District Six backyard dwellers demand to be given houses
By Mthuthuzeli Ntseku
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Cape Town - A group of protesters that have erected tents opposite the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) in District Six, demanding the government respond to their housing needs, will tomorrow mark a month since their occupation.
The groups calling themselves Social Liberals for Backyard Dwellers (SLBD) is made up of 64 families with 250 individuals who were evicted from areas including Bo-Kaap, Manenberg, Hanover Park, Mitchells Plain, Lotus River and Grassy Park. They embarked on the peaceful protest a month ago.
Social Liberals for Backyard Dwellers chairperson Sharriefa Nolan said that last year they had a peaceful march whereby a memorandum was handed over to City’s human settlements and have been waiting for a response.
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Meet Kruger National Parkâs first woman head ranger
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History has been made at the Kruger National Park which has appointed its first female head ranger, Cathy Dreyer who takes up the position armed with a host of accolades in conservation management, law enforcement, and people and strategic management skills
Dreyer, who starts her new job on May 1, is currently the conservation manager at Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape where she is responsible for terrestrial and marine areas.
Before moving to Addo, she was based in the Kruger National Park contributing to the protection and conservation of black rhino in the parkâs intensive protection zone (IPZ). Her love for rhinos earned her the nickname, âRhino Whispererâ.
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PhD: Biomedical Sciences (Molecular Biology)
SAMRC/CPUT Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health & Wellness Sciences
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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