Green Point Flea Market back after 15-year hiatus

AFTER a 15-year absence, the Green Point Flea Market is making a longawaited return to its original home, reviving a once-thriving trading space that had long been displaced by the development of the Cape Town Stadium precinct.

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The popular market, once a Sunday fixture for locals and tourists, was shut down in 2009 during the redevelopment of the Green Point Stadium precinct ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Now, after lobbying, the market will officially reopen on Sunday, May 11, from 8 am to 6 pm. It will operate every Sunday thereafter, except on days when major events are scheduled at the stadium.

The return marks a major win for more than 200 informal traders, many of whom traded at the original market before it was closed in 2009.