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Rail commuters stranded after Langa protests

Metrorail says sheer volume means it cannot provide alternative transport

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News | 21 September 2016

Strike at Robertson Winery enters its second month

Workers want a minimum of R8,500 a month

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News | 21 September 2016

Construction stops at R164-million Sarah Baartman Centre

Workers say salaries have not been increased since 2014

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News | 21 September 2016

Audit finds serious problems with Western Cape schools

Activists accuse province of failing to acknowledge extent of problem

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News | 21 September 2016

Demand for more police for country’s murder capital

Nyanga Community Police Forum applies to join Equality Court case

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News | 20 September 2016

Protesting UCT students reject Nzimande plan

Campus closed for second day in a row

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News | 20 September 2016

Langa hostel dwellers protest lack of progress

Thirty-three arrested as transport disrupted and shops looted

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News | 20 September 2016

Student leaders have mixed reactions to Nzimande’s fees announcement

Wits SRC rejects fee increase, while UCT SRC describes approach to households below R600k as a "positive step"

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News | 19 September 2016

Women traders at mercy of Harare police

“It is better to pay the $20 fine, than pay daily bribes,” says defiant sadza seller

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News | 19 September 2016

Minister freezes mining in Xolobeni

Activists hail “important” victory

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News | 16 September 2016

Still no justice in Ashton farm murder case

18 months after farmworker’s death, no-one has been charged

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News | 16 September 2016

Student protest disrupts UCT activities

Protest centred on the student disciplinary tribunal

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News | 15 September 2016

Education department likely to miss school infrastructure deadline

Students denied basic rights, say activists

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News | 15 September 2016

Rubbish piling up in Nelson Mandela Bay

Municipal workers have been on strike all week

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News | 15 September 2016

Ambulance workers demand safety

Emergency medical service personnel need police escorts before responding to calls

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News | 14 September 2016

Drought leaves women farmers open to exploitation

In Mozambique, women are caught between jealous absent husbands, money lenders and corrupt local chiefs

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News | 14 September 2016