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“The total size of vacant public land in the city is the same size as the city of Barcelona. We call on the City to release well-located land for housing,” [Zacharia Mashele of Ndifuna Ukwazi said.] Nkosikhona Swaartbooi from @ReclaimCT said if Mayor @geordinhl of @CityofCT was serious about undoing the apartheid spatial legacy, they needed to see more well-located public land, particularly in the inner city, used for its social good and not as a commodity. msn.com/en-za/news/oth…

"Housing advocacy group, Ndifuna Ukwazi's @ybardien said: "We call on the mayor to prioritise putting a roof over everyone's head before he puts a roof on the stadium". Article by @Mothushithoka for @News24 #capetown #housing #dhlstadium news24.com/news24/southaf…

My home Province is going to regret drawing attention to comparative regional labour stats just before an election..

- Every Soe, province & muni to deliver “Infrastructure by 2033” (deadlines are NB) - Rezone townships to give more land use rights (& UDZ?) - Every metro to create a dedicated team for one large integrated development or regeneration precinct- regular competition in media space

Read the @habitat_intl publication here : hlrn.org/img/publicatio…

Researcher @Nickbud_021 spoke to @eNCA about the urgent need for a more for a thorough and inclusive process to develop the white paper on @The_DHS @mmkubayi : enca.com/videos/watch-i… @Planact_NGO @Afesis1983 @CAHF_Africa @DAG__activism @IsandlaInst @LRCSouthAfrica #housing

Minister Lamola's tie is an Nguni print by House of Fabrosanz houseoffabrosanz.myshopify.com/.../products/f…… #supportlocal #ICJ

Tonise (Zahara's Lawyer) said #Zahara was “demanding payments of monies on various contracts that are due to her, as well as for her intellectual property to be handed over”. This means she wants the rights to her music returned to her." - April 2019. shorturl.at/esA16

Exciting Update - 1 day left to go on the @NdifunaUkwazi December Auction, some of these original NU photography prints are entering into a serious bidding war! 1: R1000 2: R1000 3: R250 4: R200 5: R200 6: R300 7: 8: R500 9: R500 10: Check it out here t.ly/_eKQM ✊🏽

📸Today is the last day to bid on an original NU print which documents some of the key moments in our efforts to achieve urban land justice - Check the brochure here and support the cause jmp.sh/3sWtmbC

“Once sold, it is lost to the market, available to the highest bidder, which inevitably excludes the 75% of Capetonians who earn less than R22,000 a month. It really does show that the City lacks long-term commitment to affordable housing,”

Budget (MTBPS) continues the crazy self destruction: - Cutting R1 bn from HIV/Aids programme; - Cutting R2.9 bn from Universities; - Cutting R1.7 bn from social distress grant; and - Cutting R1.5 bn from School Infrastructure. This simply does not meet Constitutional muster..

My friends went to support the Bokke in #Braam: they were near the front of the bus taking pics of Siya lifting the Webb Ellis trophy when some1 tried to steal 1 phone and got away with another. friend got pushed to the floor. Where's the fun in that.@CityofJoburgZA @Springboks

Walmart has tainted Mean Girls: downvote. do not approve. do not recommend. youtube.com/watch?v=VfX-br…

Pras “Michel’s prior publicist also informed members of the current defense team that Kenner proudly stated at the end of the trial words to the effect of ‘AI wrote our closing,’” former federal prosecutor Peter Zeidenberg wrote in a declaration accompanying the motion. #fugees

{🧵} Today, we are presenting to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Police on proposed amendments to the IPID Act. Our concern with the amendments is that it excludes oversight over @CityofCT Law Enforcement and its Anti-land Invasion Unit. Here's the problem:

"Building greater resilience and better protecting vulnerable populations requires far greater investments in sustainable infrastructure, early warning systems, and affordable, adequate housing for all." @antonioguterres #worldhabitatday2023

But cashiers at your fave Woolies earn less than R4000 per month? It would take a cashier more than 80 months to earn what the CEO earns in a day = R335,529. And the people who reported their salaries still gave them a 4 out of 5 star average. Yho shame. #woolworths #picknpay

Should people have access to a map which demonstrates just how much public land is available for housing? #criticalmapping #countermapping #cartography #affordablehousing #housingcrisis