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HIV drug studies offer patients more choices

But new regimens are not problem-free

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Science | 26 July 2019

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Social Development Department didn’t know it had offices in Alexandra

Tale of confusion revealed at HRC inquiry

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News | 25 July 2019

About 50 #UniteBehind members protest outside the German Consulate General in Cape Town.

Activists call on German government to prosecute state capturers

#UniteBehind singles out Vossloh, whose subsidiary sold trains to PRASA that don’t fit local tracks

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Brief | 25 July 2019

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Police raid Woodstock Hospital, arrest 40 people and release them

Residents allege they were dealt with violently and the police had no warrant

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News | 25 July 2019

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Relatives denied visiting rights at Goodwood prison

Correctional services says there are renovations taking place at the visiting area

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News | 25 July 2019

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People flock to live at Pietermaritzburg dump site

“This has become a home for many of us”

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News | 25 July 2019

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Students lay charges of fraud against NSFAS

They allege that funds deposited by NSFAS are fraudulently withdrawn from their bank accounts

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Brief | 25 July 2019

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Criminalising school disruptions would help, says Panyaza Lesufi

Gauteng MEC for Education testifies at Alexandra Inquiry

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News | 24 July 2019

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From drought to floods for Cape Town

City says 3,640 structures affected

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Photo Essay | 24 July 2019

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Short of money and desperate, Khayelitsha residents start land occupation

“Sometimes we sleep on empty stomachs because we have no food”

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News | 24 July 2019

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Veld fire causes Rhodes University to evacuate residences

Blaze brought under control and no damage to buildings

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Brief | 24 July 2019

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“We don’t grow plants, we grow people”

Streetscapes’ urban gardens offer people living on the streets a way to reintegrate with society

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News | 24 July 2019

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A strike turned violent. The company fired the workers. Here’s what the Concourt ruled

Ruling has implications for the legal concept of derivative misconduct

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Law | 24 July 2019

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Gauteng wants blanket court interdict on land occupations

Human Settlements MEC briefs South African Human Rights Commission after protests in Alexandra

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Brief | 23 July 2019

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Shelters for abused women protest outside Parliament

More funds needed to implement the recommendations of the Commission for Gender Equality

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Brief | 23 July 2019

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In April their homes were destroyed by a flood. Now their new homes are being demolished

Dozens of Enkanini residents continue to rebuild their homes in defiance of the eThekwini municipality

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News | 23 July 2019

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