Articles for Kimberly Mutandiro

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“This is not a land grab. We are taking back what belongs to us”

Hundreds of people in Midvaal occupy private land

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News | 23 June 2020

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Eskom warns that residents who “bridge” electricity will remain in the dark

Tsakane residents without electricity for two weeks block roads in protest

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News | 19 June 2020

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Teenagers sell fruit and vegetables to help family make ends meet

“Our mother has taught us to work extra hard because we are immigrants”

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News | 17 June 2020

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“We are not evicting the residents, we are relocating them” says councillor

Human rights lawyer condemns “forceful and unlawful” evictions by SANDF

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News | 5 June 2020

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Alcohol ban creates flourishing black market for Ghanaian whisky

“Selling whisky sachets and cigarettes is the only option l have at the moment”

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News | 29 May 2020

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“My business will never be the same again” says Duduza spaza shop owner

Ward councillor urges all business owners in need of help to apply for assistance

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News | 27 May 2020

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School children sell cigarettes to help parents make ends meet

“Selling cigarettes helps buy food for my family,” says 12-year-old

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News | 20 May 2020

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Covid-19: Tsakane’s pineapple beer joints are doing a roaring trade

“I always carry a mask with me but sadly I must take it off to drink my beer”

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News | 8 May 2020

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“Thanks to the generous donors my kitchen is full of food” says Tsakane resident

Couple urges community to make donations for families in need

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Brief | 4 May 2020

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“Coronavirus is the last thing to worry about while looking for gold deep inside a mine”

Informal miners say they are continuing operations amid lockdown

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News | 30 April 2020

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“Dying is dying, whether it is from coronavirus or hunger,” says Tsakane woman

“If the government cannot give us food parcels as promised, it should let us go back to work and hustle for our families to eat”

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News | 22 April 2020

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Waiting for a job on the roadside during lockdown

“Whenever cars stop they tell us to go home and stay safe from corona,” says Lucky Shabalala

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Brief | 20 April 2020

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Covid-19: No food, no money, no job – how can we stay indoors? ask Brakpan residents

“An anxious man can do nothing else but stand on the streets and make a plan for his family to eat”

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News | 17 April 2020

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Covid-19: Informal taxi operators in Springs targeted for non-compliance

One driver says his weekly salary dropped from R500 to R150

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News | 15 April 2020

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Covid-19: Residents lend a helping hand to waste picker in Benoni

“If many people offer help to waste pickers during this difficult time of the coronavirus, South Africa will be a better place,” says waste picker

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Brief | 9 April 2020

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Covid-19: Sex workers accuse police of beating people on the street

“Much as I am afraid of Covid-19 … I need the money”

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News | 2 April 2020