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Fire victims rebuild shacks demolished by City

Councillor says they built on private property but residents say there was nowhere else to build

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Brief | 6 November 2018

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New student funding crisis looms

Postgraduates are being left out of pocket and this will damage the economy

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

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“Mommy mommy, they just shot Dylan!”

Dylan Pelton, a teenage victim of Bonteheuwel’s gang violence, would have turned 20 on 5 November

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Feature | 5 November 2018

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KZN school scoops top water conservation awards in London

Learner says Water Explorer programme taught them different ways to use water sparingly beyond just turning off the taps.

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Solutions | 5 November 2018

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What HHP has taught us about mental health in the black community

Depression has for a long time been referred to as a “white disease” even though close to one in six South Africans suffer from depression or anxiety

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Opinion | 5 November 2018

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Vrygrond fire victims struggle to rebuild

City says nearly 300 families have received rebuilding kits

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Brief | 2 November 2018

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Ramaphosa announces gang task force for Hanover Park

“We must give jobs to the gangsters. It’s not all about the violence” retorts resident

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News | 2 November 2018

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When the president appointed a panel without women

The legal profession is far from transformed

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Opinion | 2 November 2018

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Knysna fire victims blame slow response for tragedy

SANParks manager says gale force winds made the situation untenable

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News | 2 November 2018

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Rwandan man faces death if he is deported from South Africa

The Constitutional Court is deciding if Alex Ruta can seek asylum

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Law | 2 November 2018

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Immigrant shop owners terrorised in Newcastle

Two shopkeepers murdered in October

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Brief | 2 November 2018

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Nkandla residents rally to fix municipal toilets

“Next year we won’t vote. We do not have a reason to vote.”

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Brief | 2 November 2018

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Brett Herron and JP Smith in war of words over social housing

Mayco member Brett Herron resigns from DA and city council

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News | 1 November 2018

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Heineken strike leaders fear dismissal

Brewery workers want better conditions and to be insourced

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News | 1 November 2018

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Court stops divorced women from facing destitution

Holomisa vs Holomisa is a victory for women living in the Transkei

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Law | 1 November 2018

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Residents struggle to rebuild after shack fire in East London

100 homes destroyed and 350 people displaced in Kwinana informal settlement

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Brief | 1 November 2018

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