Philippi

Philippi is a township located in Cape Town and was formed in the 1980s, and lies nestled between Ottery, Hanover Park, Grassy Park, Mitchells Plain and Manenberg, better known as The Cape Flats.

During the apartheid era, it served as a battleground, and today still faces a number of challenges including poverty, unemployment, overcrowding and susceptibility to fire and flooding.

The area was once called "Die Duine", or "The Dunes" as it was used as a grazing area for farm animals and is still home to many small-scale farms that produce around 80% of Cape Town’s vegetables.