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Subsistence farmers under siege from land occupation – News from GroundUp

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Subsistence farmers under siege from land occupation: Shacks have been erected in the middle of their crops in Dunoon
Source: GroundUp News.

Family “dumped” in Wellington can’t travel to work and school: They were forcibly evicted from their home on a farm in Paarl where they lived for 23 years
Source: GroundUp News.

Railway line shack dwellers trash ward councillor: Protesters are demanding services and recognition for Eyadini informal settlement in Cape Town
Source: GroundUp News.

Dunoon residents hire their own janitors to clean communal toilets: City says dispute over EPWP contractors is delaying the process to hire janitors to clean toilets
Source: GroundUp News.

Lawyers’ body lets lottery crook off the hook: Despite what appears to be overwhelming evidence against Lesley Ramulifho, the Legal Practice Council decided not to take disciplinary action against him
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.

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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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