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Pietermaritzburg protesters injured by police, says village chief

Police deny anyone was hurt during dispersal of water protest

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Hundreds of Uitenhage residents queue for houses

Call to register on consolidated list raises hopes

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Zuma’s High Court bid to end trial

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the.news.letter | 20 May 2019

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Much needed rain brings flooding to Cape Town

Disaster Management reports no major incidents

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Brief | 20 May 2019

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Stokvel women have become mashonisas

Pressure is on stokvel members to lend money at very high rates of interest

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Feature | 20 May 2019

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We have nowhere to train, say Mitchells Plain learners

School trying to raise money for a sports field

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Brief | 20 May 2019

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“Everything that I worked hard for is burnt to ashes”

Over 200 left homeless by Masiphumelele fire

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Brief | 20 May 2019

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Minister promises to finalise District Six restitution plan in August

Two decades later, District Six claimants still have no idea when they’re going to receive restitution

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News | 17 May 2019

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Tragedy strikes Khumalo’s Everest team

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the.news.letter | 17 May 2019

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GROUNDVIEW: Goldman Sachs thinks we’ve got a future - but who’s Goldman Sachs again?

Investment bank to expand in South Africa

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GroundView | 17 May 2019

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Chief Justice’s office spent R114 million on travel. We asked why

Interview with Judiciary’s spokesperson

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Interview | 17 May 2019

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“Our taps have been running dry for years” says Pietermaritzburg resident

Msunduzi deputy mayor Thobani Zuma promised to send water tankers which had not yet arrived by Friday morning

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Brief | 17 May 2019

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These children have to step over electricity cables to get to school

“A time bomb waiting to explode”

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News | 17 May 2019

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How government officials spend public money on extravagant cars

Deputy Minister asked Treasury to approve a R1.1m car with a sun roof

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Feature | 17 May 2019

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Drug epidemic overloads state social workers

They make a big difference to people’s lives but the work is tough

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Feature | 17 May 2019

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Solid waste workers demand permanent jobs in Durban

Contractors march through city centre

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