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“People put borders in their hearts, that’s where xenophobia comes from”
Immigrant and South African women celebrate Africa Day together
News | 29 May 2023
Ekurhuleni’s multi-billion rand housing project stalls as nearby shack dwellers demand services
“The government has surely forgotten us” says Daggafontein pensioner
News | 29 May 2023
R26-million Lehae Library opens seven years after construction started
Concerns over safety remain after armed robbery weeks before opening
By Chris Gilili
News | 26 May 2023
School land occupiers demand relocation to serviced sites
East London shack dwellers say they won’t move unless it is somewhere with water, electricity and toilets
News | 26 May 2023
Court upholds eviction of circus occupiers
Residents offered accommodation at the Culemborg Safe Space and must be out by 31 July
News | 26 May 2023
Shack dwellers protest in support of Nelson Mandela Bay’s DA mayor
Mayor delivered over 300 chemical toilets that are cleaned every second day, a protester tells ANC representatives. “All you want to do is loot,” says another.
News | 25 May 2023
“Stop the rot”: Court interdict sought against Operation Dudula
Immigrant organisations also seek to stop police tolerance and “collusion” with the anti-immigrant movement
News | 25 May 2023
Families face eviction from the land they’ve farmed for generations
Housing Development Agency wants to use the land in Malmesbury for development
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 25 May 2023
About 100 students march to NSFAS over funding troubles
“We (SRCs) refuse to remain silent while the dreams and aspirations of the children of the poor and working class are trampled on by an unyielding bureaucracy.”
News | 24 May 2023