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14 October 2021
GroundUp
Residents of houses on the border of Van Riebeeck Park made a plan to cover the cost of accomodating the people living in the park - for now
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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