Nyanga, Cape Town

Province

Nyanga is a part of Cape Town in South Africa's Western Cape province.

Geography

Nyanga ( isiXhosa for ' moon ') has 57 996 inhabitants. and is divided into the settlements Black City, KTC Informal, New Crossroads and Nyanga SP. The area of the district is approximately three square kilometers. Most residents live in informal settlements; poverty is high. Many houses are made of zinc sheets, cardboard and wood. The majority of the population is unemployed. Nyanga was 2012, the South African district with the highest rate of violent crime.

Nyanga is located approximately 26 kilometers east of the Cape Town city center. It is expected to the Cape Flats, where blacks and coloreds were settled. West of the Nyanga district Gugulethu is (originally Nyanga West), east Crossroads (originally Nyanga Extension 3). Immediately north-east is the Cape Town International Airport.

History

The district was established in the apartheid era in 1955 as a township for black people after the also of blacks lived in the district Langa ( isiXhosa for 'sun' ) was no longer sufficient as a residential area. When planning was - taken on optimal ways to monitor the security forces - as in other townships.

During the apartheid era the Witdoeke in Nyanga were active, who were supported by the government and anti -apartheid fighters terrorized. The incidents were worked from 1991 by the Goldstone Commission.

Economy and Transport

For tourists, there are guided tours to Nyanga. Nyanga is connected to the National Road N2 and the M83 motorway. People Metrorail Cape Town to operate the station at the Nyanga Bonteheuwel Line.

Others

The poem The Child by Ingrid Jonker is about a kid from Nyanga, which was shot during the apartheid era by the police. Nelson Mandela read it in his opening address to the first elected by all South Africans Parliament in 1994.