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Land invaders vow to keep grabbing plots

January 10, 2010 Edition 1

NATHI OLIFANT

A young boy plays under a tree on land marked out by his mother. In his offices in town, Estcourt Mayor Maliyakhe Shelembe is still fuming after hordes of people invaded municipal property on the Christmas weekend.

The threat of invasion still hangs over the town, but the local council has been quick to take legal action to stop people carving up plots for themselves.

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Clan may go human rights route

December 09, 2008 Edition 1

NATHI OLIFANT

THE community of Macambini, near Mandeni on the Zululand coast, will seek the intervention of the South African Human Rights Commission in its efforts to repel the construction of a multibillion-rand development on their land.

The community last week blockaded the N2 and R102 routes in protest, raising fears that holidaymakers might not be able to reach coastal destinations.

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Protesters arrested, injured
N2 holiday blockade threat

December 05, 2008 Edition 2

NATHI OLIFANT, JEFF WICKS & MDUDUZI MALAZA

THE December tourism boom on the North Coast could be under threat from the Macambini community, which blockaded the N2 and R102 routes yesterday.

At least 10 people were arrested and several were injured when hundreds of rioting local people clashed with police officers trying to open the road.

Tourism officials fear that disruptions to traffic could cost the North Coast corridor millions of rands in tourist revenue.

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September 04, 2006

Shack dwellers to give council ultimatum

September 04 2006 at 08:51AM

By Nathi Olifant

THE gloves look set to come off between the eThekwini Municipality and
Abahlali baseMjondolo (the shack dwellers' movement) about the council's
apparent refusal to disclose information relating to the proposed
upgrade and relocation drive aimed at ridding the municipal area of
slums.

The shack dwellers will on Monday present Durban City Manager Mike
Sutcliffe with an ultimatum to provide them with the information they