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Two die in Philippi fire

Neighbours tried but failed to put out shack fire with buckets of water

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Brief | 26 March 2018

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Constitutional Court gives social grant payment company six-month extension

High Court rules that CPS must pay back its profits

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Law | 23 March 2018

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Blade Nzimande says getting trains working is “urgent task” but provides no time frame

Chair of Prasa board, Tintswalo Makhubele, resigns following conflict of interest

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News | 23 March 2018

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Study uncovers brutal policing of sex work

Civil society and the police have begun to work together to stop the abuse

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News | 23 March 2018

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Losing the war on waste in filthy Port Elizabeth suburb

Councillor says awareness campaign not happening in his ward where the place is strewn with rubbish

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Brief | 23 March 2018

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Community healthcare workers want to be public servants

“They take care of the frail, the sick within our communities; they bath them and make sure they have access to their medication”

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News | 22 March 2018

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Evicted land occupiers take refuge in crèche

Dozens of children and adults left homeless after City demolitions in Kraaifontein

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News | 22 March 2018

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Inside the ANC’s KZN war

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Feature | 22 March 2018

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Waste picker killed by trash compactor

Nswaki Mahlakwane’s body remained uncollected for more than 12 hours

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Brief | 22 March 2018

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Cape Town residents call for land for “dignified homes”

“Apartheid still exists in our spatial plan in Cape Town and in other cities” says Mayco Member Brett Herron

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News | 21 March 2018

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Community successfully crowd funds R70k for toilets

A miracle that happened so quickly, says resident in Mzondi informal settlement

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Brief | 21 March 2018

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Metrorail’s Fish Hoek to Simon’s Town bus service not running

Spokesperson would not comment on why the substitute service stopped

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Brief | 21 March 2018

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Taxi drivers call for Mayor Masina’s resignation

Concern over delays in Ekhurhuleni’s bus rapid transport system

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News | 21 March 2018

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Sixty-one-year-old man shot dead in protest

Eastern Cape residents want proper roads to their villages

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Brief | 20 March 2018

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Marikana workers live in dire conditions three years after Farlam report

Only about one in five Lonmin employees stay in decent housing

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Photo Essay | 20 March 2018

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Cape Town to pilot “safe space” for homeless people

Councillor says new approach may be more successful at reducing the number of people living on the streets

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News | 20 March 2018

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