LETTER: Plan triggers alarm bells
Disrupting people’s livelihoods and social networks is bound to be contested
01 April 2020 - 14:13
Neva Makgetla makes a compelling argument about the need to ensure active community support for the lockdown, particularly in crowded informal settlements where social distancing is difficult (“How we can make it easier to isolate in crowded communities (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/columnists/2020-03-30-neva-makgetla-how-we-can-make-it-easier-to-isolate-in-crowded-communities/)”, March 31).
However, Makgetla fails to mention the controversial proposal to “de-densify” informal settlements, made by the human settlements minister at last week’s media briefing. ..
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