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Fordsburg Community News: Refugees in Fordsburg

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Friday, May 23, 2008. The escalating xenophobia carnage recently hit Fordsburg, known to many for its tranquility and hospitality towards people from all walks of life. This left some business owners with no option other than to close their businesses for few days. Violence erupted from Alexandra township and spread to other parts of Gauteng. The Oriental Plaza, known to be the shopping Mecca of Johannesburg, was poised for attacks amidst claim of inhabiting migrants from other African countries. Man...

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Fordsburg Community News: MARCH AGAINST XENOPHOBIA

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008. March against xenophobia and hate. 8212; No one is illegal —. The SMI will be convening a press conference about the wave of xenophobic violence tearing through Gauteng and what civil society organisations and social movements are doing to combat it. The press conference will be taking place tomorrow, Wednesday 21 May 2008 - APF offices - 7th floor of Vogas House, 123 Pritchard Street (cnr Mooi) Johannesburg at 11am. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). CCTV CAMERAS IN FORDSBURG.

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Fordsburg Community News: SANZAF AWARDS EVENING 2008

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008. SANZAF AWARDS EVENING 2008. THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL. 0861 SANZAF/0861 726 923. PO BOX 42565, Fordsburg, 2033. 39 Mint Road, Fordsburg. The South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) organization was founded in 1974 and its Gauteng Head Office is situated in Fordsburg, opposite the ever popular Fordsburg Flea Market ‘Square’. On 09 February 2008, their annual Honours Evening took place at the Nana Memorial Hall in Crosby. This was to honour all the students who have complete...

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Fordsburg Community News: UNITED MUSLIM MEAT SUPPLY OF MAYFAIR COMES OUT TOPS

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008. UNITED MUSLIM MEAT SUPPLY OF MAYFAIR COMES OUT TOPS. The United Muslim Meat Supply in Mayfair has made its mark in the butchery industry, when they became winners of one of the 2007 Platinum Awards of the Cleaver Awards. The ceremony was held in Johannesburg at The Garden Court Southern Sun OR Tambo Airport Hotel, which set the scene to recognize the excellent butcheries that have met the criteria set out for the competition. The criteria included in-store hygiene, supplying qual...

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Fordsburg Community News: May 2008

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Friday, May 23, 2008. The escalating xenophobia carnage recently hit Fordsburg, known to many for its tranquility and hospitality towards people from all walks of life. This left some business owners with no option other than to close their businesses for few days. Violence erupted from Alexandra township and spread to other parts of Gauteng. The Oriental Plaza, known to be the shopping Mecca of Johannesburg, was poised for attacks amidst claim of inhabiting migrants from other African countries. Man...

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Fordsburg Community News: URGENT APPEAL: XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008. URGENT APPEAL: XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS. Islamic Relief South Africa. International Relief and development organisationlocal chapter of worldwide organisation. South African focus is on resource mobilisation, orphans support, HIV and AIDS, Climate Change, Forced Migration and Advocacy. 57 Mint Road Fordsburg Johannesburg. 57 Mint Road Fordsburg Johannesburg. Johannesburg, South Africa. These xenophobic/criminal attacks are indeed a sad indictment of our fellow South Africans. and our.

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Fordsburg Community News: CCTV CAMERAS IN FORDSBURG

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008. CCTV CAMERAS IN FORDSBURG. A partnership was formed between the Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD), the South African Police Services (SAPS) and the public, to launch an initiative that was aimed at decreasing crime levels in areas that have a high volume of traffic and pedestrians, as well as hotspot crime areas. The initiative, in the form of surveillance CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) cameras, was implemented at the end of 2007. 8220;There have been 91 arrests since ...

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Fordsburg Community News: COMMUNITY PATROLERS

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Many initiatives were implemented in 2007, aimed at reducing the rising levels of crime attacking Johannesburg, which were eating away at the very fabric of society. One such crime-combating project is The Community Patroller Project, which was implemented eight months ago, and was the joint brainchild of The South African Police Services (SAPS) and The Johannesburg Central Police Station (JCPS). He says “Not only are our patrollers there in a security capacity, but also in...