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  • Through my recent uprootment, I have moved away from some friends, and got (somewhat) closer to others.

    Archive: Oct 08 - Mar 09 Cath@VWXYNot? 2009

  • Efforts to end Congo's civil war and the death, destruction and uprootment it has sown have been stymied by the violation of successive agreements, and few people dare to hope that a meeting this week between the warring politicians will achieve much success.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

  • A feature length documentary, Kaise Jeebo Re! is a story of uprootment, of survival, of struggle and of human-dignity of a people …

    News 2009

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