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Lenasia residents march for water: Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents want taps to be installed at each household

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Lenasia residents march for water
Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents want taps to be installed at each household
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January 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A powerful show of solidarity with Palestine as thousands take to the streets of Lenasia during the Lenasia Walk for Freedom. #PSA #WalkForFreedom #Palestine
October 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Hundreds of supporters of Palestine marched through the streets of Lenasia in Johannesburg on Sunday, as part of the annual “Walk for Freedom”.

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Hundreds march to demand release of activists detained by Israel
The annual “Walk for Freedom” march in Johannesburg is now in its 16th year
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October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Sunset in Lenasia South. Zoom in to find the bird 🙂
January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
A Johannesburg housing official accused of fraudulently selling the homes of vulnerable Soweto residents appeared in the Lenasia Magistrates Court on Thursday.

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Johannesburg housing official in court over alleged sale of residents’ homes
The accused will reappear in the Lenasia Magistrates Court in Soweto on 13 July
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June 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
In ‘atchar alley’, it’s all about spiced green mango preserve. This is Station Road, Lenasia, which plays host to at least 30 atchar shops, all next door to each other.
MANGO GROOVY: Eat more atchar for atomic orange epicurean empowerment
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July 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hundreds of Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents blocked the busy Golden Highway and surrounding roads on Monday to demand water.

They accused Joburg Water of failing to provide enough water and clean the tanks.

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Hundreds block busy Golden Highway to demand water
Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents near Lenasia say the water tanked in by Joburg Water isn’t enough for everyone
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March 3, 2025 at 1:17 PM
[DEVELOPING] 🚰 Rand Water's Makenosi Maroo says they have two hours left to finish the 86-hour maintenance, but the system will fully recover on Friday to enable people to get water. Areas, which include Berea, Yeoville, Inner City, Lenasia, Aeroton, and Naturena, are affected.
December 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Scenes from the Lenasia Walk for Palestine, where thousands of people from across Johannesburg gathered in a powerful display of unity and solidarity with the people of Palestine. #PSA #WalkForFreedom #Palestine
October 5, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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South Africa....Read what Israel can learn from them...
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Lessons From South Africa for Israel
Anti-Israel protesters march through the streets of the township of Lenasia in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ihsaan …
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March 23, 2026 at 6:43 PM
South Africa: Hundreds block busy Golden Highway to demand water. Phumla Mqashi informal settlement residents near Lenasia say the water tanked in by Joburg Water isn’t enough for everyone.
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March 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Every Sunday, scores of people from various spiritual traditions assemble along the Klip River, which runs through Soweto and Lenasia, to participate in spiritual rituals, including baptisms.

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Take me to the river: baptisms in Joburg’s polluted water
Years of systemic failures have poisoned the Klip River
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April 7, 2026 at 7:18 AM
“We are facing a leadership crisis both in this country and across the world and we need to remind those in power that this genocide will not be committed in our name,” - Joshua Lerm, voicing his support for the Palestinian cause at the Lenasia Walk for Palestine. #PSA #WalkForFreedom #Palestine
October 5, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Even here in South Africa, we can stand with Palestine the chants and songs gave me goosebumps." - Imaan kara reflects on the Lenasia Walk for Freedom and the importance of Palestinian solidarity. #PSA #WalkForFreedom #Palestine
October 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In ‘atchar alley’, it’s all about spiced green mango preserve. This is Station Road, Lenasia, which plays host to at least 30 atchar shops, all next door to each other.
MANGO GROOVY: Eat more atchar for atomic orange epicurean empowerment
www.dailymaverick.co.za
July 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Young South Africans Rally for Palestine at the Lenasia Walk for Freedom, Condemning Israel’s Genocidal Attacks on Palestinian Youth. #PSA #WalkForFreedom #Palestine
October 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Activists in South Africa held a demonstration outside McDonald’s in Lenasia, condemning the chain’s complicity in the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.
December 17, 2024 at 6:09 PM
On World Hunger Day, Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development Vuyiswa Ramokgopa was among the keynote speakers at the Union Against Hunger (UAH) community meeting in Lenasia South, Johannesburg, calling for an end to hunger. This was one of multiple information and capacity-building ...
WORLD HUNGER DAY: SA food system ‘is not broken’ — there is a lack of will to ensure food security
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May 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
On World Hunger Day, Gauteng MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development Vuyiswa Ramokgopa was among the keynote speakers at the Union Against Hunger (UAH) community meeting in Lenasia South, Johannesburg, calling for an end to hunger. This was one of multiple information and capacity-building ...
WORLD HUNGER DAY: SA food system ‘is not broken’ — there is a lack of will to ensure food security
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May 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
As Joburg Water fails to provide an essential commodity, a new economy has developed - crisis tenders - awarded at short notice and open to manipulation. In Nana's Farm in Lenasia, residents say lucrative water tanker contracts are not delivering... #CarteBlanche @masakekana.bsky.social #SouthAfrica
June 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
‘In a country where almost all royal coronations are contested, it should come as no surprise that there are two, independently owned Atchar Kings trading mere metres apart. Actually, it is one Achaar King (three As and no T) and one Atchar King (two As, one T)‘
Eat more atchar for atomic orange epicurean empowerment
In ‘atchar alley’, it’s all about spiced green mango preserve. This is Station Road, Lenasia, which plays host to at least 30 atchar shops, all next door to each other.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
July 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
South Africa: Hundreds march for water
About 500 protesters from Phumla Mqashi informal settlement in Johannesburg marched through Lenasia South to the civic centre today, demanding a permanent solution to their water woes.
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December 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM
French Tourists Attack Israelis in Thailand After Overhearing Their Hebrew

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French Tourists Attack Israelis in Thailand After Overhearing Their Hebrew
Illustrative: Anti-Israel protesters march through the streets of the township of Lenasia in Johannesburg, South Africa, Oct. 6, 2024. Photo: …
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February 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
✍️ From chasing targets in 12-hour shifts as a call centre agent to finding his place in professional cricket.

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Meet the Lenasia Lightning
Sometimes you have to take a detour, before finding your way again. The Lions' Rafeeq Patel knows that.
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May 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM