Ocean View, Cape Town

Ocean View
Slangkop
Ocean View
 Ocean View shown within Western Cape
Location within Cape Town
Ocean View
Ocean View
Ocean View (South Africa)
Ocean View
Ocean View (Africa)
Coordinates: 34°9′12″S 18°21′19″E / 34.15333°S 18.35528°E / -34.15333; 18.35528Coordinates: 34°9′12″S 18°21′19″E / 34.15333°S 18.35528°E / -34.15333; 18.35528
Country South Africa
Province Western Cape
District Southern Peninsula
Municipality City of Cape Town
Main Place Kommetjie
Area[1]
 • Total 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 13,569
 • Density 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)[1]
 • Black African 6.8%
 • Coloured 91.4%
 • Indian/Asian 0.6%
 • White 0.3%
 • Other 0.9%
First languages (2011)[1]
 • Afrikaans 57.2%
 • English 39.1%
 • Other 3.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Postal code (street) 4052

Ocean View, Cape Town, was established in 1968 as a township for coloured people who had been forcibly removed from so called "white areas" such as Simon's Town, Noordhoek, Red Hill, Glencairn by the apartheid government under the Group Areas Act. It was first called Slangkop and the first resident moved in 1 August 1968. It was named Ocean View, although the government had removed the residents from their previous seaside homes and views. As a result, its history is embedded in apartheid, and there is still much bitter resentment among many people.

Notable residents

  • Peter Clarke – visual artist[2]
  • Oscar Petersen – comedian
  • Frank Thomas Brown – artist
  • Gladys Thomas – Poet[3]
  • Abraham Opperman
  • Boeta Oppie – Musician
  • Joe Sasman – Musician (banjo)
  • Herby Levendal – Fisherman
  • Charles America – Fisherman
  • MR Manuel – tailor
  • MR Manuel – Sportsman (rugby)
  • Earl Mentoor – Youth Leader/Public Activist/Life Coach[4]
  • Christopher Kindo – Dancer[5]
  • Warren Conradie – Corporate Trainer
  • Natalie Nelson – Restoration Initiator/Missionary[6]
  • Emile Baron - International Footballer / Bafana Bafana Goalkeeper[7]
  • Franklin Cale - Professional Footballer / Bafana Bafana[8]
  • Berrie Williams - Itinerant Gospel Minister[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Sub Place Ocean View". Census 2011.
  2. ↑ "Award-Winning Artist Dies". People's Post. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gladys Thomas of Ocean View - esteemed poet". scenicsouth.co.za. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Biography". teamrise.co.za. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  5. ↑ "Paying tribute to Christopher Kindo". CapeTalk. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  6. ↑ "Staff". YWAM San Francisco. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  7. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Emile Baron". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  8. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Franklin Cale". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  9. ↑ "Profile – Berrie Williams Ministries International". www.berriewilliams.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
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