1962
The following health report describe conditions in Oukloof:
Census 1962:
Population of Riebeek Kasteel:
Whites: 450
Coloured: 550
Location: erf 216
- 52 houses of brick, cement, raw brick, wood, corrugated iron sheets
- Rental of land from the Village Management board for R2 per year
- Many houses not suitable for human occupation.
- Most houses have own outside WC, some still don’t, which is bad for whole town.
- Still no night soil removal.
- Some white people own houses in location, including JN van Niekerk from Moreson who owns building with six semi-detached houses (skakelhuise), but this building only has two dilapidated and dirty latrines. It is recommended to replace it with six bucket latrines with proper cement floors.
- Most have to buy water from the Village Management board at 1/4 cent per 8 gallon. They have to collect from external taps.
Recommend that the white and coloured owners of the houses (in the location) do the following:
- Get bucket latrines with cement floors and fly tight seats for each house that doesn’t have one yet.
- One garbage bin for each house.
- Clear litter at each house.
- Village Management board must remove night soil as soon as facilities are in place.
Erf 333 (old location) is registered at the deeds office.
On 9 February 1962, an article appears in Die Burger proclaiming Riebeek Kasteel’s new group areas as Riebeek Kasteel A, a white group area and Riebeek Kasteel B, a coloured group area.
Reference:
Cape Town Records Centre: SGD 163 2/4/124
NGK Argief: GEM-K 2803
Cape Town Archives Repository: ACLT 781 15400/266