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Kick out World Cup poverty call reaches High Commission

16 July 2010

As part of its drive to end evictions in poor South African settlements, today War on Want campaigners presented a letter signed by over a thousand supporters to the South African High Commission in London.

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The letter to High Commissioner Dr Zola Skweyiya expresses concern over the increase in evictions ahead of the 2010 World Cup, particularly around tournament sites and stadiums. War on Want is calling for an investigation into the evictions in the lead-up to the World Cup

Many thousands of South Africans have been displaced to remote transit camps, including Blikkiesdorp, or 'Tin Can Town', a settlement notorious for its deplorable conditions.

Alongside our partners the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, Abahlali baseMjondolo and the Anti-Privatisation Forum, War on Want will continue to fight against evictions and lobby for the provision of public services and better living conditions.

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