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As former residents marked 60 years since the District Six forced removals on Wednesday 11 February, Searle Street residents facing eviction took to the streets, saying history is repeating itself.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About six families from Searle Street Cottages in District Six now need to find alternative accommodation by Friday 6 March after a Cape Town magistrate ruled their eviction to be lawful.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The families are among the few who survived the forced removals of the late 1960s, when over 60 000 people were displaced from District Six.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The six semi-detached cottages were originally owned by the Holy Cross Sisters, who fought their demolition under the apartheid government.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in 2014 the properties were sold to a private developer for R2.4 million.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents claim they were not offered the first right of refusal to buy by the original owners.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The developer has now issued notices requiring residents to vacate the cottages by the end of this month.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resident Vanessa Collison said that today, forced removals are no longer justified solely by race but by profit and exclusion under the banner of “development”.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that the result remains the same, with working and middle-class families being pushed out of cities while the wealthy are prioritised.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ:<\/strong> District Six Museum commemorates 60th anniversary of forced removals<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Five generations from my family lived in these cottages. It is the only home I know.”\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collison said the evictions leave cities stripped of their people and histories.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“These cottages are a landmark for everyone. But they are wiping out all that history for greed. We are appealing to the community to support us.”\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident Ita Haricombe said she has been living in the area for the past 16 years.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is my home. It is where I want to stay. This is taking an emotional and financial toll on us. We have never wanted to live there for free.”\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She explained that she has two children, one who suffers from an illness.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Where do I go with my two boys? My one son who has an illness only know Searle Street as his home.” \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, over 2 500 people have signed a petition<\/a> urging the eviction be stopped and calling for families to have the chance to buy their homes at a fair price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the eviction Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said it was a “private eviction and has nothing to do with the city”. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People’s Post reached out to the developer’s lawyer for comment and will update the article once a response is received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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