Mfuleni

Mfuleni is a relatively new township about 32 kilometres from central Cape Town, South Africa. It is a predominantly Black township, although there are also some Coloured members of the community.

Mfuleni
An aerial photograph of Mfuleni in the foreground stretching to the west towards Table Mountain. Ikweze Park (on the left) and Delft (to the right) are situated beyond.
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Coordinates: 33°59′41″S 18°40′33″E
Country	South Africa
Province	Western Cape
Municipality	City of Cape Town
Main Place	Cape Town
Government
• Councillor	Thembisile Bathembu (Ward 108) (ANC)
Area [1]
• Total	13.46 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	52,274
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011) [1]
• Black African	95.9%
• Coloured	3.0%
• Indian/Asian	0.1%
• White	0.2%
• Other	0.8%
First languages (2011) [1]
• Xhosa	85.9%
• Afrikaans	3.4%
• Sotho	3.0%
• English	2.8%
• Other	4.9%
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
7100 (street)	n/a
PO box	Postal Code
Area code	021

Mfuleni is a suburb of Blue Downs area and is close to the sprawling township of Khayelitsha and also next to the new suburb of Malibu Village.^[2] Around 52,300 people live in this township. Most were moved there from the late 1990s following flooding and fires in different townships across the Western Cape, such as Philippi, Nyanga and Khayelitsha. Hence, the mixed nature of the community here. Unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime are some of the most pressing problems in this poor township.

Recently, the Department of Local government and Housing with its partners^[3] established a new housing project which built an additional 165 houses.^[4]

Since 2013, Health Promoters South Africa provides health education for the residents of Khayelitsha. Founded by the late Dr. Harold Robles and Dr. Jelle Braaksma with the aim of basic education in the field of healthcare. Since December 2020, Health Promoters South Africa has had a partnership with UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education.

Only 43% of Mfuleni residents are employed.^{[when?][citation needed]}

References

1. "Main Place Mfuleni". Census 2011.
2. "Malibu Village". za.geoview.info. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
3. "Habitat for Humanity Project, Mfuleni (Cape Town)". Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
4. http://www.westerncape.gov.za/Text/2008/9/mfuleni_project_compressed.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}