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Mercury: Cornubia 'the way to go'

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Fri, 2008-08-22 09:06. | |

http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4571305

Cornubia 'the way to go'
Low-cost housing blueprint for future

August 22, 2008 Edition 1

Matthew Savides

INTEGRATED communities, like the proposed 1 200ha multi-use Cornubia development near Umhlanga, are "absolutely the right way to go" for future integrated developments in the country.

This is the view of KwaZulu-Natal Institute of Architects president Ivor Daniel, who said it was important that all low-cost housing developments were carefully planned so that employment opportunities were nearby and they promoted a sense of community.

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The Mercury: Cornubia development treated 'with urgency'

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Thu, 2008-08-21 11:38. | |

buffer zones? no threat to houses prices?....

http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4569476

Concern that project rushed ahead of elections
Cornubia development treated 'with urgency'

August 21, 2008 Edition 1

Matthew Savides

UMHLANGA was important to the eThekwini Municipality, which would ensure that a proposed 1 200ha integrated development near the area was done responsibly and would not affect property prices.

This was according to deputy mayor Logie Naidoo yesterday, speaking in the wake of the municipality's threat on Tuesday to expropriate the land from Tongaat-Hulett Developments to speed up construction.

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Mercury: City threatens big land grab

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Wed, 2008-08-20 09:05. | |

Abahlali baseMjondolo has been demanding the expropriation of Tongaat-Hulett land since 2005. But nothing came of the city's announcement of a big housing development just before the 2006 local government elections. And if this does happen there are no assurances that it won't just be more top down planning that doesn't meet people's needs and is riddled with the politics of patronage at every level, including the allocation of the houses.

http://www.themercury.co.za/?fArticleId=4567545

Low-cost housing at umhlanga becomes election issue

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Mercury: Durban shuts door on housing applicants

Submitted by Abahlali_3 on Mon, 2008-04-14 13:04. |

http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=124&art_id=vn20080411055042956C987684

The Mercury 11/4/2008

Durban shuts door on housing applicants

Applications for soon-to-be-built council houses in Westville will not be rescheduled, despite Wednesday's application process being cancelled when thousands of people stormed the makeshift council office.

Pandemonium broke out when people jumped the queue and forced their way into Turo Hall. Some were seen jumping over the fence and others cut through the fence with pliers. Minor injuries were reported.

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Shack dwellers ignore police warning

Submitted by abahlali on Thu, 2007-04-12 17:58. | | |

This article was originally published on page 2 of The Mercury on April 11, 2007

Shack dwellers ignore police warning

April 11 2007 at 12:56PM

By Proffesor Ndawonde & Matthew Savides

After lengthy discussions between Sydenham Police and members of shack dwellers' movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, a proposed march from the Kennedy Road informal settlement to the police station on Tuesday night was halted as police declared the protest illegal.

However, 14 members of the movement, including its leader, S'bu Zikode, walked to the station to hand over a memorandum to Superintendent Glen Nayager, who they claim has been harassing the community.

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Raging storm leaves Durban in the dark

Submitted by abahlali on Sat, 2007-02-17 17:46. | | |

Available from http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=139&art_id=vn20070212075433398C433346

February 12 2007 at 10:39AM

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More than 15 Durban suburbs were without power on Sunday night after a violent electrical storm on Saturday night also caused flooding and damage to streets and homes in the city.

According to the South African Weather Service's Durban office, the storm is likely to have originated in the Drakensberg and moved towards the ocean, hitting Pietermaritzburg and Richmond before reaching Durban.

However, despite its origins in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, more rain fell in Durban (22,5mm) than in Pietermaritzburg (15,6mm).

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Shack dwellers held after clash with police

Submitted by abahlali on Wed, 2006-09-13 07:00. | |

Available at http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=124&art_id=vn20060913022753313C342130

September 13 2006 at 10:28AM

Two leaders of the shack dwellers' movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, were arrested and charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer on Tuesday.

The organisation called the charges "crazy" and claimed that Sbu Zikode and Philani Zungu, the president and deputy president respectively, had been assaulted by police.

As tension over their arrests escalated, gunfire was exchanged between Kennedy Road informal settlement residents and the police.

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