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Black worker wins right to live with family in city
Mehlolo Tom Rikhoto, a black laborer, wins a Rand Supreme Court ruling forcing white local governments to permit black workers to live with their families in urban areas. The decision challenges the hostel system and local “catch-22” rulings that kept families apart for years. The city administration plans to appeal, while advocates warn officials may undermine the ruling.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Mehlolo Tom Rikhoto
Rikhoto
Garanjulu
Here
White Administration Board of
Hast Rand
Homelands
Black Sash
Legal Resources Center
Rand Supreme Court
Associated Press
Cooperation and Development
Piet Koornhof
Koornhof
Soweto
Sowetan
East Rand Administration Board