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How coronavirus inspired a gangland truce in South Africa →

April 09, 2020 by Oliver Gordon

An unprecedented truce has broken out in the notorious, gang-infested townships around Cape Town, as rival gang leaders stop their endless turf wars and instead bring food to struggling households. BBC NEWS

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April 09, 2020 /Oliver Gordon
coronavirus, gangs, south africa, cape town
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In abandoned Cape Town hospital, squeezed residents heal wounds of gentrification →

December 04, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

About 1,400 people occupy the disused Woodstock Hospital and an abandoned nurses' home, in protest of the rising rents they say have forced many from their homes. PLACE

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December 04, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
cape town, hospital, gentrification, squatting
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'Stigma follows us': Cape Town's homeless, transgender women fight for recognition →

November 14, 2019 by Oliver Gordon

SistaazHood, a group of transgender, homeless, sex workers in South Africa, has become a growing voice on issues from the legalisation of sex work to better access to healthcare. PLACE

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November 14, 2019 /Oliver Gordon
cape town, homelessness, transgender women, sex workers
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