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Bekezela Evictions

Bekezela Evictions

A residents is seen with a cat which was killed during evictions in the Bekezela informal settlement in Newtown.
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Date taken
2 June 2017
Photo by
Ihsaan Haffejee
Credit
Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp
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Animals, Informal Settlements
Keywords
Bekezela,  Cat,  Evictions,  Housing,  Newtown

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