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Happiness Village

Long, cold nights and no new accommodation for Marievale families after army destroys shacks

South Africa

Long, cold nights and no new accommodation for Marievale families after army destroys shacks

By Kimberly Mutandiro

Marievale Military Base families still without permanent housing after five-year wait

Maverick Citizen

Marievale Military Base families still without permanent housing after five-year wait

By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp

How a determined community is fighting the army’s attempts to evict them

South Africa

How a determined community is fighting the army’s attempts to evict them

By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp

Nights of terror in Happiness Village

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Nights of terror in Happiness Village

By Estelle Ellis

Police accused of failing to act on complaints against SANDF

South Africa

Police accused of failing to act on complaints against SANDF

By Kimberly Mutandiro for GroundUp

SANDF soldiers accused of terrorising immigrant shack dwellers in Marievale

South Africa

SANDF soldiers accused of terrorising immigrant shack dwellers in Marievale

By GroundUp

Court judgment brings hope to displaced Marievale residents

South Africa

Court judgment brings hope to displaced Marievale residents

By Rumana Akoob and Tim Fish Hodgson