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Violence erupts over electricity in Port Elizabeth

Residents of informal settlement retaliate with stones after nearby homeowners cut illegal connections

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News | 27 January 2021

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No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

“There is no business at the moment, it is bad”

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News | 27 January 2021

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Lindiwe Zulu urged to introduce new child grant

Amendment to Social Assistance Act would allow minister to prescribe additional payments

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News | 27 January 2021

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Explainer | 26 January 2021

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“Don’t call us heroes”: health workers overwhelmed by Covid-19 want help, not praise

“Emotionally, we are not coping”

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News | 26 January 2021

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Covid-19 curfew and alcohol ban leave sex workers battling

“In our line of work business thrives during the night”

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News | 26 January 2021

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Covid-19 beach closures threaten the livelihoods of car guards

“This job gave me a sense of independence and pride”

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News | 25 January 2021

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No water to douse raging fire: 70 left homeless

Shackdwellers had to fetch water from another informal settlement

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News | 25 January 2021

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Nearly 85,000 older South Africans have probably died from Covid-19

Pensioners at high risk and easily ignored

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News | 25 January 2021

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Can you be reinfected with the new Covid-19 variant? And how effective will vaccines be against it?

We don’t know the answers yet, but a local study sheds some light

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Science | 25 January 2021

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Over 100,000 South Africans have probably died of Covid-19

Latest MRC report shows over 16,000 excess deaths in week ending 16 January

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News | 24 January 2021

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“I have tried all the tricks … but with no success” says frustrated Covid-19 grant applicant

Despite new Post Office system, snaking queues are the norm in Port Elizabeth

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News | 22 January 2021

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Trial will shed light on Wild Coast violence

Community is split, even within families, on whether mining should be allowed to take place

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News | 22 January 2021

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Dog walker “finds joy” with furry pets amid lockdown blues

One dog walker says he often walks about 25 dogs per day

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Brief | 22 January 2021

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Massive CCMA budget cut will hurt workers, say unions

Far fewer commissioners to listen to cases will mean reduced turnaround time

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News | 22 January 2021

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To bee or not to bee: South African beekeepers face tough odds

Chinese imports, too few trees, not much government support: it’s hard to get a buzz out of your hive these days

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Feature | 22 January 2021

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