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Defend Truth

Vanessa Burger

Vanessa Burger is an independent community activist for human rights and social justice.

Latest Work

Op-Ed: The Glebelands killing fields: Dead – 100, Convicted – 1. And no end in sight for hostel violence

8 December 2017

Op-Ed: The Glebelands killing fields: Dead – 100, Convicted – 1. And no end in sight for hostel violence

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Vanessa Burger

6 November 2017

Police fail to stop Glebelands deadly collections

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Vanessa Burger

29 June 2017

Glebelands: ‘Friday is judgment day’

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Vanessa Burger

28 June 2017

Glebelands Hostel: Where ultra violence is new normal

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Vanessa Burger

22 March 2017

#HostelLivesMatter: What may Xolobeni and Glebelands have in common?

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Vanessa Burger

31 January 2014

An open letter to President Jacob Zuma, on the anniversary of the rape and murder of Anene Booysen

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Vanessa Burger

24 December 2013

The dirty shame of Durban's 'clean-up' campaign of city streets

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