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Nursing students say their residences are unsafe

CPUT college students say they have found thieves and intruders several times

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Brief | 8 February 2019

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Living on a dam wall

Shack dwellers in Dunoon have occupied the edge of a dam

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News | 8 February 2019

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Law change will make it illegal to charge for adoption services

Organisations are concerned the number of adoptions will decline

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Brief | 8 February 2019

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GROUNDVIEW: Ramaphosa’s SONA offered much hope but it had a serious omission

State capture’s most visible effect is the breakdown of Metrorail

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GroundView | 8 February 2019

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Sport coach an unsung hero in Delft

Merlin Mosoko has trained dozens of children to play basketball

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News | 8 February 2019

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Wits accuses protesters of having a political agenda

Student leaders call off protests

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News | 8 February 2019

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GROUNDVIEW: Let sex workers and their clients be

Also: Leadership needed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Training

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GroundView | 7 February 2019

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Eastcape Midlands students protest over missing scripts

College “acknowledges and regrets impact” on students not having 2018 exam results

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Brief | 7 February 2019

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Stockout of testosterone injections used by transgender people

Pfizer expects to have testosterone injections in the country by the end of month

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News | 7 February 2019

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Police, private security clash with students in Johannesburg

Ministry sets up task team to resolve issues

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News | 6 February 2019

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Axolile Notywala opens case against police for brutality

SJC general secretary is being prosecuted for contravening the Regulation of Gatherings Act

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Brief | 6 February 2019

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KZN students march to legislature

Accommodation and financial support are burning issues

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News | 6 February 2019

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PE parents protest for more teachers for overcrowded school

Almost 50 children to a teacher at Alfonso Aries Primary School, says protest leader

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Brief | 6 February 2019

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We’re answering questions about schools, social grants, banks, debt, difficult bosses, and even love (maybe)

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GroundView | 6 February 2019

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Upgrade Parkwood school, demand parents

“We’re trying to upgrade our children because this is what we never had”

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Brief | 6 February 2019

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West Coast mining company fined a “pittance”

Mineral Sands Resources fined R1.25 million for unlawful activities in Lutzville

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News | 6 February 2019

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