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14 August 2020
GroundUp
“They bring fridges, stoves and beds, and then call the media so it looks like we are evicting people but we are not” says City spokesperson
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14 August 2020
GroundUp
Councillor says illegal occupations are jeopardising housing plans for the area
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12 August 2020
News 24
As the lockdown enters its fifth month, shack dwellers in a newly built informal settlement in Soshanguve say they are being evicted and have nowhere else to go.
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12 August 2020
The Citizen
Despite lockdown prohibiting evictions and calling for alternative accommodation to be provided, housing MMC Mlungisi Mabaso said those who invaded housing units at Fleurhof are breaking the law, and will be dealt with.
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11 August 2020
The Citizen
Officers responded to the area from Wednesday and demolished shacks built next to the river.
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09 August 2020
Mail & Guardian
COMMENT: When considering Herman Mashaba’s new political plans, the South African public must reckon with the former mayor of Johannesburg's actual record
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08 August 2020
IOL
Illegal land occupation in Cape Town is a pressing problem and many occupiers are not be on the housing waiting list, say Deena Bosch, Kyla Hazell and Michael Clarke.
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05 August 2020
Mail & Guardian
It is possible to urbanise without congestion and the attendant ills through emphasis on better institutions, writes Eddie Rakabe
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06 August 2020
Bizcommunity
The increasing financial pressure of the national lockdown means that hot button topics such as evictions and affordability can no longer be ignored...
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04 August 2020
GroundUp
The owner of the shack Siphiwe Mdluli rents wants to move back in
Urban land read moreIn one scene, migrants shouted ‘no camera’ at the reporting crew filming them from a larger chartered vessel. https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/maps-and-graphics/2020/08/12/cartoon-British-TV-media-migrant-boat-coverage?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
Green revolution is locking African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit, but for Northern multinational corporations. https://theecologist.org/2020/aug/14/gates-failing-green-revolution-africa
Allegations of corrupt land deals in Okahandja. Resident calls for a probe by the Anti Corruption Commission https://www.namibian.com.na/index.php?id=93685&page=read
JOEVA ROCK & RACHEL SCHURMAN - Seeds of Neo-Colonialism: Why GMO's Create African Dependency on Global Markets | The Elephant https://www.theelephant.info/op-eds/2020/07/31/seeds-of-neo-colonialism-why-gmos-create-african-dependency-on-global-markets/#.XzZcQfjfzfs.twitter
Zim weighs using land as security for the $3.5bn bond meant to compensate white farmers https://www.news24.com/fin24/Economy/Africa/zim-weighs-using-land-as-security-for-the-35bn-bond-meant-to-compensate-white-farmers-20200813 via @fin24
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