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South Africa's Poor Targeted by Evictions, Attacks in Advance of 2010 World Cup Democracy Now 8/1/09

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Thousands of South Africans are being displaced in preparation for the 2010 World Cup. While Durban completes the finishing touches on its new stadium, thousands of the citys poor who live in sprawling informal settlements are threatened with eviction. On Saturday, an armed gang of some 40 men attacked an informal settlement on Durbans Kennedy Road killing at least two people and destroying 30 shacks. We speak to two South African activists who are fighting back.

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  • When the time goes on,Mandela will become nothing, nobody will speak about him,the people of SA will say; we are better without him and his party,how can you throw the people on the mountain like this ,while they voted for you to help them.!

  • This is Mandela's South Africa. Any who speak against his movement the ANC, are threatened and silenced.

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