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South Africa: Shack Dwellers Vow Not to Vote Again

Cape Argus (Cape Town)

5 November 2008
Posted to the web 6 November 2008

Nomangesi Mbiza
Cape Town

Traffic on Lansdowne Road in Site C, Khayelitsha was still restricted to one lane on Wednesday morning after chaos erupted at an informal settlement on Tuesday after city law enforcement officials tore down illegal cables connected to a legal electricity supply.

"We are waiting for them to put up their container or tent for registration and we are going to destroy them because we are not going to register and we are not interested in voting either," said Thozamile Boyi.

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NGO steps in to help shack dwellers

September 25 2008 at 12:37PM

By Nomangesi Mbiza

Thambo Square informal settlement residents in Gugulethu, whose shacks were flooded in recent rains, received blankets and food parcels from the International Islamic Relief organisation on Wednesday.

The plight of the residents came to light after they occupied the social services building in Gugulethu on Tuesday, seeking building materials and plastics for their shacks, as well as blankets and temporary accommodation.