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Family breadwinner electrocuted by illegal connection

Residents say they have long been battling with the municipality to get electrification for Vastrap informal settlement

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News | 18 July 2018

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Eastern Cape taxis threaten “strike” unless road is tarred

Money budgeted for tarring road was diverted for disaster relief in 2009

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Brief | 18 July 2018

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Hiring of “teagirl” sparks protest in Uitenhage

Anger over employment procedure at sewer project

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Brief | 18 July 2018

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Shack erected at Helen Zille’s residence

Youth collective say the premier should spend her 67 minutes for Mandela Day inside the shack

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Brief | 18 July 2018

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Local TV series wins at international film festival

Story about young Langa boxer’s rise to the top

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Brief | 17 July 2018

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Exams postponed at Fort Hare

Students refuse to write during strike by university workers

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Brief | 17 July 2018

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Community installs its own toilets after crowdfunded campaign

Construction of flushing toilets has begun, but the unresponsive Ekurhuleni municipality may spoil the project

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Brief | 17 July 2018

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Walmer residents want satellite police station reopened

Police say they have increased patrols in the area

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Brief | 17 July 2018

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KZN nurses call for health MEC to step down

“We are short staffed and overworked. This is the third march this year.”

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Brief | 17 July 2018

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COSATU calls for VAT increase to be scrapped

Treasury says it is reviewing list of zero-rated items

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News | 17 July 2018

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In photos: Hermanus protests

Community want charges dropped against arrested leader

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Photo Essay | 16 July 2018

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Community leaders’ homes destroyed in Khayelitsha by angry residents

They asked why I live in a shack while other residents’ shacks are being destroyed

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News | 16 July 2018

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It is not easy keeping cows in the township

Kwathema resident hopes to have land for his cattle one day

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News | 16 July 2018

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Social grant beneficiaries struggle as post office strike continues

We feel their pain. Some of the issues raised will help them, says striker

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Brief | 13 July 2018

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R6,000 compensation not enough says Ekurhuleni worker

Former participants in municipal job creation programme want permanent jobs

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News | 13 July 2018

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Unions claim victory in Port Elizabeth municipal back pay agreement

Trollip says coalition council has resolved decades of impasse with workers

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Brief | 13 July 2018

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