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South Africa:
The Psychological Cost of Living in an Informal Settlement - 'Like a Mountain Fell On Me'
SACSIS, 25 September 2012
The "overwhelming adversity" they had to face daily as a result of living in an informal dwelling felt "like a mountain fell on me", said one Cape Town resident. Read more »
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South Africa:
It's Still Dark in Khayelitsha
GroundUp, 12 September 2012
Earlier this year, GroundUp published a story on the issue of street lights not working on Lansdowne Road in Khayelitsha. Read more »
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South Africa:
Fleurhof Integrated Human Settlement Development
Govt of SA, 20 September 2012
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale today launched the first phase of the 9600 Fleurhof Integrated Human Settlement Development in Soweto. Fleurhof is one of the Gauteng's… Read more »
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South Africa:
Khayelitsha Residents March Over Allegations of Housing Corruption
West Cape News, 18 September 2012
Allegations of corruption in the Nuwe Begin housing project in Blue Downs need to be properly investigated said over 100 residents of nearby Nkqubela informal settlement in TR… Read more »
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South Africa:
Poverty Wages and Inadequate Housing
SACSIS, 21 August 2012
Last week at Lonmin mines, the ANC saw the consequences of allowing South Africa to remain one of the most unequal countries in the world. The steadfast refusal of the mineworkers… Read more »
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South Africa:
Govt Makes Strides in Improving Lives of Poor
SAnews.gov.za, 10 September 2012
President Jacob Zuma says government has made substantial progress in improving service delivery to the poor, especially the poor who were marginalised in the past. Read more »
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South Africa:
Khayelitsha Councillor - City Ignores My Community
GroundUp, 5 September 2012
The councillor for a major ward in Khayelitsha says the city is ignoring the real needs of his community. Read more »
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South Africa:
Marlboro Evictions - the Shortfalls of the Housing Policy
Daily Maverick, 28 August 2012
After protests against evictions in Marlboro last week cast fresh scrutiny on the legality of the evictions themselves, lawyers and NGOs working in the area warned that the legal… Read more »
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South Africa:
Johannesburg's Cold and Desperate
Daily Maverick, 8 August 2012
Some Gauteng residents delighted on Tuesday when snow began to fall across Johannesburg, Pretoria and Vereeniging. They rushed to take pictures on their camera phones and joked on… Read more »
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South Africa:
Talking Township Trash
Daily Maverick, 2 July 2012
The idea is simple: you take a seemingly intractable social problem, and bring together a small group of intelligent, motivated individuals from different sectors to discuss what… Read more »