Talk:Khayelitsha

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The article needs to be put into better chronological perspective.. Gregorydavid 22:21, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] The first residents

When did the first families start settling in Khayelitsha? Gregorydavid 07:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The effect of the ANC in Khayelitsha

A huge amount have people will dispute the fact that the ANC has improved the livelihood of Khayelitsha residents. Sure, some homes has been build and there have been the creation of a Khayelitsha CBD. However, many people including Khayelitsha residents will say that nothing substantial has actually happened since the end of Apartheid. This article need to be changed to make it more neutral or at least give alternative sides.

[edit] The size of Khayelitsha

Who in South Africa can rank the size of townships? I doubt very much that Sharpeville is second on the list. Soweto is a collection of townships. What about diepsloot? Johannesburg has 290 000 shanties. Gregorydavid 07:40, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

Hmm, good point. Although is one continuous area of urban development. Isn't it one municipality? Which would make the various townships of Soweto in effect suburbs of the larger urban area of Soweto. Joziboy 8 May 2006, 11:09 (UTC)

Khayelitsha is one very large demarcated area where Soweto is a collection of mature townships. One needs to compare Khayelitsha with townships of similar character like Diepsloot. Gregorydavid 15:34, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

[Molo] I do not agree to comparing dieploot with Khayelitsha. In the general perspective SOWETO is one township, just as Khayelitsha is.

[edit] NPOV

I marked this NPOV but it should be easily rectified. Mentioning things like "Smart Technology from Canada have donated an interactive whiteboard." seems out of proportion in an informal settlement of half a million souls. – Kaihsu 12:12, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

The content you refer to looks more like enthusiastic news from somebody who has the connectivity to contribute to Wikipedia. The article needs to be structured better and some content could be moved to the discussion page.Gregorydavid 19:55, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
This also seems rather emotional: "Apartheid is over, but its legacy - and the shacks, remain." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.245.163.13 (talk) 10:40, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Major edits

Hi,

I would very much like to add a lot of information to this page. I think that it could be expanded on greatly. Khayelitsha has a population greater than some European capital cities, and there is a wealth of information out there.

Unfortunately, I don't have much time to do this. I only spotted the page while doing some research for work (I live in Cape Town) and noticed it was lacking. Therefore, I will update it as I find time!

Datura Greenleaf 14:17, 24 April 2007 (UTC)