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Mamelodi floods: “I watched as my shack was swept away” – News from GroundUp

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Mamelodi floods: “I watched as my shack was swept away”: Shackdwellers pick up the pieces
Source: GroundUp News.

Reprieve for farm families facing second eviction: But municipalities wash their hands of responsibility for providing alternative accommodation
Source: GroundUp News.

Chinese Association heads to court over ‘hate speech’ comments on Facebook: Equality Court hears history of discrimination against Chinese people in South Africa
Source: GroundUp News.

Parents mourn their dead daughter, while her suspected killer is out on R300 bail: Family blames police for wrong charges
Source: GroundUp News.

Court reprimands shop owner who denied access to child in wheelchair: “No one should be allowed to waste the court’s time unnecessarily” says magistrate
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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