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Car guard gets thieves arrested

Quick thinking by Tshepo Molaoele helps cops set up sting

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News | 5 August 2016

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Wolwerivier’s only creche threatened with closure on Monday

City refuses to provide its contingency plan for how children will be looked after

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News | 5 August 2016

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We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official

Win the ward, then we’ll change the councillor, official tells protesting Eastern Cape voters

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News | 4 August 2016

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Aspen workers on strike across Eastern Cape

Employees want 10% versus company offer of 7%

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Brief | 4 August 2016

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Mayor in hot water after municipality car used for election campaign

Driver to face disciplinary hearing

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Brief | 4 August 2016

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Imizamo Yethu library has been closed for six months

School students have to go to Hout Bay library

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News | 4 August 2016

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Why another book on Thabo Mbeki?

Mahmood Mamdani and others have written a 500 page praise-song

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Opinion | 2 August 2016

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Some Bhisho families have two RDP houses, while others have none

Residents of Tyutyu Location still waiting for their houses

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Brief | 2 August 2016

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Who we’re voting for

South Africans share their views

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News | 2 August 2016

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Residents in Motherwell left without a clinic

RDP house claimed by its owner

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Brief | 1 August 2016

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Parliament must pass new land claims act within two years

Constitutional Court ruling opens the way for future claims

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News | 1 August 2016

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Flemming Rose and academic freedom: a response to Nathan Geffen

Accusations of hypocrisy are complicated, and have been inappropriately levelled at Rose

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Opinion | 1 August 2016

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City snubs Khayelitsha meeting on toilets

"The truck meant to fetch the portaloos never comes"

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News | 1 August 2016

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Elections, the SABC and the unions

More than a touch of irony that Solidarity and Bemawu took SABC to court, while Cosatu-aligned union cozied up to management

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Opinion | 1 August 2016

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Flemming Rose, academic freedom and Palestinian civil liberties

He should have been allowed to speak, but the Danish journalist is not the free speech champion he is made out to be

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Opinion | 31 July 2016

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Port Elizabeth’s ward 26: an ANC divided

While the ruling party is unlikely to lose this ward on Wednesday, it showcases its problems in the city

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