (CoFounder of the HOKISA Children’s Home and
voluntary fundraiser for the Amakhaya ngoku
Housing Project in Masiphumelele). Both are
residents in Clovelly.

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