Keyword: Cape Town

Talking about Race Without Ending Racism

Picture: www.popularcritic.com Anna Majavu - The Democratic Alliance (DA) has been campaigning furiously for the past two months against the assertion that Cape Town is racist, after this was again thrust into the public spotlight at the beginning of the year by acclaimed singer Simphiwe Dana’s tweet that “no matter how famous/ rich you are, you’re still a 2nd class citizen if you’re Black in Cape Town”. After Dana asked DA leader Helen Zille for proof of the change she often trumpets, Zille responded,...

Mother City to Some: The Story of Housing in Cape Town

Picture: Lizane Louw Mandisi Majavu - Cape Town is the second largest city in South Africa. Affectionately known as the ‘mother city’, it is home to about 3,4 million people. Helen Zille recently argued in the Sunday Times that Cape Town is “the least unequal city in South Africa.” The point, however, is that Cape Town is an unequal city - a white city that is not very motherly towards poor people of colour. A large number of people of colour live in poverty. It is estimated that 400 000 families of...