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West Coast Fossil Park: A lottery success story

Museum showcases what the Western Cape looked like millions of years ago

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Feature | 22 February 2018

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Overcrowding becoming “the norm” in some Western Cape schools

Provincial education department says it is under severe strain

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News | 22 February 2018

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State to appeal landmark Gatherings Act ruling

Police believe giving notice allows them to “facilitate the right to protest”

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Law | 22 February 2018

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Foreshore development violates Cape Town’s transport policy, say experts

A losing bid contained many more affordable homes, according to UCT professor

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News | 22 February 2018

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Metrorail should have fixed the Central Line trains, say commuters

Service resumes but train doors and windows still broken

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News | 21 February 2018

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SPCA dropped by Lottery

Cuts affect services to poor communities

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Feature | 21 February 2018

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“I am not a pilchard, I refuse to live in a tin”

Woodstock evictees offered relocation to Blikkiesdorp and Wolwerivier

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News | 21 February 2018

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Mining communities slam government’s “elite deal” with Chamber of Mines

Presidency promises they will be included in future negotiations on mining charter

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News | 21 February 2018

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Elderly couple abandoned in mud house with grandchildren

Councillor’s promises came to nothing

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News | 21 February 2018

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“I sent my child to the school to learn, not to be raped”

School security guard in Ngcobo court charged with rape of 15-year-old

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News | 21 February 2018

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NSFAS workers on strike for higher wages

Union hopes students will join protest

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Brief | 20 February 2018

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Anger as striking Durban university workers find pay slashed

Lectures at Durban University of Technology have been suspended indefinitely

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Brief | 20 February 2018

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Lottery: R6 billion for sport, only R2.8 billion for education

Sascoc depends on Lotto for its existence

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Feature | 20 February 2018

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City demolishes shacks in Philippi

“It broke my heart to watch officials, who have places to stay, destroy my shack and leave with my building material”

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News | 20 February 2018

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Crime mars Cape Town’s largest social housing project

Tension between residents paying rent and those who are not

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News | 20 February 2018

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Jail officials, demand hundreds in Pietermaritzburg march

“We are tired of corrupt employees who abuse the community to feed their stomachs”

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Brief | 20 February 2018

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