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Concourt takes firm stand against racism

Racism can no longer be glossed over, accommodated or excused

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Law | 14 November 2016

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Communities blame each other for housing stalemate

Problem started when formal home owners didn’t want shacks near them

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News | 11 November 2016

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Domestic workers’ union says wage increase is too small

“If we take the decision to stop our services a lot of people would suffer.“

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News | 11 November 2016

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Night patrols started in Masiphumelele

Many residents believe it will reduce crime

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News | 11 November 2016

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Gay rights groups strike back

SA’s support for Africa’s opposition at UN to gay rights watchdog brings local and international condemnation

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News | 11 November 2016

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Floods bring hardship and loss to Johannesburg immigrant community

"We just heard this strange sound and realised we were being attacked by the river."

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Photo Essay | 10 November 2016

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Robertson winery workers agree to increase but continue strike

Workers have been on strike for 12 weeks

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Brief | 10 November 2016

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Municipal workers demand permanent status after six years

Mass protest planned for Pietermaritzburg by garbage collectors and street cleaners

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Brief | 10 November 2016

The Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill is currently before Parliament. Photo: Nick Boalch via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

New law makes whistle-blowing riskier

Protected Disclosures Amendment Bill criminalises false disclosures

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Opinion | 10 November 2016

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Putting the horse before the cart

Cart horses depend for their welfare on their drivers and owners, and the grooms and farriers that help them

Text and all photos by Nicholas Ashby.

Feature | 10 November 2016

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Zimbabwe domestic workers’ secret Wi-Fi sales

Thandi sells bandwidth while "Madam" is at work

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Feature | 10 November 2016

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Reprieve for Bromwell Street families

“Now we can spend Christmas in Woodstock”

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News | 9 November 2016

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Compensation Fund has failed stab victim

Thamsanqa Mtyobeni’s fate part of “huge national crisis” says hospital director

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News | 9 November 2016

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Concourt to determine rights of detained immigrants

People detained for crimes currently have more access to the courts than undocumented immigrants

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Law | 9 November 2016

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Proposed Wolwerivier expansion is disastrous for Woodstock tenants

Removal plans to be laid bare in Bromwell Street court case on 9 November

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Opinion | 8 November 2016

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Social grant recipients sent home empty-handed

Systems are down, Pietermaritzburg beneficiaries told

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News | 8 November 2016

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