South Africa: Constantia Housing Plan 'a Political Ploy'

The proposal to build "integrated and mixed-density" housing in Constantia, described as a political ploy to paint residents as racist, has become something of a political football.

Speaking at a Tokai Neighbourhood Crime Watch meeting recently, the area's outgoing DA ward councillor Leon van Rensberg told residents the plan is intended only to score the ANC votes in the area through "divide and rule" tactics and to paint itself favourably in terms of integration.

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