Like many other places in Cape Town, the landscape of Simon’s Town is quickly changing. The character of who Simon’s Town was, is quickly being forgotten. In 1965 Simon’s Town was declared a white area. The Luyolo community was the first group to be uprooted from Simon's Town and moved to Gugulethu. The second removals took place from 1968. Most of these people were moved to what is now known as Ocean View. To remember the areas and people that were forced out of Simon's Town, The Simon's Town Museum, The Phoenix Committee, and Greatmore Studios worked collaboratively to compose mosaic benches called 'Wag 'n Bietjie.' 

The idea behind Ziziphus mucronata, or as it is more frequently known, the wag-'n-bietjie tree represents life as we know it. The young twigs are zigzag, indicating that life is not always straightforward. Two thorns at the nodes are also significant; one facing backward represents where we come from and one facing forward, represents where we are going. 

The aim of the benches is to remap Simon’s Town by highlighting one of the greatest tragedies of the town. Like the nodes of the ‘Wag ‘n Bietjie’ plant, the Wag-n-Bietjie benches are meant to provide a space to contemplate, reflect and bridge the gap of historical misunderstanding and ignorance. The benches are permanent reminders of a painful past. Six benches have been placed at Jubilee square. These represent the six out of the twelve areas that people were forcibly removed from. The Museum works very closely with The Phoenix Committee-(a group of Simonites that were forcibly removed from Simon's Town) on heritage programmes and projects.