Shutdown by informal dwellers in South of Johannesburg
In the early morning of Monday, 28 September, lots of people from the informal settlements Kokotela in Lawley 2, Lakeview, Kuvukiland and Phumulamqashi (south of Johannesburg), were woken up by their leaders with the message that they should get ready for a total shutdown…
I Understand
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