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Mother of poisoned farmworker demands answers

18-year-old died after drinking insecticide

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News | 15 April 2016

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Reclaim the City claims a victory in Tafelberg battle

Sale of Sea Point site to be halted

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Brief | 15 April 2016

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Philippi ward councillor’s office set alight

Tensions and allegations over ANC’s choice of councillors as well as housing lists

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News | 14 April 2016

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Khulani students win battle for a maths teacher

Teacher appointed after protests

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Brief | 14 April 2016

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Art and UCT: an opportunity to encourage debate

We need more art, not less

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Opinion | 14 April 2016

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Mobile police station is a “sleep van”, says resident

Vusi Pikoli hears Masiphumelele residents' complaints about cops

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News | 14 April 2016

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“If they understood, they would have stopped drinking”

Pregnant women warn others about dangers of alcohol

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News | 14 April 2016

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Why we are taking the Minister of Police to court

Police resource allocation is an apartheid remnant

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Opinion | 14 April 2016

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Bleak future for Eastern Cape descendants of Karretjie people

They want better services, but municipality says they must move first

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Feature | 14 April 2016

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Enkanini residents protest at police failure to find missing woman

Anelisa Daluze has been missing since January

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Brief | 13 April 2016

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“Ons CPUT werkers is gatvol”

Workers protest at graduation ceremony, demanding an 8% wage increase

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News | 13 April 2016

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Information | 13 April 2016

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Police watchdogs are “outright liars”

No evidence of IPID investigation into assaults witnessed by Eduard Grebe

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News | 13 April 2016

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Sea Point residents join campaign for affordable housing

Social audit to be launched this month

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News | 13 April 2016

New organisation to take over Delft health worker services

Changover after crime rate prompts Afrika Tikkun to leave

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Brief | 12 April 2016

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The problem with art on UCT

And why covering up Diane Victor’s “Pasiphaë” is justified

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