The colonial space referred to in the provided text is Observatory, a neighborhood known for its bohemian and multicultural community, located close to the University and one of the city's major hospitals, The Groote Schuur. It is named after the former Royal Observatory built in 1820, which still stands within its municipal borders. The area is described as having a mix of quaint 19th-century Victorian row houses and being a place where artists, students, academics, and street beggars coexist, despite the presence of petty crime and house burglaries

Decolonizing space, as implied by the author, involves recognizing and addressing the invisible thresholds of safety and the divisions created by such perceptions within urban environments. It entails understanding the historical and contemporary processes of segregation and control, such as those enforced by apartheid's Group Areas Act in Cape Town, which reordered the city along racial lines. The author reflects on their own experience as a migrant from Maputo to Cape Town, noting the differences in urban formation and the lived experience of racial segregation. Decolonizing space also involves acknowledging the role of gentrification in displacing historically disadvantaged social groups from desirable inner-city areas, leading to a re-mapping through displacement. The author suggests that confronting these issues requires an analytical understanding of racial histories and their impact on contemporary urban processes, as well as a consideration of visibility and invisibility as social practices within the urban context.

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