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TAC and Corruption Watch want ANC to take action against former Gauteng health officials

Qedani Mahlangu and Brian Hlongwa left health department in “shambles” say civil society organisations

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Brief | 7 August 2018

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“Violence is the only language our government understands”

Ngcobo residents block R61, demand better roads

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News | 7 August 2018

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Nelson Mandela University students march against rape

Classes resumed after being suspended on Monday

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News | 7 August 2018

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Rhodes University shut down after student takes her own life

Students and staff demand action against gender-based violence on campus

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Brief | 7 August 2018

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Taxi strike makes Cape Town’s transport misery worse

Torched busses cause Golden Arrow to cancel services to much of the Cape Flats

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News | 6 August 2018

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Uitenhage housing protest ends in land occupation

“It pains me when you burn tar roads while you demand new ones” councillor tells protesters

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News | 6 August 2018

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87-year-old man walks three kilometres to fetch water

Smiling Valley has waited for basic services since 1992

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News | 6 August 2018

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Bureaucracy leaves Khayelitsha toilets uncleaned since last year

Because janitors don’t have inoculations residents live with shit

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News | 6 August 2018

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RDP houses built in a floodplain

Worst affected residents say they are prepared to relocate immediately

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News | 6 August 2018

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Port Elizabeth school refuses to play in a township

Parent asked if it was “worth the risk”

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News | 3 August 2018

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Tembisa land occupiers accuse police of brutality

City says it is committed to building houses on the land

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News | 3 August 2018

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Two toilets for dozens of residents in Khayelitsha

City says shacks in Enkanini will need to be relocated to make space for more toilets

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News | 3 August 2018

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PAC denies trading land for membership

The party is in talks with the municipality over a land occupation in Tembisa

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News | 3 August 2018

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Parkwood housing project gets underway

But neighbours worried about property values

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News | 3 August 2018

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Social housing: what if we can’t pay the rent, ask Salt River families

Pine Road residents worried about City plan

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News | 2 August 2018

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Violence in Harare: an eye-witness account

“You can vote for MDC all you want but there is nothing you can do”

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