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Anti-Zuma protesters released

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UCT trashed as fee protests escalate

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Girl alleged principal hit her after epileptic fit

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News | 2 November 2017

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Weekend outages trigger protests in PE

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SASSA and Post Office fail to reach agreement

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News | 1 November 2017

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Science | 1 November 2017

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Woodstock woman evicted from her home of 26 years

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Philippi residents evict community leader for corruption

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News | 1 November 2017

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ā€œAll I want to know is who killed my sonā€

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News | 1 November 2017

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Philippiā€™s vegetables feed the hungry

Lavender Hill soup kitchens and businesses depend on cheap supplies

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SASSA, post office in desperate bid to solve grants crisis

MPs grill SASSA and Minister over failure to sign contract

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News | 31 October 2017

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PE crĆØche burns down

Under The Tree Early Childhood Centre provided free care and food for 60 children

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Eviction and the law: what the Constitutional Court says

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Selling fake medical certificates is ā€œbig businessā€ in Cape Town

Health Professions Council of South Africa releases names of bogus practitioners

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