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I hope someone who knows the facts, etc, better than I will edit the article to draw attention to the fact that although the bulldozers made the land AVAILABLE for re-development, that re-development, largely, did not occur.
It seems too much to hope, but the idealist in me gives some credit to the claim I heard that at least part of the reason is that no one who would have been allowed to live there wanted to take advantage of what the government had done. At least the possibility should be mentioned in the article?
Another minor tidy which may be necessary: Besides the church(es?)... there were, around 2002, a few other buildings there, I think. Police houses, I think. Left from before the bulldozers, I think.
Thank you, Wikipedia authors!
Tom, England —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.26.20.22 (talk • contribs)
I would like to add the fact that District Six became a notorius slum before the forced removals occured. In fact, my father recollects that during a visit by the Royal Navy during WWII, the sailors (many seeking brothels and cheap liquor) were strongly advised to stay clear of the area because it was "very dangerous". This detail is therefore relevant when it comes to discussion about motivation for the removals. Obviously economic and social factors, including apartheid, played a part in the formation of the problem. Cape Town is a city of great natural beauty, so one can understand that having a great slum in full view of any and all visitors to the city bowl was always going to be difficult to deal with and should not be overlooked when apportioning blame for what occured.
Dawn Treader196.207.40.213 18:47, 14 April 2007 (UTC)Reply
The article is rather POV, and emotive. There is no doubt District Six was a slum. The only question was whether it could have been cleared up rather than demolished. The history of such places suggests that clearance was the only option. The designation as a whites only area is largely irrelevant, as no one moved there. Does any one know why there was little redevelopment?JohnC (talk) 21:31, 24 August 2009 (UTC)Reply
The District Six slum seems to evoke a very rosy memory for some people. We must guard against political bias. Already some contibutors see fit to just change whole swathes of text to agree with their own political views and then label it as 'Minor Edit'. Of course, no references are used to support the changes. Yet when I refer to Table Mountain as "beautiful", I get a removal and a note saying 'Provide a reference to say so'. Let's be fair for once. Can someone please provide a nice full-frontal picture of the slum on the beautiful mountainside so we can all see just how rosy it was? Let's not hide it away now ... 196.38.218.25 12:12, 6 June 2007 (UTC) DawnTreaderReply
It would be nice if there was a map of where district six is located.Gary van der Merwe (Talk) 23:08, 8 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
Totally agree - was about to request the same. 193.134.170.35 (talk) 08:51, 7 July 2009 (UTC)Reply
Any reason to include a link to the recent science fiction film, District 9, inspired by District Six? -- SpareSimian (talk) 03:44, 24 August 2009 (UTC)Reply
No. The alleged connection with that film is, in my view, spurious. There are many other "Districts" in South Africa. Neill Blomkamp is probably too young to have even been aware of Cape Town's District Six. It is unlikely that he was thinking of it when he named his film.JohnC (talk) 21:31, 24 August 2009 (UTC)Reply
Who is the best person to contact, reagrding CAPE Town land claims? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.145.217.74 (talk) 05:08, 14 September 2009 (UTC)Reply
The result of the move request was: page moved. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:39, 5 November 2011 (UTC)Reply
District Six, Cape Town → District Six – "District Six" is the common name for this apartheid flashpoint, and the subject is also the clear WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Google "District Six" -wikipedia and the first page worth of hits is dominated by the Cape Town district. District Six, Cape Town got 120,000 page views last year, compared to 1,700 for District Six (album). The Ho Chi Minh City district is always District 6, never District Six. There are books entitled The Struggle for District Six, District Six: An Ordinary Day and We Remember District Six. No one has written anything entitled, We Remember District Six, Cape Town. Kauffner (talk) 00:38, 30 October 2011 (UTC)Reply
Concerning the corrections [1] I moved the sources into footnotes. Please use the discussion here. --House1630 (talk) 15:09, 4 April 2015 (UTC)Reply
In the section District_Six#Return the end of the last sentence does not read logically.
However, the historical legacy and "struggle credentials" of most of the trust leadership made it very likely that it would continue to represent the claimants as it was the main non-executive director for Nelson Mandela.
I suspect some kind of editing error but hard to tell, I have not looked to see if there are other earlier versions of this section that may be more sound. There is no immediate cite so not sure if the original source is on-line for perusal.
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Was there opposition from the opposition parties, and if so, who were they? Why was the area not redeveloped according to plan? · · · Peter Southwood (talk): 07:12, 15 December 2020 (UTC)Reply
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I propose merging Zonnebloem into District Six. Zonnebloem was renamed District Six in 2019. English language sources use the new name almost exclusively. Both articles are now talking about the same thing.
Coverage of name change:
Zonnebloem name change back to District Six imminent
Process gets under way to rename Zonnebloem back to District Six
Zonnebloem officially reverts to District Six
Coverage after name change:
Safety issues delay transfer of 58 new units in District Six to beneficiaries
She had hopes of dying in District Six - family mourns land claimant with unfulfilled dream
55 years after forced removals, hope is blooming for District Six claimants
‘The symbolism of District Six is absolutely powerful’
Desertambition (talk) 13:49, 13 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
Place was renamed in 2019 to restore the previous name. Page should be merged with existing District Six page because they are talking about the same thing. Reliable sources regularly use the new name
First and second source are talking about the historic District Six, not the current Zonnebloem. They are also not talking about the same thing, as Districtt Six was split into three districts, one of which was Zonnebloem, and in addition an RM is not the correct format for what you are proposing. Finally, recent news results suggest that Zonnebloem remain the current name, but I am not going to look further given the issues with the proposal. BilledMammal (talk) 02:26, 7 January 2022 (UTC)
sources show people are using District Six (present) synonymously with District Six (past)?
Comment This video also talks about District Six and should be added as a source in the article: Why South Africa is still so segregated Desertambition (talk) 14:30, 15 February 2022 (UTC)Reply
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