Uproar over Cape Town’s plan to build an anti-crime wall on airport highway

Cape Town’s plans to build a wall to prevent crime along on a highway used to travel between the airport and the city centre has divided residents in South Africa’s tourist hotspot.

The nearly nine-kilometre structure will separate part of the road along a stretch that is lined by poor townships.

Attacks, some deadly, have been reported for years along the busy multi-lane route, including hijackings and smash-and-grab incidents during…