Articles for Barbara October

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Why didn’t police stop looting of immigrant shops in Dunoon?

“The police shouldn’t just protect South Africans”

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Feature | 25 April 2016

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Where do the children play? Lavender Hill’s derelict facilities

Residents call for upgrades to help end gangsterism

Text by Barbara Maregele. Photos by Naib Main.

Feature | 21 April 2016

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Tension over rent at pioneering housing complex

Some residents say Steen Villa has become too middle-class

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News | 18 April 2016

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Mother of poisoned farmworker demands answers

18-year-old died after drinking insecticide

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News | 15 April 2016

New organisation to take over Delft health worker services

Changover after crime rate prompts Afrika Tikkun to leave

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Brief | 12 April 2016

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Robertson farmworkers accuse contractor of “unfair” dismissal

Employer says contracts came to an end

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News | 5 April 2016

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Charges against #FeesMustFall protesters dropped

Case against 29 arrested at march on Parliament will not proceed

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Brief | 30 March 2016

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“We’re not going anywhere” say Dunoon backyarders

"The lack of housing has forced us to become victims of the landlords."

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News | 24 March 2016

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ACSA agrees to keep Blikkiesdorp residents informed about runway plans

Residents welcome progress after months of secrecy

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News | 22 March 2016

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Retreat’s backyarders are desperate for housing

But City says no new developments earmarked for the area

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News | 17 March 2016

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Social grants: deductions are getting out of hand, says Black Sash

Sassa’s solution isn’t working

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News | 15 March 2016

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City loses bid to evict Newcastle residents

Court rules in favour of community

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Brief | 10 March 2016

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Sassa shows “contempt” for poor - Social Development

Government institutions clash in public

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News | 7 March 2016

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Police clampdown on gangs gets mixed reactions

Some Bishop Lavis residents do not support initiative

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News | 7 March 2016

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Crime closes down community healthcare project in Delft

Afrika Tikkun quits area

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News | 2 March 2016

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Bishop Lavis woman hands out food parcels to the needy

Residents queue from 6am

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News | 26 February 2016