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Landless People’s Movement v The City of Johannesburg

Thursday, 12 February 2009
Landless People’s Movement Press Statement

Landless People’s Movement v The City of Johannesburg
Jo’burg High Court, 10:00 Friday 13 February 2009

Over the years we, the Protea South branch of the Landless People’s Movement, have marched many times and we have been arrested, beaten and tortured. Tomorrow will meet the City of Johannesburg in the High Court.

Our demands to the court are the same demands that we have taken to the streets:

1. The government shacks (i.e. the transit camp) must be immediately removed from our area. They are a deep insult to our human dignity.

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The Times: More protests flare over lack of services

Diepsloot is not an AbM settlement. Click here for video footage.

http://www.thetimes.co.za/PrintEdition/Article.aspx?id=1032366

More protests flare over lack of services
Charles Molele Published:Jul 12, 2009

‘They want to dump us in another slum without clean water, electricity or sanitation’
Huge shack settlement latest to ignite over government’s poor delivery record

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Jo'burg: Eight held during Diepsloot protests

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Mon, 2009-07-06 08:01. Diepsloot | forced removals | police | protest | SAPA

Click here to see pictures from the protest.

http://www.themercury.co.za/?fSectionId=&fArticleId=nw20090706075322141C907673

Eight held during Diepsloot protests

6 July 2009, 08:16
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* Empty promises spark protest

Eight people were arrested on Monday following violent protests in Diepsloot, Johannesburg police said.

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M&G: Purgatory for the poor

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Tue, 2009-03-31 14:58. forced removals | Mail & Guardian | Niren Tolsi | transit camps

Purgatory for the poor
NIREN TOLSI | DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - Mar 31 2009 06:00

'The other day, my [nine-year-old] daughter and her friend were coming back from school through the bushes and a man tried to rape them,' says Neftal Ntuli (40)

"Luckily a car was going past and the driver brought them home. In broad daylight! It's not safe there."

Ntuli, his wife and three children form part of the first batch of families relocated by the eThekwini municipality from their informal shack settlement near Umlazi's King Goodwill Zwelithini Stadium to a transit camp in peri-urban T-section.

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Isolezwe: Bale baphetha ukusuka emijondolo yabo

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Fri, 2009-03-06 08:19. Bawinilie Ngcobo | forced removals | Isolezwe | police | transit camps

http://www.isolezwe.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4873678

Bale baphetha ukusuka emijondolo yabo

March 05, 2009 Edition 1

BAWINILE NGCOBO

BAGCWALE umgwaqo bavimba amaloli abezobathuthela izimpahla abantu basemijondolo yase-Clare Estate edume ngokuthi ikwa-L ngoba bethi abafuni ukuyohlala ezindlini ezingamathini eziseChatsworth abebezolinda kuzo izindlu zabo zomxhaso.

Laba bantu bakhala ngekhansela le ndawo abathi alifuni ukubalalela.

Bathi akubathokozisi ukuhlala kule ndawo ngoba bayabona ukuthi ayiphephile ngenxa yokungahlanzeki kodwa ukuyohlaliswa eWelbedacht, eChatsworth, abakufuni ngoba kukude nalapho besebenza khona nalapho kufunda khona izingane zabo.

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