Bo-Kaap residents say they're being forced from homes in 'Apartheid fashion'

Situated on the mountains wrapped around Cape Town's city centre, Bo-Kaap is considered prime real estate and has investors and developers spending millions on property in the area.
But Bo-Kaap's community consists of many lifelong residents who have inherited valuable property, yet don't earn high enough incomes to comfortably make ends meet. And because rates are based on property sales, these residents have become more vulnerable, GroundUp reports.
"Investors are not interested in you and your history and your culture. All they want to do is buy the houses, renovate them and sell them for more a year later," says 66-year-old Shamil Jassiem, a lifelong Bo-Kaap resident.
"To them it's all money, but to those people who lived and died here, there is something else other than money attached to the place. That is the dilemma."

[@trippsd1]

Leave the Bo-Kaap alone!!!
That's my favorite part of the Western Cape.

[@ebrahimhoosen8176]

Why I don't vote DA

[@tydronlee8214]

Da 2024

[@jaundreodendal5481]

Yes lets blame apartheid again

[@Lucky-wi5oo]

Stop complaining! You live in the best run city in South Africa.

[@cptrugby1986]

We must stand for what is right or else it becomes the worst ### hole

[@DieHansie]

Why are there only Muslims in this community? Would you invite Shia Muslim to move in? I bet you no.. How about some Christians... I have no simpathy if you are going to play the race card your community has to be more tolerant to others first. And that doesn't show in your demographics

[@user-vz1cf5hd2z]

FYI there are many Christians living in Bo-kaap. How about do some research before you comment next time.