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Thousands of Sundays River Valley farm workers strike for higher wages

Farmers claim deal was reached and blame SANCO for strife

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News | 4 June 2018

Five children die in Philippi fire

Nearest tap was hundreds of metres away

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News | 3 June 2018

Dispute over legality of Khayelitsha shack demolitions

Social Justice Coalition claims shacks were occupied and that City didn’t have eviction order

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News | 1 June 2018

Land occupiers set building alight with family inside

“All I could hear was frantic screaming” says employee of Cremona Cheese Factory

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News | 1 June 2018

Vastrap residents demand houses, roads, toilets and electricity

Despite tensions, black and coloured residents protest together

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News | 1 June 2018

Mayhem at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital as workers demand performance bonuses

Hospital staff were intimidated and patients had to be locked inside for their safety

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News | 31 May 2018

Woman faces eviction after 51 years on a farm

200 people under threat of eviction in Simondium, meeting told

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News | 31 May 2018

“No toilets equals crap wine” farm workers warn

Workers march for better working conditions

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News | 31 May 2018

Vrygrond: Mayor’s new proposal for housing

Land close to landfill could be used if tests show it is safe

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News | 30 May 2018

Our lives have changed for the better, say land occupiers

Former Khayelitsha backyarders say their financial problems have been eased, but councillor warns that land is unsuitable for living

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News | 30 May 2018

Humansdorp moves to centralise taxi services

Seven taxi ranks are too many for the small town, say authorities

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News | 30 May 2018

Protests erupt in Woodlands as shacks demolished

Shops looted, seven arrested

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News | 29 May 2018

Land occupiers demand cheese factory site

We have nowhere else to live, say EbuMandini residents

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News | 29 May 2018

Activists demand social housing on sports field in Green Point

“We have enough land for sports. We need housing.”

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News | 28 May 2018

Mixed reaction to R42 million taxi rank for Dunoon

Housing should be the priority, say some residents as sports field occupied

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News | 28 May 2018

Still no proper facilities for rape survivors at Khayelitsha court

Promises made in December have not yet been kept

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News | 28 May 2018