for more than 50 years. The sisters, like their parents and grandparents, sell an assortment of fresh fruit and vegetables, cooked meals, sweets and nuts among other things.that the City of Cape Town had tabled the release of land for two major social housing projects which included the development and construction of the Salt River Market precinct. The site is expected to deliver 216 social housing units in a nine-storey mixed-use development.
Arthur De Bruyn, who runs a ship chartering business from the market with his wife Bonita, said nearly 100 jobs at the market are at stake. Sashen Padayachi, who runs an automotive business, employs four people. “This is our livelihood, my bread and butter,” he said. Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements Malusi Booi said the City had engaged “extensively” with local businesses and the public during a public participation process.
IDontGetIt: The redevelopment of the SaltRiverMarketSite has been on the cards FOR YEARS! So it's VERY frustrating for businesses to claim that this is the first they've heard of it: How can this be? Surely the CityOfCapeTown ran a comprehensive PublicParticipationProcess?!