Tag Archives: Hangberg
Political Corruption: Does Madikizela think he is above the law in Mandela Park?
Mandela Park Backyarders Press Statement 18 November 2010 Even though the Backyarders immediately distanced themselves from the violence employed by certain residents of Mandela Park, Madikizela is still treating us as criminals, denouncing us on radio, refusing to meet with … Continue reading
Hangberg protest documented
Hlengiwe Mnguni, News24
Posted in Hangberg, Mainstreem Media
Tagged Hangberg, Hout Bay, police brutality, Sentinal
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Photos of Hangberg rally and march
Mandela Park Backyarders along with the Poor People’s Alliance and some other social movements joined the march organised by residents of Hangberg in Hout Bay on Sunday. Well over 1,000 people marched over 6km to Hout Bay Police Station.
Posted in Hangberg, Photos, Solidarity
Tagged ANC, COSATU, Hangberg, Hout Bay, political parties, SACP
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The Poor People’s Alliance and other movements in support of the residents of Hangberg, Hout Bay
Solidarity Statement by the South African Poor People’s Alliance 2 October 2010 – For immediate release We are calling for an immediate investigation into the atrocious violence and repression by police forces against the residents of Hangberg in Hout Bay, … Continue reading
Solidarity: There is War in Cape Town
Sometime around 6 am on Monday the 20th, government forces acting on behalf of capital interests opened fire on the predominantly homeless population of people living in a ghetto on Gorachoqua Mountain; an ancient Khoisan area labelled ‘Hangberg’ by the … Continue reading
Posted in Hangberg, Solidarity
Tagged Gorachoqua, Hangberg, police brutality, Sentinal, violent evictions, Yashoo Taheri-Keramati
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Bitter gray areas in Hangberg clash
30 Sep 2010 | Anna Majavu – Political Notebook | Sowetan A SCENIC mountainside in Cape Town has been filled with scenes of ugly violence as police attempted to carry out a wave of evictions against shackdwellers living there.
Posted in Hangberg, Mainstreem Media, Solidarity
Tagged Hangberg, police violence, Zille
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‘You can’t just move people out’
Sep 25, 2010 9:33 PM | By BOBBY JORDAN | TimesLive Urban warfare erupts in Hout Bay, Zille has to be escorted out as housing crisis boils over on the slopes of the Sentinel ‘They dragged me by my feet … Continue reading
Posted in Mainstreem Media, Solidarity
Tagged Battle for Hangberg, Bobby Jordan, Hangberg, Hout Bay, Zille
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Battle of Hangberg: ‘Shack dwellers say no to eviction’
Sep 23, 2010 | Francis Hweshe | Sowetan ANGRY Hangberg residents in Hout Bay have accused Premier Helen Zille of declaring martial law and using brute force to try and evict them from the land. Hangberg , which is on … Continue reading
The Mandela Park Backyarders 