Cape Town resident welcomes her informal settlement neighbours
Cape Town – Southfield is one of Cape Town’s middle-class southern suburbs. Most residents pay little attention to the small informal settlement situated just off the M5 highway – Victoria Lodge.
But Donna Oakes said that after spending some time with the people of this “forgotten” informal settlement, she decided to get involved, GroundUp reported.
Initially, however, Oakes had to overcome her prejudice. She first approached the residents just over a year ago after there was a robbery at her house.
“My assumption at the time was that the people who live here [Victoria Lodge] are poor so they must’ve stolen something. I started talking to them and saw the conditions they were living in. They were far from criminals,” she said.
Victoria Lodge consists of several small shacks. There are about 31 adults and 23 children.
Source: news24.com
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