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‘Second time around’: Squatter removals in a democratic South Africa

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Ramutsindela, M. ‘Second time around’: Squatter removals in a democratic South Africa. GeoJournal 57, 53–60 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026074920115

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