[Here we go again, our leader espousing his communist beliefs. In his speech he went on about the rich and the poor and how they need to be brought together… blah and other hogwash. He carries on about the “non-racist” and “non-sexist” S.Africa he envisages. It sounds all cute, but its all complete junk. What they really mean by “Non-Racist” is kick out the Whites. As always, they phrase their words so beautifully, but its all deliberate nonsense.

What is not reported in the article below, but I heard Mbeki saying it on TV, when he gave this speech was this: He said that he could not undo 350 years of RACIST RULE in only 11 years. Racist rule huh? 350 years of the best development this or any other country on this continent ever saw.

Well, yes, it will take a little while for them to DESTROY 350 years of progress. Judging by Mugabe’s excellent progress where in 5 years he can undo, 52 years worth of progress, I suppose we could say that it will take the ANC another 10-20 years to completely demolish the hard work and excellent planning of the last 350 years. The ANC is quite determined to do this, and the Govt has said it does have the Political WILL to do it – and I do not doubt that for a second. It just takes time… Give them time… they will yet level this country to the ground. They are quite insanely racist enough to actually do this. Jan]

Johannesburg – “Pro-rich” housing developments needed to be stopped in order to end settlement along race, gender and class lines, said President Thabo Mbeki on Friday.

“There is a perpetuation of settlement patterns along racial, gender and class divisions… This we must bring to a speedy end,” he said at the opening of the Brickfields housing project in Newtown.

Golf estates, gated communities and other developments where the rich were given access to the best land were an obstacle to a non-racist, non-sexist society, he said.

The Brickfields development represented the start of a non-racial society and would help break down barriers between the first and second economies.

“We have been able to resurrect what was clearly becoming a wasteland into a place of hope, a place that inspires confidence into the future,” he said.

Blacks were forcibly removed

Brickfields had been a brick-making yard and “multicultural slum” in the late 19th century, housing immigrants from Europe, China and India as well as Cape Malays and blacks.

The area was destroyed in 1905 when blacks were forcibly removed.

Mbeki said Brickfields showed it was possible to regenerate inner cities and avoid situations where slum lords took derelict buildings and charged people rent to live in them.

“We should increase our efforts to bring to book those responsible for this unacceptable behaviour.”

He asked Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo to “attend urgently” to the hijacking of buildings in the inner city, done to extort money from people.

Brickfields and the neighbouring building, Legae, were 90% full with 1 500 people already having moved in, said Murphy Morobe, chairman of the Johannesburg Housing Company.

The project had a total of 1 400 units, including subsidised ones. Rent ranged from R1 242 for one-bedroom apartments, to R2376 for a three-bedroom flat.

The total cost of the development is R98 440 000, with funding provided by the Gauteng housing department as well as the private sector.

Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa said developments like Brickfields and Cosmo City mitigated the result of rapid urbanisation and would help eradicate informal settlements.

No noise from parties

Daphne Motjelele said she had moved into Brickfields with her two sisters after water leakage in their previous flat in central Johannesburg.

“It’s safe, it’s clean and it’s more relaxing. You can study at night because there’s no noise from parties,” she said.

One of the architects who worked on the project, Melissa de Billot, said that having various income groups living together would “definitely work”.

“It was a great project in which to get involved.”

Having been involved largely in luxury developments, she said: “It’s nice to see money going into (accommodating) this level of income (group). It’s been very rewarding.”

Source: News24.Com
URL: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/Pol…/p>