The Land Claims Court in Cape Town observed a moment of silence on Wednesday to honour a victim of the Group Areas Act.
It marked what would have been the 109th birthday of Magdalene Edith Florence, nicknamed Girly, who died in 1971, only months after being forced out of her Black River, Rondebosch, home.
She was matriarch of the Florence family, who are contesting the Land Claims Commission's offer of R40,000 compensation for the loss of the five-bedroomed dwelling and plot with orchard.
The family is asking for R3.3 million.
The Florences were classified coloured, and the Black River was declared a white group area in 1966.
The court has been hearing evidence from a University of Cape Town economist, Prof Martin Wittenberg, on how the value of compensation should be calculated.
- Sapa
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