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14 June 2021
IOL
Pressure is mounting on the government to release three well-located military owned sites to address the rising housing crisis in the city.
Urban land read moreYou can't build big enough drain systems to deal with flooding on this scale. It might be a start to limit the amount of emissions being spewed into the atmosphere creating the energy to cause these floods in the first place - #aucklandflooding
The myth of 1994 – women, resistance and power in South Africa https://roape.net/2023/01/18/the-myth-of-1994-women-resistance-and-power-in-south-africa/ via @ROAPE
"A recent investigation into the world’s largest carbon standard found that 94% of its rainforest offset credits did not actually contribute to carbon reduction." There is a great scam being played out here and they're risking the biosphere for profit.
Women’s access to, & control of land is restricted by lack of implementation of existing laws, by harmful customary, traditional &social practices, norms &power structures within communities & households, & by lack of legal security systems to protect women against land grabbing
Ingonyama Trust land: Community members allege that a community trust is being used as a finance vehicle by a king's appointee, using their proximity to the monarchy, without the knowledge of King Misuzulu.
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/uproar-over-unauthorized-community-trust-collecting-money-on-zulu-kings-land-597144ad-ad6a-4c83-9600-d8187c468b42
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