District Six
Court stops shacks from being built on District Six
State-owned land is reserved for land claims that will take several years to process
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 16 February 2026
60 years since District Six declared whites-only area
Many families are still waiting for restitution
Brief | 12 February 2026
District Six claimants wonder if they will be alive by the time government redevelops the historic site
“Hopefully, the next generation will perhaps benefit,” says 77-year-old claimant
News | 27 October 2025
District Six families must wait at least three more years to return
Government has not yet secured funding to build the houses
By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 6 May 2025
District Six Museum marks 30 years of memories
Museum honours those who were forced out under apartheid
News | 17 December 2024
Having withstood apartheid removals, District Six families fight eviction by new owner
Original District Six cottages now face the threat of developer’s bulldozers
News | 22 May 2023
District Six: Why judge described minister as “reckless and grossly negligent”
Personal cost order against Maite Nkoana Mashabane after land claims process stalls
Law | 13 August 2019
Minister promises to finalise District Six restitution plan in August
Two decades later, District Six claimants still have no idea when they’re going to receive restitution
News | 17 May 2019
District Six claimaints frustrated after state fails to deliver plan
But chair of of District Six Working Committee hopes there will be restitution within three years
News | 11 March 2019