South Africa|Gauteng|Johannesburg

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Major precedent set for communities affected by mining

Constitutional Court judge quotes Fanon: to “strip someone of their source of livelihood, then you strip them of their dignity too”

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News | 26 October 2018

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Joburg’s Golden Highway barricaded in housing protest

Freedom Park residents demand land

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News | 23 October 2018

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Tension in Hillbrow after residents attack drug dealers

Drug dealers and users have moved one block further away from where they were

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News | 15 October 2018

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No land, no vote, say residents of Freedom Park

“As old as l am, l do not have a house. If l die today my children will not have a home.”

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Brief | 9 October 2018

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Homeless poorly treated in Bedfordview

People living on the street say they will resist smear campaigns and persistent attempts to have them removed

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News | 8 October 2018

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Equality Court makes it clear: No racism is acceptable

Velaphi Khumalo asked South Africa to be cleansed of whites, like Hitler did to Jews

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Law | 8 October 2018

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Cele promises corruption probe at Sophiatown police station

National Commissioner Khehla Sitole to report back to Westbury residents

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News | 2 October 2018

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At least 15 injured as violence erupts in Westbury

Residents throw petrol bombs during protest, police fire rubber bullets

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News | 1 October 2018

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Activists call for improved access to safe abortions

“We have a right as women to choose what we do with our bodies without being questioned”

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News | 29 September 2018

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Sun City prisoners accuse staff of cheating them out of canteen money

Inmates say attempts to open fraud case blocked

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News | 20 September 2018

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Zandspruit residents march for better policing

Johannesburg community warns of vigilante action if situation doesn’t improve

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News | 19 September 2018

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Staff at student accommodation in Braamfontein on strike

South Point says it cannot meet workers’ demands and remain viable

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Brief | 17 September 2018

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Gauteng court rules against cheap bank repossessions

Judgment is a victory for Johannesburg homeowners, and possibly homeowners across the country

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Law | 13 September 2018

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“I called the police many times but they never came”

What victims and perpetrators of Soweto’s xenophobic violence say

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Feature | 10 September 2018

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Criminal justice system abused to stifle protest, says report

Right2Protest coalition launches State of Protest Report

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News | 7 September 2018

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“The toilets are tin, the classrooms are tin, the office is tin, the kitchen is tin, the storeroom is tin. Nothing is serious here.”

Gauteng learners call for province to fix substandard schools

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Brief | 31 August 2018