I learner trips over his foot on the first day of school

“Walking bus” volunteers help Nyanga learners get safely to school

Parents volunteer to make sure learners are not robbed

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Photo Essay | 17 January 2018

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Ten years in prison not enough for cop who killed my daughter, says Durban mother

“Justice is not rightly served when police are involved”

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News | 17 January 2018

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Here’s how unfairly police are distributed

Suburbs like Sea Point, Claremont and Camps Bay have far more officers per resident than Nyanga. Why?

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Analysis | 17 January 2018

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Thekwini College students protest against registration process

Anger that they have been told to register via Central Application Office which costs R400

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Brief | 16 January 2018

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White Parklands resident accused of shooting black man in race attack

Victim says he was told: “I don’t need k****rs in my street”

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News | 16 January 2018

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Cape Town’s central railway line is “a war zone”

Commuters stranded as PRASA employees close down services

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News | 16 January 2018

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SASSA to start paying grants through Postbank in February

Cash payments still to be done by CPS — for now

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News | 16 January 2018

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Coalition calls for new measures to tackle drought

Fears grow as “Day Zero” looms closer

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News | 16 January 2018

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The forgotten mining town where rape is “normal”

Women and children bear the brunt of lawlessness at Durban Deep

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Feature | 16 January 2018

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DUT employees strike after wage negotiations break down

Registration of new students affected

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News | 15 January 2018

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Maitland slumlord forced to fix up property

Overcrowded house under renovation following GroundUp investigation

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Brief | 15 January 2018

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KZN town without water for three years

But there’s water for the mayor’s imbizo, say residents

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News | 15 January 2018

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The Khayelitsha families who have to beg neighbours for toilets and electricity

Zusiphe Rwayi gets up at 3:30am to empty her bucket in the toilet of a nearby house

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News | 15 January 2018

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Head of Green Party versus four families in court

Noordhoek eviction case highlights complex land issues

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News | 12 January 2018

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Barberton prisoners go on hunger strike

Sparked by backlog in parole applications

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News | 12 January 2018

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JHB neighbourhood demands police station

“Crime is too high and people are dying. We need our own police station.”

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News | 12 January 2018

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