“Not All Cape Town Residents”: SA Weighs In on Opposition to R114m Cape Town N2 Wall
- Cape Town communities near the N2 have reportedly pushed back against the City’s R114 million edge safety project, calling for spending on housing and social development
- A community meeting in Woodstock heard concerns that residents had not been meaningfully consulted about the planned nine-kilometre wall
- South Africans online were divided, with many motorists speaking out strongly in favour of building the wall
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The planned R114 million security wall along Cape Town’s N2 highway has sparked a fierce public debate, after a community meeting brought residents and activists together to question how the money should be spent.
The City of Cape Town’s proposed edge safety project covers a nine-kilometre stretch of the N2 and includes pedestrian crossings, improved lighting, access control measures and reinforced barriers. But for many residents living nearby, the announcement reportedly raised an uncomfortable question: should the money go there at all?
Cape Town communities speak out
According to a report by Newsroom ZA, Movement for Care held a meeting at Cissie Gool House in Woodstock, where people from Langa, Khayelitsha and Bonteheuwel said housing, social development and neighbourhood safety deserved greater priority. Concerns about extortion in informal settlements were also raised.
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The organisation’s co-ordinator, Nkosikona Swaartbooi, said residents had not been genuinely consulted. He argued the City seemed more focused on protecting N2 commuters than the people who would live alongside the wall.
Mayco member for Urban Mobility Rob Quintas pushed back, saying the project is still in its early planning phase and that technical, statutory and governance processes remain underway.
See the post on Facebook below:
Mzansi is divided on the wall
When the story was shared on Facebook on 19 August 2026, the comments section made it clear that not everyone in Cape Town shared the same view. Many motorists who use the N2 regularly were vocal in their support.
@Joel Randeree wrote:
“That wall will save countless lives. No pedestrian has the right to access a national freeway."
@Vinc Ngwele said:
“For those not driving on the road, it’s easy to say so. We, the motorists, are the targets. It doesn’t matter what colour your skin is. City of Cape Town, carry on and build.”
@Simfumene Mpingha Sotshongaye wrote:
“You should have said other people of Cape Town reject the wall because I want that wall.”
@Thomas Mellet added:
“Build the wall, protect the commuters travelling on that road.”
@Helgardt Boshoff stated:
“No, we do not reject the wall, we are for it.”
More stories involving the wall
- The City of Cape Town is set to build a “security wall” along a section of the N2 highway near the Cape Town International Airport.
- The GOOD Party weighed in on the City of Cape Town's R180 million wall plan, likening it to Apartheid segregation.
- The city of Cape Town plans to build an R180 million wall along the N2 to protect motorists from violent attacks.
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