Who controls the food system controls the future
Corporate control over the food system has to be challenged to end widespread hunger.
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Public land for the public good: Tafelberg ruling puts Cape Town on notice
The Public Protector’s findings and the Constitutional Court ruling indict a city that has forgotten half of its residents.
A judgement for those still on the bus: Tafelberg and the fight for home
The Constitutional Court judgement instructs the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape government to provide affordable housing in the inner city.
Farmworkers reject PIE amendments
The amendments to PIE propose to take away the rights that currently protect land occupiers.
‘We reject the scapegoating of migrants’: Vavi joins march against PIE amendments
The proposed legislation threaten constitutional protections and criminalise poverty and should be withdrawn, Abahlali demanded.
Government defends DA-drafted PIE bill at public hearing
Residents of kuGompo City said they reject the bill because it is anti-poor.
Housing activists warn new PIE bill will ‘strip away’ occupiers’ rights
About 100 people attended the second leg of the Western Cape public hearings on the PIE amendment bill.
Women farmworkers demand land
Women farmworkers protest in Cape Town, demanding land redistribution, eviction protection, food security, and housing.
Saftu takes ‘jobs bloodbath’ protest to Samancor Chrome
The protesters said Samancor Chrome has failed to provide jobs and training to people in Marikana.
Wave of farm evictions in Ceres leaves families without housing
The Witzenberg Justice Coalition is fighting evictions from farms in the Ceres area.
Food protests in Joburg and Cape Town
Hungry communities called for an end to food wastage and high food prices on World Food Day.
Bridging scholarship and struggle: International land conference at UWC calls for alternative property rights
The minister of land, UWC rector and the scholars and activists attending the conference urged for collective land control.
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