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The area’s ratepayers’ association has expressed concerns that gentrification is a threat to the community after the city recently approved its Local Spatial Development Framework (LSDF) for Bo-Kaap.
This comes after Al-Jama-ah’s spokesperson Shameemah Salie raised concerns about the City of Cape Town's approval of the Local Spatial Development Framework for the area.
Al Jama-ah spokesperson Shameemah Salie said the city largely ignored the residents' concerns that developing the area could tamper with its overall aesthetic and rob residents of their heritage.
Former Bo-Kaap resident and Al Jama-ah spokesperson Shameemah Salie said public participation has largely been ignored in the plan the City of Cape Town has approved for the area.
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