Mogamat Salih Davids

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Mogamat Salih Davids2 months ago The draft policy correctly identifies the shortage of affordable business premises, excessive regulatory burdens, and the harmful impact of enforcing by-laws against home-based enterprises without alternatives. However, the policy remains largely aspirational. It should contain measurable commitments to provide affordable municipal workspaces, developmental support for necessity-driven entrepreneurs, transitional compliance mechanisms for informal businesses, and specific support for entrepreneurs who are excluded from traditional finance due to unemployment, lack of assets, or impaired credit records. Economic inclusion cannot be achieved if only those who already possess capital and premises can access the opportunities created by the policy.

Mogamat Salih Davids2 months ago The greatest barrier facing many emerging entrepreneurs is not the absence of ideas, skills, or willingness to work. It is the absence of affordable premises, access to startup capital, and a regulatory environment that often treats survivalist enterprises as compliance problems rather than economic opportunities. The revised Business Support Policy should specifically address the realities of unemployed, credit-impaired, and asset-poor entrepreneurs who seek a pathway into sustainable economic participation.

Mogamat Salih Davids5 months ago I support the proposed renaming of Eendrag Park to Clive Cupido Memorial Park. Clive Cupido was one of many young people whose lives were cut short during the violent repression of the apartheid era, and acknowledging his name in the public space of Bellville South is an important step in recognising the lived history of the community.However, this proposal must also be understood within a broader concern about how history is remembered in the City of Cape Town. More than thirty years into democracy, the city’s public landscape remains overwhelmingly Eurocentric. Statues, monuments and major memorial spaces still largely reflect colonial and European histories, while many of the people who resisted apartheid or shaped the early history of the Cape remain marginal in the public imagination.For example, there is still no major public monument to Autshumayo, one of the earliest known Khoi leaders to challenge colonial authority at the Cape. Similarly, many anti-apartheid events and sacrifices from Cape communities are remembered only through small plaques rather than meaningful memorial spaces where people can gather, learn and engage with the past.The tragic events of the Trojan Horse killings in 1985 — where apartheid security forces used a concealed police operation that resulted in the deaths of young activists — remain one of the most painful chapters in the history of the Cape Flats. Yet the way these events are commemorated is often minimal and understated compared to the scale of the sacrifice and trauma experienced by the communities.If the City proceeds with the renaming of Eendrag Park, it should also consider developing the site into a meaningful memorial space rather than simply a name change. This could include historical information, community art, or a monument that allows residents, especially young people, to understand the story behind the name.Renaming places is important, but remembrance should go further than plaques or symbolic gestures. Our communities deserve visible and dignified memorials that recognise the full depth of our history — from the earliest resistance at the Cape to the sacrifices made during the struggle against apartheid.Honouring Clive Cupido should therefore be part of a broader effort to restore balance to the historical landscape of Cape Town and to ensure that the stories of our communities are preserved for future generations.

Mogamat Salih Davids

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