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The 'small Greek cities' of the Cape Peninsula
New Contree | Vol 10 | a804 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/nc.v10i0.804
| © 2024 Elizabeth B. van Heyningen
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 11 July 2024 | Published:
Submitted: 11 July 2024 | Published:
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Elizabeth B. van Heyningen, Department of History, University of Cape Town, South AfricaFull Text:
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At the turn of the nineteenth century the numerous small municipalities of the Cape Peninsula were clearly in need of reorganisation. For this reason the Cape Peninsula Commission of 1902 was instituted to investigate the position and make recommendations for improvement. The majority report urged the amalgamation of most of the towns into a single body, while the minority report suggested two smaller corporations. Neither recommendation was adopted, however, for despite their dependence on one another for basic utilities the municipalities clung fiercely to their autonomy and resisted any change.
Keywords
Cape Peninsula; urbanisation
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