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Bo-Kaap Protest Against Gentrification

Bo-Kaap Protest Against Gentrification

Residents from Bo-Kaap protest by attempting to stop a crane from entering the area. The development is a 12-storey apartment block being built by BLOK Urban Developers. Residents said that gentrification is forcing them out
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Date taken
20 November 2018
Photo by
Ashraf Hendricks
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Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp
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Protests and pickets
Keywords
Bo-kaap,  Islam,  Muslim,  Police

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