- Title
- Work in Progress Issue no.43 - Crossroads, The destruction of a symbol
- Creator
- Work in progress (WIP)
- Subject
- WIP
- Date
- Aug 1986
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111293
- Identifier
- vital:33430
- Description
- During May and June of this year, one of the most brutal forced removals of squatter communities took place in the Cape Peninsula. In two separate, but related, para-military operations, 'wit- doeke' from Old Crossroads and nearby Site C in Khayelitsha, allegedly with SADF and SAP support, rid the area of the four most coherent and resistant squatter communities in the Peninsula - Nyanga Bush, Nyanga Extension, Portland Cement and KTC. Along with their destruction went the image of Crossroads as a symbol of defiance and resistance to state strategies of removal; and the dream of progressives to incorporate Crossroads into their political movement. What follows provides background to the recent conflict in the Crossroads complex and aims to stimulate debate on broader political issues confronting the progressive movement in the Cape Peninsula. For political opponents of apartheid, the recent removals and pivotal role of 'wit-doeke' have been both a military and political defeat. Valuable lessons for future political practice and involvement in squatter struggles may be learned in the process of reflection and debate.
- Format
- 44 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- Work in Progress (WIP)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Work in Progress (WIP)
- Rights
- No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior permission from the publisher
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