Protests: Potent democratic expression and legitimate political participation
To understand protests, we need to ask why communities protest in the first place, and why other means of engagement have been ineffective.
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To understand protests, we need to ask why communities protest in the first place, and why other means of engagement have been ineffective.
The City of Cape Town says it has followed a fair and independent process and consulted a community committee
The settlement has waited for over two decades to be upgraded despite a 2016 court ruling in residents’ favour
City has still not upgraded the settlement in spite of a 2016 court ruling
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