City working with the Macassar community to make progress possible

The people earmarked for the Macassar Housing Project will be drawn from the Housing Database and must meet the qualification criteria. The City of Cape Town is planning further engagement with the Project Steering Committee which has been elected by the Macassar community.

During my meeting with the National Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu, the City's Human Settlements Directorate had provided me with information on a piece of land where the Macassar Housing Project is situated. It was suggested to me as a possible solution to the housing needs of the people of Lwandle. But, at the stage of receiving the information, I was not aware that this is the same piece of land where the Macassar Housing Project is situated.

The Human Settlements department supplied me with information that was incorrect.

The City of Cape Town sincerely apologises for the confusion that was caused.

The people of Ward 109, who qualify for a housing opportunity, will be accommodated in the broader Macassar Development Precinct in the future. Ward 109 comprises residents from Macassar and also a small portion of land in Khayelitsha, called Enkanini.

The people from Lwandle were asked to go back to the SANRAL land until the issue of the road reserve is resolved. It is intended that the SANRAL evictees who meet the qualification criteria will eventually be moved to suitable land.

Statement issued by the Cape Town Executive Mayor, Patricia de Lille, June 26 2014

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