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Campaign against demolitions in Lubango, Angola

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In Social movement news

June 25, 2012 The Housing and Land Rights Network of Habitat International Coalition has learned from the Constructing Communities Association (Associação Construindo Comunidades (ACC), HIC-HLRN Association and other sources in Angola, of current and further forced evictions in the “Arco-Iris” (Rainbow) Zone of Lubango City, in Angola’s southwestern Huíla Province. From 12 May up to 12 […]

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Uganda searches for survivors after deadly mudslide

Published in Tuesday June 26th, 2012 In In the media

At least 18 people have been killed with more feared dead in eastern Uganda after a mudslide buried several villages. The slide followed heavy rains in an area where deforestation is thought to contribute to the problem.

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In South Africa, squatters to live among rich

Published in Friday June 15th, 2012 In In the media

June 8, 2012 GROUP of informal dwellers living in a shanty town in Moreleta Park, informally known as Plastic View, has won the right not to only stay – but to build houses in one of the city’s most affluent areas. When the housing project gets off the ground, those who qualify will live on […]

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Movie addresses the evictions in South Africa

Published in Thursday June 14th, 2012

Watch below the trailer of Dear Mandela, a movie about the mass evictions realized in South Africa’s shantytowns.

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600 settlers face eviction in Namibia

Published in Monday June 11th, 2012 In In the media

June 8, 2012 About 600 settlers in the Tsumkwe area run the risk of being evicted from their communal dwellings if government does not come to their aid soon. The settlers, who have been living in the area since 1987, claim that the late chief of the Hai-khom San and former Member of Parliament, Geelbooi […]

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Life at the World Cup in South Africa: corruption, bribery, bad-decisions and white elephants

Published in Friday June 1st, 2012 In In the media

A publication written by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), investigates a string of alleged ‘wheeling and dealing’ strategies behind the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It details six case studies, written by journalists from South Africa and the UK. They provide a stark contrast between the stated goals of bringing the World Cup to Africa for the first time and the potential for corruption that accompanies such a huge event.

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In South Africa, eviction victims welcome flats ruling

Published in Wednesday May 30th, 2012 In In the media

May 30, 2012 Some of the families who lost their belongings during the October 2008 evictions from Wimpy, Kamogelo and Kagisano flats in Mafikeng have welcomed the North West High Court ruling that returns ownership of the properties to the government. Last week the court dismissed with costs an appeal by MR Properties for R22m […]

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Refugees in their homeland (Nigeria)

Published in Tuesday May 8th, 2012 In Social movement news

On the orders of the Nigerian Army, heavily-armed soldiers and mobile police officers invaded Gosa 1 village and demolished homes, businesses, churches, mosques, schools, farmlands, crops, shrines and important cultural relics belonging to indigenous Gbagyi farmers and low-income residents. The demolitions were carried out without prior notice, payment of compensation or provision of alternate shelter, and left thousands homeless, including children, the youth, women and the aged people who had lived on the land from time immemorial.

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Uganda: World Bank Under Attack for Aiding Land Grabs

Published in Monday May 7th, 2012 In In the media

May 6, 2012 The World Bank has come under attack after a new report has exposed how commercial projects funded by the Bank are causing poverty, human rights violations in Uganda sparking a barrage of criticisms. Ironically, the report entitled “Land, life and justice: How land grabbing in Uganda is affecting the environment, livelihoods and […]

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Wives of military police face eviction from city barracks (Uganda)

Published in Friday May 4th, 2012 In In the media

Families of military police officers living in Makindye Military Police Barracks have up to today to vacate the facility or face eviction, the UPDF has said. At least 185 families of the officers will be affected, with wives, children and relatives sent out, following an ultimatum issued on Tuesday.

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