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SASSA is trying to blackmail Constitutional Court, says judge

Social Security Agency argues for extension of CPS contract

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News | 7 March 2018

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Informal gold miner shot dead and eight arrested

Security guards accused of corruption and double-crossing illegal miners

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News | 7 March 2018

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Why we woke up Brett Herron at 5am with koesiesters

People evicted from their homes cannot be dumped in Blikkiesdorp or Wolwerivier

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Opinion | 7 March 2018

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“We are 52 students in one container”

Philippi students marched to Parliament to demand better school infrastructure and more teachers

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News | 6 March 2018

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City removes people occupying Gugulethu land

Eviction takes place despite upcoming meeting between mayor and occupiers

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Brief | 6 March 2018

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Lectures stopped at UKZN’s Pietermarizburg campus

Students disrupt teaching after not receiving their NSFAS allowances

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Brief | 6 March 2018

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Housing picket outside Brett Herron’s home

Herron says Wolwerivier is all the City can offer for now

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News | 6 March 2018

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Car wash jobs threatened by water restrictions

Informal operators say it’s their only form of employment

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News | 6 March 2018

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Grand Parade Traders squeezed by City

Barricades in preparation for cycle tour are ruining business while vendors still have to pay rent

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Brief | 6 March 2018

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Eighth week on strike at Durban University of Technology

21,000 students unable to go to lectures

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Brief | 6 March 2018

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Investigation of killed foreign student is “test for Bheki Cele”

Dozens protest outside University of Johannesburg residence

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News | 5 March 2018

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Black Sash back to Constitutional Court over social grants

Organisation wants data protection for grant beneficiaries and a moratorium on issuing Easy Pay Everywhere cards

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Brief | 5 March 2018

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Gugulethu occupiers call for City to buy land for them

“If the City builds double-storey flats here, about 700 homeless residents can get a place to stay”

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News | 5 March 2018

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Race row disrupts KZN school

Learners boycott classes after teacher accused of making racist insults

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Brief | 5 March 2018

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Expropriation: what does the Constitution say?

Four requirements, seven principles and four questions to consider

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Law | 5 March 2018

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Manenberg parents demand donated funds from school

Principal says money to be used for next year’s fees

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