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Moving displaced people from community halls, joint media briefing by Provincial Government and City of Cape Town
27 August 2008
From Thursday, some 1 000 displaced people will be moved out of 11 community halls across Cape Town, as well as from Soetwater and Silwerstroom. They can return to their communities or be relocated to Blue Waters or Harmony Park. Youngsfield will remain open but will not receive additional people.
Blue Waters and Harmony Park have been reconfigured to accept them. Of the initial estimated 20 000 people displaced after incidents of xenophobic violence earlier this year, just more than 3 300 remain.
The process of moving the displaced people and bringing to a conclusion the declared provincial disaster, will be explained by senior officials from the provincial government and the city of Cape Town working together as a joint task team.
Date: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Time: 13h00 to 14h00
Venue: Ray Alexander Room, sixth Floor, Podium Block, Cape Town Civic Centre, Hertzog Boulevard, Foreshore
Media Queries:
Palesa Morudu
Cell: 082 304 2425
City of Cape Town:
Pieter Cronjé
Tel: 021 400 4592
Cell: 082 465 4965
Issued by: Western Cape Provincial Government
27 August 2008
Source: Western Cape Provincial Government (http://www.capegateway.gov.za)