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Hundreds of Bonteheuwel residents protest against gang violence

Roads closed off, police fire stun grenades

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News | 29 August 2018

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Citrus workers on strike in Eastern Cape

Workers say farmers are still not paying minimum wage of R20 an hour

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News | 29 August 2018

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How two audacious occupations are shifting the housing debate

An introduction to our series on the occupations of Helen Bowden Nurses Home and Woodstock Hospital

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GroundView | 29 August 2018

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Allegations of violence at Helen Bowden Nurses Home

Residents of the occupation report that their lives are safer, but domestic violence does occur

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Feature | 29 August 2018

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Dirty tricks: The battle to control the Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital occupations

There have been violent attempts to take over Helen Bowden and a smear campaign against Ndifuna Ukwazi’s leaders

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Feature | 29 August 2018

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Reclaim the City has the potential to change Cape Town, but it faces many threats

Our view of the Helen Bowden and Woodstock Hospital occupations

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GroundView | 29 August 2018

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Shack dwellers kept back at gunpoint as 81 homes demolished

Land occupiers on private land at Doornbach informal settlement had their building materials confiscated

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Brief | 28 August 2018

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High Court rules children born in South Africa can be registered, regardless of their parents’ legal status

There are serious consequences for children’s rights if their births are not registered

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Law | 28 August 2018

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Villagers start special needs day-care centre

Parents in rural Great Kei struggled to find suitable schools for their children with disability

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News | 28 August 2018

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SASSA accused of shutting down cash points too soon

Some grant beneficiaries in rural areas battle to get their money

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News | 28 August 2018

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Cops killed Hout Bay fisherman, witnesses say

Durick van Blerk has been missing since 11 August

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News | 27 August 2018

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Langa and Nyanga residents call for City official to step down

“If there is corruption, experts will investigate and the law will take its course,” says Mayco councillor

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Brief | 27 August 2018

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Herds of cows, grunting pigs, chickens and goats invade RDP yards

“We know we are not supposed to live with cattle, but where else can we go?” asks elderly resident

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Brief | 27 August 2018

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“Kensington police station is a museum”

Three avenues closed on Friday morning by residents fed up with gang violence

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Brief | 24 August 2018

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Authorities respond after residents shut down clinic

Port Elizabeth clinic is plagued by crime

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Brief | 24 August 2018

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Union goes to CCMA to get Gautrain finances

Bombela says it is a private company under no obligation to show UNTU its finances

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News | 24 August 2018

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