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Hopes and worries about hate crime legislation

The threat of violence against people because of their sexual orientation is not uncommon in South Africa, but will new laws help?

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Feature | 9 June 2016

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Shot and twice robbed, refugee wants to leave SA

Somali shop owner says he’ll go to any country that's safe

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Brief | 8 June 2016

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The musician who sings gay love songs in isiXhosa

Majola produces his first album

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News | 8 June 2016

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Hangberg’s dog rescuer

Up in the cramped Hout Bay district of Hangberg, Shaygam Newman lives on the edge with a dream - to develop the refuge he maintains for dogs and cats

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Photo Essay | 8 June 2016

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UCT doctors join campaign for Tafelberg housing

Open letter to Premier Helen Zille

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Opinion | 8 June 2016

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Cape Town’s precarious water supply

Drought has left dams very low but the City is taking steps to secure the future water supply

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Feature | 8 June 2016

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DA vs ANC vs gangs in Manenberg

Severe challenges for one of Cape Town's most closely contested wards

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Feature | 7 June 2016

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Lion of Africa case shows that children’s grants must be protected

Settlement last month was momentous

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Opinion | 7 June 2016

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Disabled woman lives in a cardboard shack on a filthy hill

Poverty haunts Centerton, on the edge of the citrus town of Hankey

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News | 7 June 2016