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Living off trash: South Africa’s waste pickers reclaim the streets

1 June 2019 By admin

Living off trash: South Africa’s waste pickers reclaim the streets:

Johannesburg in the news:

  1. Living off trash: South Africa's waste pickers reclaim the streets: JOHANNESBURG, May 31 — In the shadows of the high-rise offices in Johannesburg's wealthy Sandton district, Thembekile Mokoena concealed her … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  2. SAHRC condemns the way Alex residents were evicted: JOHANNESBURG – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in Gauteng said it was dismayed by the conduct of members of the Red … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  3. City of Joburg to provide relief to Alex residents: Meanwhile the EFF in Johannesburg threatened to march to the Marlboro Gautrain station on Saturday morning. The EFF's Washington Mokonyane … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  4. Discovery accused of racism: JOHANNESBURG – Medical aids must end racial discrimination against healthcare professionals. That's the demand from a group of private doctors … – Google Alert – Johannesburg
  5. #InternationalChildrensDay: Empower parents by linking cash grants to care, says study: The study sample consisted of 60 families from ten of Johannesburg's most disadvantaged wards. Families were assessed at the beginning and at the … – Google Alert – Johannesburg

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