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Informal settlers dig in

MARLBORO GARDENS – Attempts to stop people building shacks on private land by Metro officers are unsuccessful.

April 4, 2016

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Hope... Thandi Ngonyama prepares the vacant land for her new home.

Work,.. A Setwetlwa resident digs for a new foundation.

Construction… The residents of Setwetlwa Informal Settlement begin work on new shacks.

Intervention… The Metro Police unsuccessfully intervene.

Hope… Thandi Ngonyama prepares the vacant land for her new home.

Ready to build… Resident Caroline Tshabalala with her tools to build her new shack.

Hardship… The Setwetlwa informal settlement located next to the private land.

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April 4, 2016

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