Court orders new look at R1 land deal

15 05 2008
IOL
14 May 2008
by Zelda Venter

The ownership of Mpumalanga’s R1-billion 2010 soccer stadium and 118ha of neighbouring land will be probed by a new board of trustees who were appointed by the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday.
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Stop the Xenephobic Attacks in Alexandra and Elsewhere!

15 05 2008

ANTI-PRIVATISATION FORUM & ALEXANDRA VUKUZENZELE CRISIS COMMITTEE
PRESS STATEMENT
TUESDAY 13TH MAY 2008

STOP THE XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS IN ALEXANDRA & ELSEWHERE!

DON’T BLAME THE POOR FROM OTHER COUNTRIES FOR THE POVERTY AND JOBLESSNESS IN SOUTH AFRICA - BLAME, AND ACT AGAINST, THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE! Read the rest of this entry »


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Solidarity with Motala Heights: Crisis Deepens as Violent Intimidation Against the Strong Poor Continues

15 05 2008

Abahlali baseMjondolo Press Release
Tuesday, 13 May 2008

Motala Heights Crisis Deepens as Violent Intimidation Against the Strong Poor Continues

Gangster Landlord Continues Campaign of Intimidation with the Support of the Pinetown Police; James Pillay arrested on trumped up charges


James Pillay, ‘Meeting of the Poor Against the Rich’, 17 November 2007


The community of Motala Heights, set on the edge of Pinetown between the factories and the hill that runs up to Kloof, dates back to the early years of the last century and has a rich history. For the last three years it has been under sustained and violent attack from a local gangster businessman who seems to be able to direct the local state, including the police and the Municipality’s Housing Department, at will. Read the rest of this entry »


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