▁under ▁the ▁Group ▁Are as ▁Act ▁resulted ▁in ▁whole ▁communities ▁being ▁up root ed ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁Fl ats . ▁ ▁Under ▁apart heid , ▁the ▁Cape ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁" Col oured ▁labour ▁preference ▁area ", ▁to ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁Black ▁Afr icans . ▁The ▁government ▁tried ▁for ▁dec ades ▁to ▁remove ▁largely ▁X h osa ▁squ atter ▁cam ps , ▁such ▁as ▁Cross ro ads , ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁foc al ▁point ▁for ▁black ▁resistance ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁area ▁to ▁the ▁policies ▁of ▁apart heid . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁forced ▁removal , ▁between ▁May ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁exp elled ▁from ▁their ▁homes . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁times ▁H ours ▁after ▁being ▁released ▁from ▁prison ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁public ▁speech ▁in ▁dec ades ▁from ▁the ▁bal con y ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Town ▁City ▁Hall , ▁her ald ing ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁era ▁for ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ▁terror ist ▁explos ion ▁rock ed ▁the ▁city ' s ▁pack ed ▁Planet ▁Hollywood ▁restaurant , ▁killing ▁one ▁and ▁inj uring ▁do z ens . ▁ ▁Water ▁Cris is ▁▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Cape ▁Town ▁entered ▁a ▁dr ought ▁that ▁last ed ▁into ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁project