US: ‘Against the Grain’ radio clip
30 11 2009Ashraf Cassiem, a leader of the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, talks about their work in South Africa fighting the eviction of shack dwellers, water cut-offs, and police brutality under the ANC government.
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The mass protests continue tomorrow at Gugulethu Square Mall
30 11 2009Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Press Release
Protest: March to Gugulethu Mall to protest corrupt and anti-local job application process
Time and date: 09h00 on 1 December 2009
Venue: Assembly at Kwezi Hall. March to front of Gugulethu Mall on NY1
Contacts: Malibongwe @ 074-639-9551, Nomvuyo @ 082-687-8533, Mncedisi @ 078-580-8646, Sipho @ 078-589-7000
Tomorrow, the Gugulethu Anti-Eviction Campaign will again be protesting against the management of the new Gugulethu Square Mall. Despite efforts by the police to stop us from protesting citing 2010 events, the City of Cape Town has declared this to be a legal march.
When we marched two weeks ago, we handed over a memorandum to the manager of the Gugulethu Mall – Azania Landingwe. She told us that she would read the memorandum and respond within a week. However, to this day, we have received no response from the manager. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Belinda Landingwe, corruption, Gugulethu Development Forum, Gugulethu Square Mall, nepotism
Categories : Anti-Eviction Campaign, Archives, gugulethu, News & Press Release
How the World Cup will impact poor communities in South Africa
30 11 2009Eva Davids from the Anti-Eviction Campaign (AEC) in South Africa talks about the impact of the 2010 Football World Cup on her community in Athlone.
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Tags: 2010, 2010 World Cup, Green Point Stadium
Categories : Archives, Athlone, Video
Protest Against State Repression to be Held at at Macassar Village – Tomorrow
27 11 2009Abahlali baseMjondolo of the Western Cape
Press Statement, Friday 27 November 2009
We will be holding a protest against state repression at New Road, Maccassar Village, from 11:00 on Saturday 28 November 2009.
Our movement is under serious attack in Durban. Our comrades in Abahlali baseMjondolo in Durban have been attacked and had their homes destroyed by an armed ANC militia supported by the local police and politicians. They have also been arrested, denied bail, beaten while in custody and attacked and seriously beaten by the police while going about their ordinary activities in their communities. Many of our comrades are living under death threats and have been turned into refugees. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: anc, evictions, Poor People's Alliance, repression
Categories : Archives, Macassar, News & Press Release, Poor People's Alliance
Media: Illegal Evictions at Gunpoint Happening Now in Mpola
26 11 2009Abahlali baseMpola
Emergence Press Statement 11:38, 26 November 2009
The eThekwini Municipality is currently illegally evicting families at gunpoint in Mpola. Thirty people already have been left homeless. The community requests all press to rush to the scene and to witness the rampant criminality of the eThekwini Municipality for themselves.
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Tags: Councillor Dimba, eThekwini, illegal evictions, Mpola
Categories : Archives, News & Press Release, Poor People's Alliance
Open letter to Housing MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela from the Mandela Park Back Yarders
26 11 2009Dear Housing M.E.C (Madikizela),
Once again the Back Yarders together with the general community of Mandela Park would like to invite you with a special request to come and tell our impatient community exactly when the department will resume its next housing project in our area. Neither you nor any of the people in your department thought it relevant to attend our housing indaba two weeks ago. We hope that you do not ignore us this time. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Back Yarders, Bonginkosi Madikizela, invitations
Categories : Archives, Mandela Park in Khayelitsha, News & Press Release, Open Letters
Opinion: A Slap in the Face for More Than Just Dan Plato
24 11 2009After Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato was slapped in Blikkiesdorp, the police have warned politicians not to enter the area without police backup. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: blikkiesdorp, elites, Fanon, ghettoes, plato, slap
Categories : Archives, Delft - evictions + resistance, opinion / academic articles
Media: Vendors lash out at city
24 11 2009Rafiq Wagiet | 24 November 2009 | Eyewitness News
Informal traders on Tuesday slammed the City of Cape Town on its failure to consult with them.
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Tags: FIFA fan park, informal traders, Western Cape Informal Traders Coalition
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Media: Houses standing empty as bank admits some N2 Gateway units are difficult to sell
24 11 2009November 23, 2009 Edition 1
Quinton Mtyala – Cape Times
MONTHS after being completed, gap houses which form part of the N2 Gateway in Langa remain unsold as the bank financing the project admits affordability is a factor. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : Archives, Joe Slovo, Mainstream and Other News
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