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Call for dam to be fenced after child drowns

Open dams in Cofimvaba have claimed several lives

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News | 23 November 2018

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Bridgetown man makes robots from scrap

I’ve always been good with my hands, says “Robot Man”

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Photo Essay | 23 November 2018

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“Mr Plato, we live in complete squalor”

Residents of Cape Town’s informal settlements march for the right to water and sanitation

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News | 22 November 2018

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Wild Coast mine blocked by Pretoria court

Government and companies must obtain “full and informed” consent from communities before granting mining rights, says judge

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Law | 22 November 2018

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How a hijacked organisation scored millions from the Lottery

Troubling questions for the COO of the National Lotteries Commission

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Feature | 22 November 2018

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Khayelitsha shack dwellers move onto vacant land to keep out “thugs”

Residents say fires which destroyed their homes started on the vacant land

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News | 22 November 2018

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Contempt of court application brought against SANDF

Marievale residents say order to provide them with accommodation has been ignored

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Law | 22 November 2018

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Nepotism in Eastern Cape municipality to be probed

Investigation follows weeks of protests in Stutterheim

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News | 22 November 2018

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Residents oppose Conradie Hospital housing plan

The site, which has stood empty for 16 years, is a battleground over the future of state subsidised housing in Cape Town

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News | 22 November 2018

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No services - but it’s better than a backyard, say shack dwellers

“It was a constant struggle to pay rent”

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News | 22 November 2018

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Support for men accused of vigilante murder in Lusikisiki

“We are waging a war on crime”

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News | 22 November 2018

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Bo-Kaap residents claim victory as construction crane leaves

Charges dropped against the four protesters arrested in earlier protest

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Brief | 21 November 2018

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Buffalo City employees on strike for better pay

Workers in East London want City manager to step down

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Brief | 21 November 2018

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Struggle to rebuild after fire destroys Khayelitsha children’s home

SAPS says an arrest has been made and an arson investigation is underway

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News | 21 November 2018

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Cape Town Civic Centre locked down during MyCiTi protest

City says it cannot insource aggrieved employees

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News | 21 November 2018

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Activists lose bid to stop coal mine

Interdict application to halt operations at the Somkhele coal mine thrown out with costs

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Law | 21 November 2018

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