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Puppets bring together a town divided by apartheid – News from GroundUp

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Puppets bring together a town divided by apartheid: “Reboot Eden” celebrates ten years of puppetry in Barrydale
Source: GroundUp News.

Informal miners claim police demand bribes: Miners in Benoni say police confiscate their gold unless they pay
Source: GroundUp News.

Barrydale musicians’ bittersweet success: First album is out, but their teacher is not there to see it launched
Source: GroundUp News.

Solar-powered computer lab opens up new opportunities for students: Lab set up in a container in Barrydale
Source: GroundUp News.

Hundreds march in Louis Trichardt to demand water, sanitation and proper roads: One resident says she has to buy buckets of water daily from other community members with boreholes
Source: GroundUp News.

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