Wallacedene Explained

Wallacedene
Pushpin Map:South Africa Western Cape#South Africa
Coordinates:-33.8583°N 18.7333°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Africa
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Cape
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:City of Cape Town
Subdivision Type4:Main Place
Subdivision Name4:Kraaifontein
Established Title:Established
Leader Title:Councillor
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.60
Population Total:10381
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Racial makeup (2011)
Demographics1 Title1:Black African
Demographics1 Info1:75.4%
Demographics1 Title2:Coloured
Demographics1 Info2:22.9%
Demographics1 Title3:Indian/Asian
Demographics1 Info3:0.3%
Demographics1 Title4:White
Demographics1 Info4:0.0%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics1 Info5:1.4%
Demographics Type2:First languages (2011)
Demographics2 Title1:Xhosa
Demographics2 Info1:62.9%
Demographics2 Title2:Afrikaans
Demographics2 Info2:27.0%
Demographics2 Title3:Sotho
Demographics2 Info3:3.6%
Demographics2 Title4:English
Demographics2 Info4:2.8%
Demographics2 Title5:Other
Demographics2 Info5:3.8%
Timezone1:SAST
Utc Offset1:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code (street)
Postal Code:7570
Postal2 Code Type:PO box
Postal2 Code:7570
Area Code Type:Area code

Wallacedene is an informal housing settlement on the eastern outskirts of Kraaifontein, South Africa. The settlement was established during the 1980s when the relaxation of pass laws allowed rural populations to more readily migrate to urban centres. By 2004, Wallacedene had an estimated population of 21,000 people. The housing rights activist Irene Grootboom lived in Wallacedene.[2] Grootboom and other inhabitants won a Constitutional Court ruling in 2000 which stated that they could not be evicted without being offered alternative accommodation.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub Place Wallacedene . Census 2011.
  2. Muzondo, I.F., Barry, M., Dewar, D. & Whittal, J. 2004, 'Land conflicts in informal settlements: Wallacedene in Cape Town, South Africa', paper presented at International Federation of Surveyors Working Week, Athens, 22–27 May. Retrieved on 14 August 2008.
  3. News: Joubert . Pearlie . Grootboom dies homeless and penniless . 10 August 2019 . Mail & Guardian . 8 August 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190728164204/https://mg.co.za/article/2008-08-08-grootboom-dies-homeless-and-penniless . 28 July 2019.