It is claimed that Vrygrond is one of the most dangerous areas in the lower Cape - people are raped, killed or attacked. Unfortunately, they are at the mercy of the Council and have to wait until accommodation is available. Due to the high crime rate in the area, we were advised not to go into the area ourselves.
The reason for this is. that in a past survey of the area, university students promised resi-. He wanted to be a gangster. if he was a gangster, she~could~~ll guess. Many people are unemployed in this area. One of the families owning the 3D plots was offered R5 orib.OO'Y.. by the council three years after they were .:;forced to move to Vrygrond.
Houses are measured to size and no additions to the houses are allowed. regular supervisors operate in this area. check that Council Regulation Q .e.re is not corrupted,ri~. We were told that all the doors in the apartment complex are like this. ROADS. the main roads, Lzve'nder Hill are maintained and there are concrete roads in the residential area.
Due to 'the lack of playgrounds in the housing estate'; the taods serve as a playground for the Children -, the ec'Cido~lt r3te !s high.
THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION
LAVENDER HILL RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
Such was the association's popularity in the 1930s and 1990s that it was inundated with requests for work assistance, their rent payments putting an end to other problems in the community. People without support and problems with subsidies are vague letters to Contact the Intention Office for Colored Affairs 5. The issue is about hire purchase and explains to people what their rights are.
34;HU1, Steenberg end Patkw,good to reset to nine and addresses of :.ga~~~nt. The office council then decided that instead of dealing with garment workers' problems on an individual basis, it would be better 'if a 'nE!W. The workers were disgusted because 'this union, Eifter bBing iii exile (for so many years') could manage to organize the present highest rate of a paltry 51.00 rubles a week.
Clowu has a newsletter 'Unity' - (See ; Due to the lack of facilities for dancing, discotheques and cinemas, residents have to go to other areas. Vrygrond and Lavender Hill fall under the jurisdiction of Steenber Police Station~ 1n Cradock Street. In the beginning the fin's was R30.00y, but this was aggressively increased with each additional offence. Some of the whites on the main road were very eager. p ,b,uy \3qme of this 'old' furniture that has been in the family for three!6 and,four,'generations. Ih Clarer: you can't let yourself be emitted at any volume, but in the apartments there are ::!re objections from the neighbors if the volume is too high. In L~vender Hill they must use pub Ii: trcnsport. cindows are smashed for no reason, gasoline is drained from the tank, batteries and tires are moved from the c~rs, r:re peranni"l dangers associated with carownBrship. hi Claremont they will send pte school children to. She had to to honor his work ·.When they moved to Lavender Hill. Whites don't want to mix Hlith us, but they will>. I am very unhappy with the fll!t~ Frustfetion caused by the ~lack of facilities, P9Pf 'housing and OIIer- There is no p~iv~y - our front door faces the front door of the opposite court. The rent for the fli!ot .in lavender Hill was R21.00. This was .more than times tJt8fental in Claremont. TI:!elf people live in .hQuSfI. At the time of the eviction she WI;IB promised a hO~Jse. las offered a house in r'oene<:lbel-g. She -declined this offer bec8l/se she hes, lived in Hetreat "rea all her life and would like a home ir. It is very easy to feed the family. there were about ten buckets of laundry in the house. Because of the laakino;; roof, r'Jrnltuur is pushed- abliu.t to keep dry. belongs :t~ the Woman's Orgenhetion managed by the NeUiWorld Foundation. Mrs. D that .e sn~. petrol the area all the time, she said. 34;They don't try to fight crime, they direct the shebeens and participate in crime. i~ a gang fight in the area, most or the members of the g2ngs. Her despair and sorrow are shown in the following statement:. hola:in :cy cool'. 3S die wat soos cns leU/e. b) Launched the Horrev!sitors program in the Lavend$t Hill community, which aims ';:.'nich utSS to prove that msthodll, ch!ldcare, s cuc2tlng chHdmindera valLIs child i ;; i'L,) (~' especially its effectiveness in preparing a child for sC:100I. c) Boxing 'demonstrations, tournaments and exhibitions, in la,ve'riciol. d) Core training :- strengthen the current leadership team at Lavender Hill through intensive leadership. 0~8overall objective of the Community ~Drk program i. improve existing support between different organisations, communities and in - sharing through competitive sport and promoting quality of life in the Lovender Hill area. CONDITION ;·HEHUD .FOL!IORlD of ·WJECT. a) Provide information for children~ hoGtsidd TavendEi'J Hiii'~· for another 500 children (in Gcean View, Parkwood and Hout Bay.). Bet on malnourished babies, night shelter QV0, etc. negative dry seat in it. These papers constitute the preliminary findings of the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa and were prepared for presentation at a Conference at the University of Cape Town from 13-19 April 1984. SALDRUSE STC"DY A 'JRYGROND
