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The government is seeking to reduce congestion in shantytowns. Image: Thulani Mbele
INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

State’s mass relocation plans come to life in Covid-19 fight

More than 21‚000 families are set to be moved from 29 informal settlements across the country as the government tries to stop the spread of coronavirus. The removals are expected to begin in the next few weeks‚ starting with informal…

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An elderly, unidentified woman covers her face with a makeshift mask as people queue to collect social grants and shop during the 21-day nationwide lockdown in Khayelitsha township near Cape Town. Image: Reuters
COVID 19

Provinces brace for ‘thinning’ of settlements in Covid-19 fight

High-density areas in four provinces eyed for Covid relocations Several provinces have begun identifying densely populated areas for the relocation of tens of thousands of residents from their homes in a bid to slow the spread of…

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