CAPE TOWN – A protest got under way in Parkwood on Thursday and authorities were forced to close Prince George Drive between Dick Berton and De Waal.
This came as disgruntled residents set tyres alight. The demonstration is thought to be related to housing. Meanwhile, supporters of housing rights group Reclaim the City protested at the Rondebosch Golf Course in an attempt to highlight the need for land for affordable housing.The protest was also part of the group's Human Rights Day commemoration.According to one of the group's leaders Nkosiknhona Swartbooi, the golf course can house up to 2,000 families.Social housing has been a contentious issue in the city as the demand for houses grow daily.
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