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Parkwood Erupts

Parkwood Erupts

Building materials from demolished shacks owned by illegal occupiers are taken away in trucks in Parkwood.
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Date taken
23 May 2018
Photo by
Ashraf Hendricks
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Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
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Evictions,  Housing,  Parkwood

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