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Eastern Cape villagers must wait two months or walk miles to clinics

With only three mobile clinics to serve 93 places in Intsika Yethu, weekly visits are not possible

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Brief | 19 October 2018

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Workers stand in solidarity with MyCiTi bus strikers

Brett Herron criticises unprotected strike

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Brief | 18 October 2018

Hundreds protest for better services including a police station and civic centre in Atlantis.

Mayhem in Atlantis over building of community hall

Rubber bullets fired and shop looted

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Photo Essay | 18 October 2018

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State loses bid to postpone coal mining hearing

Court dismisses application with punitive costs

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News | 18 October 2018

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Stutterheim protesters burn municipal offices and clinic over lack of jobs

“Unfortunately the clinic mistakenly burnt down but it was never the plan”

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News | 18 October 2018

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ZimBollar: A guide to Zimbabwe’s black market

In only two months an anonymous Twitter account has grown to over 21,000 followers

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News | 18 October 2018

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Gang violence forces temporary shutdown of clinic in Port Elizabeth

Police secure the area

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Brief | 18 October 2018

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Pensions of more than 80,000 security guards at risk

More than 300 cases are currently being fought in court against employers

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News | 18 October 2018

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At last a foster care grant for Newcastle family

Uncle’s year-long wait is over

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Brief | 18 October 2018

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Young, broke and in debt

“Acquiring credit is easy and tempting”

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News | 18 October 2018

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Workers vow to continue with MyCiTi bus strike

NUMSA says strike “hijacked” by EFF

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News | 17 October 2018

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Village school has three teachers and three pit toilets for 116 learners

“It’s really tough but we battle along”

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Brief | 17 October 2018

The Pretoria High Court. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Court drama as state tries to force through coal mining plan

Last minute bid to change boundaries of Mpumalanga protected area

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News | 17 October 2018

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Disabled residents resist government plan to move them out

“If they want us gone, they must kill us, like they did Life Esidimeni”

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News | 17 October 2018

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President Cyril Ramaphosa ignores calls for moratorium on farm evictions

Activists say moratorium is necessary to secure the tenure rights of all farm dwellers

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News | 16 October 2018

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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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