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In photos: the grim aftermath of Cape Town’s fire – News from GroundUp

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In photos: the grim aftermath of Cape Town’s fire: Flames destroy buildings, monuments and precious archives
Source: GroundUp News.

Shack dwellers blame municipal delays for children’s deaths: Illegal connections have claimed lives as residents of Ocean View settlement await electrification
Source: GroundUp News.

Judge condemns attorneys and Road Accident Fund for not protecting child claimants: Judge Denise Fisher in the Gauteng High Court says she shudders to think what has occurred in thousands of cases
Source: GroundUp News.

Woman dies, teenager hurt as fire guts 49 shacks in Cato Manor: Fire victims say they are likely to spend a second night outside because they don’t have material to rebuild their homes
Source: GroundUp News.

Video: Fire destroys Cape Town landmarks: Jagger library, which contains thousands of precious artworks, archives and books, has been reduced to rubble
Source: GroundUp News.

GroundUp is an independent news agency whose articles are made available for republication, usually under a Creative Commons license, to news publications. GroundUp reports news that is in the public interest, with an emphasis on the human rights of vulnerable communities and want their stories to make a difference.

GroundUp encourages and values high-quality, ethical journalism.

GroundUp started in April 2012 as a joint project of Community Media Trust and the University of Cape Town’s Centre for Social Science Research.

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