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Residents burn rubbish because it doesn’t get collected

“It’s like they forgot about us,” says resident in East London informal settlement

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Brief | 1 July 2019

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No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu

Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services

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Photo Essay | 1 July 2019

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Court interdicts Ekurhuleni from reblocking informal settlement

City will appeal the court order affecting Vusimuzi in Tembisa

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News | 28 June 2019

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Equal Education pickets outside Eastern Cape State of the Province address

EE wants R4.3 million saved at this year’s official opening of the legislature to be allocated to fixing schools

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Brief | 28 June 2019

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Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Judge refuses application for final interdict against occupation of controversial land

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Brief | 28 June 2019

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Port Elizabeth residents close ANC ward councillor’s office

“We cannot accept the closure of my office. The office is owned by the community,” says councillor

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Brief | 28 June 2019

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“Everytime I look at these wires, I remember how my grandson died,” says East London grandmother

A number of people have been electrocuted in Amalinda Forest informal settlement in the past three years

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Brief | 28 June 2019

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Somerset West residents will get long awaited pedestrian bridge

School children from Garden Village cross the busy N2 in peak traffic

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Brief | 28 June 2019

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“We close the doors when the gangs are shooting outside”

Manenberg library provides a safe haven for kids

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Brief | 27 June 2019

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Masiphumelele fire station set to open this year

The project was set back by nearly two years over the appointment of the contractor

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Brief | 27 June 2019

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Pietermaritzburg municipality lets water go to waste, but residents have to queue at the tap

100 people to one tap in Pavilion informal settlement

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News | 27 June 2019

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The people of Plastic City cannot even afford zinc shacks

People live in homes built of discarded board and plastic next to a Brakpan dump site

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Photo Essay | 27 June 2019

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Inquest into death of baby after teargas fired in Marikana

Alunamda Mncedane died during Monday’s protests in Philippi, Cape Town

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News | 26 June 2019

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Transport minister dreams of bullet trains 
 but commuters want Metrorail to work now

Civil society and commuter groups tell Fikile Mbalula their demands

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News | 26 June 2019

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Three children rebuild their shack – again

City of Cape Town says only unoccupied shacks were demolished, but residents disagree

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News | 26 June 2019

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Employees at luxury guesthouse win unfair dismissal case

CCMA rules against theLAB Lifestyle

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