‘Segregation’: Multimillion-dollar crime wall causes uproar in S Africa

Al JazeeraEN 8 min read 100% complete by Gershwin WanneburgMarch 6, 2026 at 12:31 PM

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Cape Town is planning to construct a 3-meter-high, 9-kilometer-long wall along the N2 highway near Cape Town International Airport. The project, slated for 2026, aims to improve security and deter crime in the area. However, residents of nearby impoverished communities, like Khayelitsha, criticize the wall as a form of segregation that will further isolate them from wealthier areas. They argue that the city should prioritize providing basic services and housing instead of building the wall. Residents feel the wall highlights the municipality's failure to deliver on promises of improved living conditions and relocation.

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Cape Town International Airport 40% Bellville 40% Taiwan 50% Geordin Hill-Lewis 50% Khayelitsha ×260% Thandi Jolingana ×470% South Africa ×270% N2 highway ×280% Cape Town ×590%

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segregation 90% crime wall 80% cape town 70% n2 highway 70% shack dwellers 60% poor communities 60% informal settlement 50% service delivery 50% khayelitsha 50% inequality 40%

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Cape Town

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