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Day Zero in “The Place of Water”

Tsitsikama village in the old Ciskei struggles with a severe water shortage

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News | 19 November 2020

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Eight hospital staff suspended after protest

This follows the forced removal of the Northdale Hospital CEO by his staff

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Brief | 19 November 2020

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Judge in Woodstock eviction case concerned about “spatial apartheid”

Atlantis was going to be a hub, said Judge Sher, but now “people are stuck out there with great unemployment and social problems”

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Law | 18 November 2020

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Big names shortlisted for Lottery chair

Alfred Nevhutanda’s “scandal-ridden” term ends on 30 November

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News | 18 November 2020

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Tafelsig feeding scheme battles red tape

Tafelsig CAN provides meals three times a day to hundreds of families in Mitchells Plain and Philippi

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News | 18 November 2020

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Woman doused with spirits and set alight after stealing food worth R25

Shop apologises and suspends two employees implicated in the incident

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News | 18 November 2020

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The woman who tried to stop the rot at the Lottery

2015 report reveals how Chief Risk Officer was hounded out

By Sam Sole for amaBhungane and Raymond Joseph for GroundUp

Feature | 18 November 2020

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Informal traders say the City neglects the town centre in Mitchells Plain

The group says the area “reeks of defecation and urine”

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News | 17 November 2020

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In damning judgment, court calls for Road Accident Fund to be liquidated

RAF officials and attorneys told Judge Denise Fisher that cases were settled, but she smelt a rat

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Law | 17 November 2020

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Blouvlei crèche survived apartheid but may not survive Covid-19

The historic crèche opened in 1955 in Cape Town by Dora Tamana is struggling

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News | 17 November 2020

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Bromwell Street: Residents want emergency accommodation near city

City argued that providing social or temporary housing in the inner city would take time

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Law | 17 November 2020

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Gauteng Bill infringes on rights of foreign nationals

The Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill seeks to exclude people without permanent residence from the township economy

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Opinion | 17 November 2020

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300 people have been living in shipping containers for 10 years

Homes built for Soweto hostel residents in 2010 will have to be demolished and rebuilt

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News | 17 November 2020

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Uitenhage protesters block roads, demanding toilets and electricity

Residents to meet with the municipality over their grievances on Tuesday

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Brief | 16 November 2020

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West Coast mining magnate fails to keep criminal trial secret

Australian court has lifted an interim order barring publication of details of trial of Tormin mines’ Mark Caruso

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News | 16 November 2020

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Almost R254 million and 10 years later, still no water in villages

Taps of 17 villages in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, have never seen water

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News | 16 November 2020

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