Against Du Noon residents' settlement relocation

Kensigton / Factreton is already a densely populated area that is plagued by all the society ills of a densely populated poor community. Crime, unemployment and poverty is rife here. It is a well established fact that there are other communities that are considerably less densely populated and also have considerably better crime statistics. These communities also happen to be inhabited by majority wealthy people. These less densely populated areas would be a better choice for relocation. Further more, the Blaauwberg area is not a previously disadvantaged community like Kensington / Factreton is. The facilities and infrastructure is as a result, more advanced. It makes no sense to move a people who are located closer to these better facilities to a community where the facilities are of a lesser quality. It is difficult not to interpret the decision to rather move the DuNoon residents to Kensington as a decision that benefits and prioritises the wealthier Blaauwberg residents. Given the fact that Transnet and the City of Cape Town have also come to this decision without consulting the people of Kensington, it seems there is a deliberate intention to infringe the human rights of the Kensington community.