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    The EFF: A Radical Bid For State Power

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    It’s difficult to believe that the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) was only formed in 2013. In just six years, the party has established itself...

    NDZ’s Radical Economic Transformation vs CR17’s New Deal: a summary

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    The two front-runners for incoming president of the African National Congress, Cyril Ramaphosa (CR17) and Nkosazana-Dlamini Zuma (NDZ), have outlined their policy positions should...

    By-laws that govern urban farming need to find common ‘soil’ for...

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    Djo BaNkuna aka “The Cabbage Bandit” was threatened with arrest for having a vegetable garden on the pavement in front of his home. He...

    Nuclear, security, fees and the ties that bind

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    In 2017 South Africa has faced rising electricity costs, near drought conditions in the Western Cape, a corruption crisis with the state social grant...

    The Politics Of ‘Expropriation Of Land Without Compensation’ In South Africa

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    In a speech presented at the Urbanization: Impact of land availability - focus on land occupation Indaba organised by MEC for human settlements and...

    Durban food riots turn the wheel of history

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    South Africa’s social crisis has erupted as the people Cyril Ramaphosa and Jacob Zuma deem expendable, those who bear the brunt of the past...

    Imizamo Yethu residents complain of corruption, nepotism in rebuilding efforts

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    On Tuesday, members of the Imizamo Yethu community marched to the Cape Town mayor’s office in protest of the city’s super-blocking project, which they...

    Malema’s Land Expropriation Resolution Passes – Helped By The ANC

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    On Tuesday afternoon, the parliamentary caucus of the African National Congress (ANC) chose to support a draft resolution, with amendments, introduced by the Economic...

    Two-week-old baby laid to rest after choking on tear gas during...

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    Community demands justice for Jayden Khoza who died during housing protests earlier this week.

    The potential for public  green spaces in combating emissions within coal...

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    Activists and organisations working in and around public green spaces have often remarked how public green spaces are often treated as an afterthought or...

    The Rise Of Urban Farming In Johannesburg

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    Small farms and gardens have begun popping up all around the Johannesburg inner-city. The contrasts between the bustling urban environment and the greenery of...

    The District Six museum is more than just a museum, it’s...

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    In the heart of the former inner-city residential area and in an old Methodist church in Cape Town, the District Six Museum has been...

    Climate change is not what South Africans see as their main...

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    Climate change is a major threat to food production, and is displacing people and increasing the risks to health globally. Addressing climate change requires...

    Ex-Marievale residents’ shacks demolished while trying to build them

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    The Marievale community have been terrorised by SANDF soldiers since they were evicted from their homes in November last year. Now they are being...

    Land: Why So Afraid Of A Debate?

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    If there ever was any doubt that different South Africans mean completely different things when they speak about the land, the debate sparked in...

    Why The Tafelberg Case Is Key To Stubborn Apartheid Spatial planning...

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    EXPLAINER The fight for affordable social housing continues in South Africa. The Cape Town High Court has been hearing the Tafelberg case this week. What is...

    Vuwani residents have BEEN protesting, here’s why

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    On Thursday, newly-minted Minister of Police Fikile Mbalula visited Vuwani, where protesters have shut down the town for the third day in a row. At...

    Abahlali baseMjondolo Offices Burgled After Call For Durban Mayor To Step...

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    The shackdwellers movement Abahlali baseMjondolo are fearing for their lives following a break at their Durban central offices on Wednesday night. According the organisation's...

    Marikana settlement residents in desperate need of help after fire

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    Residents at the Marikana informal settlement in Cato Crest, Durban are in desperate need of assistance after a fire destroyed several households. A 38-year-old woman,...

    The environmental impact of the Amazon development in Cape Town, South...

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    The Amazon Africa development in Cape Town has been one of the most contentious fights in recent South African history. What started out as...