# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis joined Protea Village families yesterday to mark the start of construction of 86 restitution homes in Bishopscourt. This follows the metro’s completion of its 83-million-rand bulk services infrastructure project. The families form part of a group of around 200 families who were removed from Protea Village in Bishopscourt during apartheid as a result of the Group Areas Act. Hill-Lewis says the metro has further released 320-million-rand of municipal land towards the project:
After two decades, construction begins on 86 restitution homes for Protea Village families [SOUND]
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