Community-based organisations can play a critical role in the current South African landscape following the widespread unrest of July. Being at 'grassroots' level gives them a legitimacy that organisations coming in from the 'outside' may lack.
The recent unrest in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, and the humanitarian crisis arising from it, have highlighted not only the inequality and anger pervading our society, but also the resilience of communities across the country that are working together to rebuild and bring about change at a local level.
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