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“We are part of Sea Point. We want to live here.”

Methodist Church packed as residents discuss future of Tafelberg

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News | 20 January 2017

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Masiphumelele parents waiting for school places for their children

“I thought I was safe when I applied early”

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News | 19 January 2017

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De Lille’s promise to reverse apartheid design rings hollow

Government has failed to take opportunities to integrate Cape Town

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Opinion | 19 January 2017

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Jews urged not to meet Tafelberg activists

Attending Ndifuna Ukwazi meeting may be detrimental to “community’s interests” say property developers

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News | 18 January 2017

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Weeks from grant payment deadline, SASSA still has no plan

Call for tenders suddenly goes out

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News | 18 January 2017

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Meet Mthatha beekeeper Thoko Njemla

Former receptionist employs five people in her own business

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News | 18 January 2017

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Woman sent from pillar to post as she tries to bury her children

Police refuse to release bodies until she pays for DNA testing

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News | 17 January 2017

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Is it constitutional to make hate speech an offence?

An analysis of the Hate Crimes Bill

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Law | 17 January 2017

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Angolan refugees with expired permits in line for permanent residence

Scalabrini Centre processing applications following court victory

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Brief | 17 January 2017

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Shelter residents fight City of Johannesburg over “lock-out” rules

Court asked to declare policy unconstitutional

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Law | 16 January 2017

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School in resort town starts 2017 in crisis

Shortage of teachers, textbooks and classrooms in Jeffreys Bay school

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News | 16 January 2017

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“How I was kidnapped and forced to marry”

A woman tells how her ambition to be a nurse was thwarted by ukuthwala

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Feature | 16 January 2017

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Rubbish piles up in Masiphumelele after tender expires

New contractors will only start in February

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News | 13 January 2017

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Anglo American owned company rains rocks down on residents

Residents allege Kumba is trying to force them to leave

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News | 13 January 2017

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Raising South Africa: informal crèches are desperate for aid

Despite lots of formal rules and lip-service, the state provides little help

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Feature | 13 January 2017

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National minimum wage: not enough protection for part-time workers

Some of the most vulnerable could be left in the cold

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