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forced removals

Seventy years later: The enduring echoes of Sophiatown's forced removals in South Africa

South Africa

Seventy years later: The enduring echoes of Sophiatown's forced removals in South Africa

By Michelle Banda

From forced removals to cultural revival: the enduring legacy of District Six Museum

South Africa

From forced removals to cultural revival: the enduring legacy of District Six Museum

By Suné Payne

'My mother’s generation of grey-haired District Six evictees have almost all gone, with a missing piece of their hearts'

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'My mother’s generation of grey-haired District Six evictees have almost all gone, with a missing piece of their hearts'

By Dennis Cruywagen

Sophiatown's small museum houses history of big import

South Africa

Sophiatown's small museum houses history of big import

By Bridget Hilton-Barber

Allan Boesak tells Black and Coloured Capetonians they must ask whom it serves that they continue to be divided

South Africa

Allan Boesak tells Black and Coloured Capetonians they must ask whom it serves that they continue to be divided

By An Wentzel

District Six families fight eviction by new owner, having resisted apartheid forced removals

South Africa

District Six families fight eviction by new owner, having resisted apartheid forced removals

By Matthew Hirsch

‘We need to know what happened to the bones’ — Tiervlei community wants restitution, decades after bodies were forcefully removed

Africa

‘We need to know what happened to the bones’ — Tiervlei community wants restitution, decades after bodies were forcefully removed

By Joel Ontong

Heartache of forced removals lingers as claimants prepare to make ‘history’ and move back to District Six

South Africa

Heartache of forced removals lingers as claimants prepare to make ‘history’ and move back to District Six

By Suné Payne

Oldest District Six land claimant Aunty Shariefa Khan dies before finally getting chance to move back home

South Africa

Oldest District Six land claimant Aunty Shariefa Khan dies before finally getting chance to move back home

By Suné Payne

Land claimants still in the dark about date of return to District Six

South Africa

Land claimants still in the dark about date of return to District Six

By Suné Payne

Newcastle community up in arms over coal mine’s efforts to expand 'without consultation'

South Africa

Newcastle community up in arms over coal mine’s efforts to expand 'without consultation'

By Lungi Langa

How SAPS protects the killers within its ranks

South Africa

How SAPS protects the killers within its ranks

By Daneel Knoetze for Viewfinder