Comments on: Affirmative Action Town Planners: 0, Mbeki 1 http://entropy.co.za/blog/rant/affirmative-action-town-planners-0-mbeki-1/ information out of chaos Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:23:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Antonia http://entropy.co.za/blog/rant/affirmative-action-town-planners-0-mbeki-1/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Antonia Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:02:49 +0000 http://entropy.co.za/blogs/WAM/?p=11#comment-15 Squatters moved into Marrabastad, a little piece of Pretoria where businesses "of colour" were allowed under the Apartheid regime. These squatters wanted to live close to their jobs. The land in Marrabastad have now been given back to its rightful owners. Hopefully residences will be built. The informal settlements are all very far out of town and transport is expensive. Looking at all the vacant offices in the Pretoria CBD, I cannot help but wonder why the "City Fathers" can't convince the owners of the empty buildings to convert the offices into apartments. Squatters moved into Marrabastad, a little piece of Pretoria where businesses “of colour” were allowed under the Apartheid regime. These squatters wanted to live close to their jobs. The land in Marrabastad have now been given back to its rightful owners. Hopefully residences will be built.

The informal settlements are all very far out of town and transport is expensive. Looking at all the vacant offices in the Pretoria CBD, I cannot help but wonder why the “City Fathers” can’t convince the owners of the empty buildings to convert the offices into apartments.

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