Manenberg

Manenberg
Manenberg
Coordinates	33 ° 59 ′ 2 ″  S , 18 ° 33 ′ 1 ″  E Coordinates: 33 ° 59 ′ 2 ″  S , 18 ° 33 ′ 1 ″  E
Basic data
Country	South Africa
province	Western cape
metropolis	City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
height	16 m
surface	3.4 km²
Residents	52,877 (2011)
density	15,784.2  Ew. / km²
founding	1966

Manenberg is a district of the City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa . It was founded in 1966 during apartheid as a township for coloreds . The district became known worldwide through the jazz piece Mannenberg by Abdullah Ibrahim .

geography

Manenberg is located around 20 kilometers southeast of Cape Town city ​​center in the Cape Flats . In 2011, 52,877 people lived there on around 3.35 square kilometers. To the north is the Heideveld district , to the east across a railway line Nyanga and Gugulethu and to the west the Sand Industrial Park and further west Hanover Park .

In the 2011 census, around 84 percent of residents described themselves as colored, twelve percent as black. The crime rate is high.

Statistically, Manenberg belongs to the main place Athlone .

history

The planning of the district began in 1964. With the foundation in 1966 wanted the apartheid authorities Coloreds offering housing, as a result of the Group Areas Act from the District Six had been expelled and another center near residential areas. The first houses were poor, including no ceilings, no running water in the house and no interior doors.

Numerous anti-apartheid actions had their origin in Manenberg. The citizen newspaper Grassroots appeared there with a circulation of around 20,000. The poor housing conditions contributed to the protests.

traffic

The Bonteheuwel Line of the Metrorail Cape Town serves Manenberg with the Nyanga station . The Motorways M9 and M10 perform at the edge of the district along.

Others

In 1974, Abdullah Ibrahim composed the instrumental piece Mannenberg , which was recorded with musicians from the Cape Flats and became an unofficial hymn against apartheid.

Web links

• Manenberg at South African History Online (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 2011 Census (English), accessed on August 6, 2019
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Manenberg South African History Online , accessed August 6, 2019
3. ^ Lindsay Jones: The song that fought apartheid. The Spectator, June 21, 2014, accessed August 7, 2019