Since last year 9,000 land claims have been lodged in Western Cape and of those, 5,500 were made by people forcibly removed from District Six. But this does not account for all the claimants, some of whom have been waiting almost two decades for land restitution. District Six was home to about 65,000 people before forced removals.For Sharefa Davids, 56, it has been more than 20 years since she handed her claim to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform in Western Cape.Her mother died without seeing any progress in her claim. Davids received her first reference number for her claim only last year."I feel angry and frustrated because [the government] does not know what restorative justice is," she said. Yesterday, Davids and other former District Six residents attended a meeting at the Cape Town City Hall to address the issue of land claims.Before the meeting began, one of the oldest residents of District Six, Annie Bam, 92, said a prayer."We grew up here in District Six, we went to school here. I thank you Lord for the 92 years you have spared me . we sit here and think back to how we lived in the past," Bam said.Michael Worsnip, chief director of restitution support for the Land Claims Commission in Western Cape, said his office had received hundreds of calls about claims since President Jacob Zuma opened the process last year.He added that claims could now be lodged electronically onto a system that would prevent files from being lost. He urged claimants to look for the "old brown suitcase" under their beds to find photos, title deeds and school reports that could be used as evidence when claiming, as this would speed up the process.Though he addressed the crowd, Worsnip left early to catch a flight, sparing little time for questions.District Six activist Tania Kleinhans-Cedras, who addressed the crowd, said: "We are sick and tired of officials glorifying this process. Restitution has failed the people of District Six. Our parents have died."Daniel Adriaanse, 61, said: "I have been sitting for 17 years. When will they actually settle claims? We must fight for your children and grandchildren."Davids, who lives in Rondebosch East, said: "I cannot adapt to life outside District Six. It's all I know."..