Thirty years after apartheid, Failed housing promise of South Africa
May 24, 2024 #SouthAfrica #CapeTown #SouthAfricaElections2024
When the ANC came to power in 1994, providing houses for all was a key government
May 24, 2024 #SouthAfrica #CapeTown #SouthAfricaElections2024
When the ANC came to power in 1994, providing houses for all was a key government policy. The country went a step further in its 1996 constitution, stating that all levels of government should address the “legacy of spatial apartheid” and that mechanisms in the law would allow for the release of land for affordable housing.
On paper, there is a commitment to provide housing for all. However, in reality, the pace of delivery has not kept up with the growing demand, resulting in an enormous backlog.
The decades of unfulfilled promises have also left voters disgruntled with both the ANC national government and the leading opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party that runs Cape Town and the Western Cape province.
As people head to the polls, those who are homeless are more desperate than ever.
Al Jazeera’s Fahmida Miller reports from Cape Town.
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