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South Africa: Hangberg - a Question of Land Denied
Fahamu, 8 October 2010
Reading about the recent demolition of shacks by the City of Cape Town in Hangberg and the comments made by the City on the issue could leave one thinking that newcomers have… Read more »
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South Africa: There is war in Cape Town
Fahamu, 7 October 2010
The Mandela Park Back-yarders, a social movement in Cape Town, describes the aftermath of the situation in Hout Bay in Cape Town, where the City of Cape Town attempted to demolish… Read more »
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South Africa: Suddenly the ANC Cares for People of Hangberg
Business Day, 7 October 2010
THE familiar sound of a speech bellowed through a loud hailer drifted across our valley last Sunday. There was a demonstration outside the police station. Occasionally you could… Read more »
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South Africa: Behind the Hout Bay Violence in Cape Town
Fahamu, 30 September 2010
Many Capetonians were shocked by recent images of violent clashes between police and residents of the Hangberg community in Hout Bay, Cape Town. Residents say they were resisting… Read more »
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South Africa: Battle for the Sentinel Involves Drug Cartel?
Argus, 22 September 2010
Police and the city's anti-land invasion unit clashed with Hangberg residents for the second day, as residents tried to stop authorities from dismantling shacks on a firebreak on… Read more »
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South Africa: Angry Crowd Gives Premier the Finger
Argus, 18 September 2010
A crowd of angry Hout Bay residents shouted down Premier Helen Zille, gave her the middle finger and then came close to lunging at her on Friday night at a rowdy community meeting… Read more »
