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    We All Have To Demand Justice For Marikana

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    "Marikana could happen again" was the powerful message that emerged from a film screening and panel discussion which took place at the Chalsty Centre....

    #Roshnee55: Preserving history through photography

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    The Origins And 55-Year Pictorial History Of Roshnee (1967-2022) is a new book and pictorial history that will be released. Put together by former...

    #StoptheSale activists celebrate Tafelberg victory

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    It could be a huge stride against Apartheid spatial planning in Cape Town. The Western Cape High Court ruled in favour of civil society...

    Durban: Fresh Land Grabs In Cato Crest

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    Different areas in Durban have been sparked by land grabs over the last two weeks, with the most recent one being in Cato Crest,...

    7 non-fiction book releases to add to your TBR

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    As the year draws to a close, readers can usually expect the release of some really great non-fiction books. That’s definitely the situation with...

    Julius Malema On Land: Only Death Will Stop Us

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    "If South Africans are afraid of expropriating the land without compensation because of sanctions and backlash, then don't vote for the EFF," the...

    Cato Manor Community Protests As Red Ants Destroy Shacks

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    The never ending battle between the eThekwini Municipality and shack dwellers in various informal settlements continues. The latest one comes after the Anti-Land Invasion...

    SANDF Attempt To Use Police To Evict Marievale Residents

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    On 9 May, the Pretoria High Court ruled that the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) would need to vacate the former army base...

    Film about the recent fire in Langa

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    A fire in the Joe Slovo informal settlement broke out on the 16th of April 2022. The massive blaze took close to six hours...

    How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

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    Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat. The words of the ancient Greek philosopher,...

    “We are calm” – Camps Bay housing activists speak out on...

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    The We See You Collective took up occupation in a Camps Bay mansion on 22 September.  https://twitter.com/mtyala/status/1313883567802417152 The host believed they would be staying for two...

    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...

    Farming communities are the last priority for politicians

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    Ubuntu Rural Women and Youth movement is a non-profit organisation working in farming communities of the Western Cape. The organisation focuses on improving the...

    Marikana settlement residents begin rebuilding

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    After a fire ripped through 49 households in the Marikana informal settlement in Cato Crest, the community is beginning to rebuild.  Read more: Marikana settlement...

    African Countries And The State Of Their Environments: The Best And...

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    Social and economic changes in Africa are being driven by increasing prosperity and heavy foreign investment. Money has been poured into activities such as...

    Allegations of intimidation and torture as Marievale residents are evicted from...

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    Residents from Marievale who were granted a court interdict on Wednesday are still being evicted from their homes on the military base in Nigel....

    Tensions mount between ratepayers and shack dwellers in Bonela

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    As land disputes in KwaZulu Natal intensify, relations between residents informal settlement residents in Cato Manor, ratepayers in neighbouring Bonela, and the municipality are...

    Johannesburg South Residents Embark On Roll-On Community Action

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    Residents of areas in the south of Johannesburg including Eldorado Park, Freedom Park, Slovo Park, Lehae, and Soweto have embarked on a wide-scale service...

    Land reform in South Africa: what the real debate should be about

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    Land reform in South Africa is an emotive and politically fraught subject. That’s because land was at the heart of the dispossession of Africans...

    South African floods wreaked havoc because people are forced to live...

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    Rapid urbanisation and government failure to deliver adequate housing are among the driving forces behind the proliferation of informal settlements across South African cities...