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Ten-year-old boy rescues mother, cousin from shack fire

But his infant nephew died in the blaze which left 70 people homeless

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Brief | 16 October 2018

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Families who fled Blikkiesdorp ask City for help

A resident claims that crime, not race, is at the root of the conflict

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News | 16 October 2018

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Tension in Hillbrow after residents attack drug dealers

Drug dealers and users have moved one block further away from where they were

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News | 15 October 2018

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Human rights lawyer charged for pointing his finger at policeman

Richard Spoor charged under apartheid era Transkei penal code

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Brief | 15 October 2018

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Striking drivers disrupt MyCiTi bus routes

Employees, who are unhappy with pay differences and dissatisfied with their union, have started an unprotected strike

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News | 15 October 2018

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Villagers battle princess over land

Ward councillor condemns actions of Princess Nomaxhosa Jongilanga after shacks demolished

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News | 15 October 2018

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Court challenge to coal mine

Case is significant for future of South Africa’s protected areas

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News | 15 October 2018

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Meeting on gas and oil exploration descends into chaos

Activists oppose Italian company prospecting off KZN coast

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News | 15 October 2018

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Shangaan shop owners chased out of Duduza

South Africans not spared in latest xenophobic violence

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News | 13 October 2018

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Canals remain an open sore in Masiphumele Wetlands

Residents unhappy with City’s efforts; Provincial government however paints a rosy picture

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News | 12 October 2018

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The long wait for a foster care grant

Newcastle man has waited more than a year for a grant for a child in his care

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News | 12 October 2018

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Parents have to build toilets for Eastern Cape school

Learners at schools in Cofimvaba have to relieve themselves outside

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News | 12 October 2018

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Zimbabwean waiter uses his wages to run a free soccer academy

Harvest Soccer Academy is two years old and has 43 children

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News | 12 October 2018

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VBS scandal: PRASA employee hailed for her role in saving R1 billion

Yvonne Page’s principled refusal to bend the rules saved PRASA from making a very bad investment, says Motau report

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News | 11 October 2018

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Magistrate finds that murder of Noxolo Xakeka was not a hate crime

Bongile Joni pleads guilty, sentenced to an effective eight years in prison

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Brief | 11 October 2018

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Former employees to lay charges over provident fund deductions

“It’s a messy situation” wife of Proexec owner tells court

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