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Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg

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Source: GroundUp/Kimberly Mutandiro. Johan Swanepoel and his partner, Wilma De Villiers, outside their home at Sondela Village.

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Source: GroundUp/Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko

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Source: GroundUp/Jacques Malherbe. Local fashion label Masa Mara has a boutique in the village.

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Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

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