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Cape Town storm pics: informal settlements hard hit by high winds

“The house was shaking and if I slept I knew I would be putting my life in danger”

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Photo Essay | 23 June 2019

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Hard work and little pay: pushing heavily-laden trolleys while dodging traffic

Competition is stiff between the men who push trolleys for vendors in the Cape Town city centre

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Photo Essay | 21 June 2019

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Judge says roadside May family are “authors of their own fate”

Courts make inhumane decisions based on legal facts and are not in touch with our people on the ground, says farm workers’ rights organiser

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News | 21 June 2019

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Mother can’t afford to bury her son, found dead days after police arrested him

“There is no evidence that his death was due to police action” says IPID

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News | 21 June 2019

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Over 150 households share three toilets

“Maybe the government has forgotten about Kliptown”

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Brief | 21 June 2019

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Village without tap water for two years

District municipality blames drought for the plight of villagers in Cofimvaba

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Brief | 21 June 2019

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Court ruling will legalise dependents of asylum seekers

Scalabrini Centre hails court order as life-changing for refugees

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Brief | 20 June 2019

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Prisoner denied access to laptop for studies takes authorities to court

Correctional services say his computer is a security risk

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News | 20 June 2019

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Rush to spend infrastructure millions in Uitenhage

Councillor says protest action has prevented municipality from fixing roads

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Brief | 20 June 2019

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Students march to NSFAS offices with list of complaints

But administrator says the student fee scheme is working much better now

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News | 19 June 2019

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Alexandra residents protest in Sandton over state of township

“We want to burn our tyres here so that these streets can look like the streets of Alexandra”

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News | 19 June 2019

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Uitenhage public works employees want permanent jobs

Payslips printed on the back of lotto tickets

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Brief | 19 June 2019

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The right to die with dignity

We need to change our law

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Opinion | 19 June 2019

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The Cape’s plants are dying out – and local authorities need citizens’ help

Study shows 40 species have gone extinct since 1900

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News | 19 June 2019

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Reappointed for a third term: Learners tell Motshekga to get it right this time

Equal Education stages mock swearing-in ceremony in Pretoria for Minister of Basic Education

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News | 19 June 2019

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Heritage body pushes Woodstock developers back

Plans for luxury apartment block put on hold

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News | 18 June 2019

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