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'''Masiphumelele''' is a township on the [[Cape Peninsula]], [[South Africa]], situated between [[Kommetjie, Cape Town|Kommetjie]], [[Capri Village, Cape Town|Capri Village]] and [[Noordhoek, Cape Town|Noordhoek]].
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'''Masiphumelele''' is a township in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], situated between [[Kommetjie, Cape Town|Kommetjie]], [[Capri Village, Cape Town|Capri Village]] and [[Noordhoek, Cape Town|Noordhoek]].


Initially known as Site 5, the township was renamed '''Masiphumelele''' by its residents, which is a [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] word meaning "We will succeed".
Initially known as Site 5, the township was renamed '''Masiphumelele''' by its residents, which is a [[Xhosa language|Xhosa]] word meaning "let us succeed".


About 400-500 people first settled in the area in the 1980s. During [[apartheid]] residents were continually removed to the suburb of [[Khayelitsha, Cape Town|Khayelitsha]], over 30&nbsp;km away, but the numbers began to grow as apartheid began to unravel from 1990.
About 400-500 people first settled in the area in the 1980s. During [[apartheid]] residents were continually removed to the suburb of [[Khayelitsha, Cape Town|Khayelitsha]], over 30&nbsp;km away, but the numbers began to grow as apartheid began to unravel from 1990.


In 1990, about 8000 residents lived in the area, mostly in shacks, but by 2005, over 26000 people live there, many in brick homes. In 2010, the population was estimated at 38000.<ref>{{cite web|title=MasiCorp Demographics|url=http://www.masicorp.org/MasiDemographic.htm|publisher=MasihumeleleCorporation|accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> Many are from the old [[Ciskei]] [[bantustan]] in the [[Eastern Cape Province|Eastern Cape]].
In 1990, about 8000 residents lived in the area, mostly in shacks, but by 2005, over 26000 people lived there, many in brick homes. In 2010, the population was estimated at 38000.<ref>{{cite web|title=MasiCorp Demographics|url=http://www.masicorp.org/MasiDemographic.htm|publisher=MasihumeleleCorporation|access-date=4 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918172234/http://www.masicorp.org/MasiDemographic.htm|archive-date=18 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many are from the old [[Ciskei]] [[bantustan]] in the [[Eastern Cape Province|Eastern Cape]].


Amenities are scarce, with an overcrowded school, no police station, and an understaffed day clinic, while it's estimated that 30-40% of the community are infected with [[HIV]] and/or [[tuberculosis|TB]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Living Hope Masi Page|url=http://www.livinghope.co.za/about/living-hope/communities/masiphumelele/|publisher=Living Hope|accessdate=4 December 2011}}</ref> [[SHAWCO]], the [[University of Cape Town]] Student's Health And Welfare Centres Organisation, runs weekly supplementary clinics from the Masiphumelele clinic.
Amenities are scarce, with an overcrowded school, no police station, and an understaffed day clinic, while it's estimated that 30-40% of the community are infected with [[HIV]] and/or [[tuberculosis|TB]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Living Hope Masi Page|url=http://www.livinghope.co.za/about/living-hope/communities/masiphumelele/|publisher=Living Hope|access-date=4 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116092850/http://www.livinghope.co.za/about/living-hope/communities/masiphumelele/|archive-date=16 January 2012}}</ref> [[SHAWCO]], the [[University of Cape Town]] Student's Health And Welfare Centres Organisation, runs weekly supplementary clinics from the Masiphumelele clinic.


==Protests==
==History==
Masiphumelele has been the site of numerous protests over the years. Most of the protests have been connected to service delivery and anger over corruption in government housing projects.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.abahlali.org/node/5567 |title=Fears of more service delivery protests |publisher=Cape Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=76611 |title=Burning message to the state in the fire of poor's rebellion |publisher=BusinessDay}}</ref>


On May 12, 2008 a series of riots started in the township of [[Alexandra, Gauteng|Alexandra]] (in the north-eastern part of [[Johannesburg]]) when locals attacked migrants from [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]] and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref name=" South African mob kills migrants ">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7396868.stm|title= South African mob kills migrants|access-date=14 March 2010 |publisher=BBC | date=2008-05-12}}</ref> Many African nationals were threatened, assaulted and displaced in the wave of [[Xenophobia|Xenophobic violence]] that swept through South Africa, and in the following weeks the [[violence]] spread to Cape Town.<ref name=" SA leader orders army to deploy ">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7412128.stm|title= SA leader orders army to deploy |access-date=14 March 2010 |publisher=BBC | date=2008-05-21}}</ref> Thousands of foreigners were displaced from Masiphumelele in the attacks of May 2008, most landing up at Soetwater refugee camp. Several days after immigrant-owned shops were looted and foreigners attacked, Masiphumelele residents publicly apologised and asked them to return.<ref name=" Tutu applauds Masiphumelele">{{cite web |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3069&art_id=vn20080702055557256C238131|title= Tutu applauds Masiphumelele|access-date=14 March 2010 |publisher=Independent Online}}</ref>
Masiphumelele has been the site of numerous protests over the years. Most of the protests have been connected to service delivery and anger over corruption in government housing projects.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.abahlali.org/node/5567 |title=Fears of more service delivery protests |publisher=Cape Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=76611 |title=Burning message to the state in the fire of poor’s rebellion |publisher=BusinessDay}}</ref>


On May 2, 2011 a fire that started around 1 am engulfed and burned down an estimated 1500 informal and formal residences. The fire killed one and displaced an estimated 5000 people.
==Xenophobic Attacks, May 2008==
On May 12, 2008 a series of riots started in the township of [[Alexandra, Gauteng|Alexandra]] (in the north-eastern part of [[Johannesburg]]) when locals attacked migrants from [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]] and [[Zimbabwe]].<ref name=" South African mob kills migrants ">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7396868.stm|title= South African mob kills migrants|accessdate=14 March 2010 |publisher=BBC | date=2008-05-12}}</ref> Many African nationals were threatened, assaulted and displaced in the wave of [[Xenophobia|Xenophobic violence]] that swept through South Africa, and in the following weeks the [[violence]] spread to Cape Town.<ref name=" SA leader orders army to deploy ">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7412128.stm|title= SA leader orders army to deploy |accessdate=14 March 2010 |publisher=BBC | date=2008-05-21}}</ref> Thousands of foreigners were displaced from Masiphumelele in the attacks of May 2008, most landing up at Soetwater refugee camp. Several days after immigrant-owned shops were looted and foreigners attacked, Masiphumelele residents publicly apologised and asked them to return.<ref name=" Tutu applauds Masiphumelele">{{cite web |url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3069&art_id=vn20080702055557256C238131|title= Tutu applauds Masiphumelele|accessdate=14 March 2010 |publisher=Independent Online}}</ref>


High rates of violent crime and a lack of appropriate policing in the area resulted in serious protest action by the community in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mortlock |first=Monique |date=September 2015 |title=Masiphumelele reiterates calls for proper policing |url=https://ewn.co.za/2015/09/30/Masiphumelele-Community-reiterates-need-for-policing |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en}}</ref>
==Masi Fire==
On May 2, 2011 a fire that started around 1 am engulfed and burned down an estimated 1500 informal and formal residences. The fire killed 1 and displaced an estimated 5000 people.


==See also==
==See also==
[[Masiphumelele High School]]


* [[Masiphumelele High School]]
{{Cape Town suburbs}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* Pictures [http://www.alan-aubry.com/photos-south-africa-afrique-du-sud-township-bidonville-masiphumelele.html of Masiphumelele] made by [[Alan Aubry]], a French photographer.
* Overhead views [http://unequalscenes.com/masiphumelele-lake-michelle of Masiphumelele] by photojournalist Johnny Miller.

{{Cape Town|communities}}


[[Category:Suburbs of Cape Town]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Cape Town]]
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Masiphumelele
Road sign in Masiphumelele township
Road sign in Masiphumelele township
Masiphumelele is located in Western Cape
Masiphumelele
Masiphumelele
Masiphumelele is located in South Africa
Masiphumelele
Masiphumelele
Coordinates: 34°7′S 18°22′E / 34.117°S 18.367°E / -34.117; 18.367
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
MunicipalityCity of Cape Town
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total
15,969
 • Density41,000/km2 (110,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
[1]
 • Black African89.4%
 • Coloured1.8%
 • Indian/Asian0.2%
 • White0.2%
 • Other8.5%
First languages (2011)
[1]
 • Xhosa58.1%
 • English7.6%
 • Afrikaans2.8%
 • Sotho1.6%
 • Other29.9%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street)
7975

Masiphumelele is a township on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, situated between Kommetjie, Capri Village and Noordhoek.

Initially known as Site 5, the township was renamed Masiphumelele by its residents, which is a Xhosa word meaning "let us succeed".

About 400-500 people first settled in the area in the 1980s. During apartheid residents were continually removed to the suburb of Khayelitsha, over 30 km away, but the numbers began to grow as apartheid began to unravel from 1990.

In 1990, about 8000 residents lived in the area, mostly in shacks, but by 2005, over 26000 people lived there, many in brick homes. In 2010, the population was estimated at 38000.[2] Many are from the old Ciskei bantustan in the Eastern Cape.

Amenities are scarce, with an overcrowded school, no police station, and an understaffed day clinic, while it's estimated that 30-40% of the community are infected with HIV and/or TB.[3] SHAWCO, the University of Cape Town Student's Health And Welfare Centres Organisation, runs weekly supplementary clinics from the Masiphumelele clinic.

History

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Masiphumelele has been the site of numerous protests over the years. Most of the protests have been connected to service delivery and anger over corruption in government housing projects.[4][5]

On May 12, 2008 a series of riots started in the township of Alexandra (in the north-eastern part of Johannesburg) when locals attacked migrants from Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.[6] Many African nationals were threatened, assaulted and displaced in the wave of Xenophobic violence that swept through South Africa, and in the following weeks the violence spread to Cape Town.[7] Thousands of foreigners were displaced from Masiphumelele in the attacks of May 2008, most landing up at Soetwater refugee camp. Several days after immigrant-owned shops were looted and foreigners attacked, Masiphumelele residents publicly apologised and asked them to return.[8]

On May 2, 2011 a fire that started around 1 am engulfed and burned down an estimated 1500 informal and formal residences. The fire killed one and displaced an estimated 5000 people.

High rates of violent crime and a lack of appropriate policing in the area resulted in serious protest action by the community in 2015.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sub Place Masiphumelele". Census 2011.
  2. ^ "MasiCorp Demographics". MasihumeleleCorporation. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Living Hope Masi Page". Living Hope. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Fears of more service delivery protests". Cape Times.
  5. ^ "Burning message to the state in the fire of poor's rebellion". BusinessDay.
  6. ^ "South African mob kills migrants". BBC. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  7. ^ "SA leader orders army to deploy". BBC. 2008-05-21. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  8. ^ "Tutu applauds Masiphumelele". Independent Online. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  9. ^ Mortlock, Monique (September 2015). "Masiphumelele reiterates calls for proper policing". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
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