The NCC has accused the DA of selling off Cape Town’s land as the City prepares a major public auction of municipal properties, including the Good Hope Centre precinct, which officials say is aimed at economic growth and regeneration. The National Coloured Congress (NCC) has accused the Democratic Alliance (DA) of attempting to sell off historically significant land in Cape Town as the City prepares for a major public auction of municipal properties later this year. NCC leader Fadiel Adams alleged the DA was planning to “sell off the birthright” of communities displaced under apartheid, claiming that prime land would be sold at below-market value and would not benefit poor residents of the city.
Adams further claimed the move would entrench inequality and warned that it would be met with resistance. No evidence was provided to substantiate claims of foreign beneficiaries or financial kickbacks. “Prime parcels of land rightfully belonging to the coloured people of Cape will Town be sold at a fraction of its market value to Israeli and Ukrainians with a financial kickback to the DA to fund it’s next election machine,” Adams said via a statement issued.
“There will be no benefit in this transaction for the poor people of Cape Town, instead the beneficiaries of apartheid will look to again further enrich themselves at the expense of the inhabitants of the Cape flats. “As we struggle with the consequences of living in the most unequal city in the world the DA makes one final attempt to ensure that the plan of their apartheid forerunners comes to fruition.
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