September 2020
OUR STORIES, OUR HEROS
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History of the Marble Flats Drone view of Ottery Marble Flats.
The
Marble
Flats
Photo by Emile Petersen
community
the ‘Marble Flats’ after its name
Avenue and Ivan Road in Ottery
was originally called the “Skur-
change in 2000 by the then Coun-
in Cape Town, South Africa. The
we Flats”- an area more formal-
cilor Achmat Brinkhuis (Petersen,
community consist of 14 662 peo-
ly known as Ottery Marble Flats. 2010). It consists of forty-three
ple of which 48,2 percent are male
The “Skurwe Flats”, built in the
four-storeyed blocks and its situat-
and 51,7 percent are female.
late 1960s, is better known as
ed between the borders of Daniel
Ottery Welfare Network - OWN
@otterywelfarenetwork
- Sharna Johardien
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