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Paralysed teenager bitten by rats while sleeping

14-year-old Palesa Kwayiba, who uses a wheelchair, puts a brave face on the daily struggle of living in an informal settlement

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News | 26 October 2016

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Civil society leader shot in the mouth with a rubber bullet at campus meeting

“The gathering was peaceful and no-one was causing any trouble”

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Brief | 26 October 2016

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No toilets, no water, no shelter at teeming taxi rank

We have to beg for our basic needs as human beings, says trader

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News | 26 October 2016

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UCT acts against disruptive protests

Interdict obtained from Western Cape High Court

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News | 26 October 2016

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Day of protests in Cape Town tomorrow

Staff, students and a political party to demand a resolution to the university crisis

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News | 25 October 2016

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Vegetable garden faces chop for being too ‘untidy’

"Not in our backyard," say library staff

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News | 25 October 2016

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Mfuleni backyarders vow to stay where they are

Residents claim that land was promised in election campaign

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News | 25 October 2016

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Robbers beaten to death by students

Campus residents say security is lax and residences are often targeted by criminals

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News | 25 October 2016

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Why National Minumum Wage negotiations are deadlocked

Are business negotiators representing the best interests of their constituency?

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Analysis | 25 October 2016

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Disabled students protest against police on Wits

But as some exams disrupted university commits to continued security

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News | 24 October 2016

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Concourt judgment: a victory for spouses of farm workers

Klaase case means women's interests must be taken into account before evictions can be carried out

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Law | 24 October 2016

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Silent war on Somalis in Port Elizabeth

Hardly a day goes by without an attack, says Somali community

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Feature | 24 October 2016

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Hout Bay’s patrollers accused of being vigilantes who target innocent people

Resident recalls how he was left naked and almost dead

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News | 24 October 2016

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High school students protest over safety and sanitation

Learners bring Cape Town traffic to a halt

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News | 21 October 2016

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Disruptions continue at UCT with no end in sight

No classes, while students learning for exams forced out of computer labs

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Brief | 21 October 2016

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Why have university protests been so violent?

Factors that fuel male aggression are key to understanding this worrying phenomenon

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Analysis | 21 October 2016

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