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Life after a devastating fire in Cato Manor’s Marikana – News from GroundUp

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Life after a devastating fire in Cato Manor’s Marikana: The informal settlement is home to about 6,000 people
Source: GroundUp News.

Long queues at post offices as activists picket for Covid-19 grant extension: ”I do not even have money to go back home if I don’t get paid today. I am hungry” says hopeful beneficiary
Source: GroundUp News.

Cape Town firefighters fear they will be fired: City says it trying to resolve the matter and has made no such decision
Source: GroundUp News.

Gay refugees denied asylum by Home Affairs bigotry – report: Organisations analysed letters denying LGBTI applicants refugee status
Source: GroundUp News.

Immigrant traders demand to know why City of Cape Town has moved them: City says the move allows access to emergency vehicles, but traders say their spots have simply been taken over by locals
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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