Which parks are next? Joburg silent as Rhodes Park row grows
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A plan to lease six portions of the historic Rhodes Park in Kensington for sporting, recreational and commercial uses has sparked a residents’ petition and opened a much bigger debate about what the City of Johannesburg intends to do with its public parks.
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What happened
A plan to lease six portions of the historic Rhodes Park in Kensington for sporting, recreational and commercial uses has sparked a residents’ petition and opened a much bigger debate about what the City of Johannesburg intends to do with its public parks.
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