The only vertical landmark is the industrial-era remains of the Philippi cement factory, standing out in the monotonous low rise, peri-urban landscape, marking Philippi Village, the innovative ‘business hub, the forerunning development investing in the potential of Philippi. To the North East, a retention pond stands collecting litter* to the Southeast, informal traders spill out of containers, offering a myriad of supplies and services not proficiently covered by the stores in the area and finally to the south west, a service station stands in the foreground, behind it a large empty piece of land – earmarked for a large shopping mall. To the North West, open land is being primed for yet another low rise housing development (as part of the Breaking New Ground policy). Right in the heart of Philippi East, at the intersection between Govan Mbeki and New Eisleben, is a set of traffic lights, predominantly flanked by open ground. It’s not a well known or even well-connected area, despite its central locale and proximity to the Cape Town International Airport. By Claire du Trevou: “There is a distinct lack of an overarching ‘master plan’ of sorts for Philippi”Ģ0 km outside of the Cape Town City centre, just south of the Cape Town International Airport, lies Philippi East the Philippi Horticultural Area’s quiet, industrious neighbour.
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