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Shacks destroyed as fire services arrive late

Residents say cooking accident started blaze

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News | 7 June 2018

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Gugulethu man blames City contractors for his crooked house

Mzwandile Mvumvu believes his house collapsed after work was done on sewage pipes outside

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News | 7 June 2018

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Solar water heater programme goes cold

Atlantis factory faces closure and the loss of 85 jobs

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News | 7 June 2018

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Post Office to pay all social grants, including cash

MPs call for government to investigate CPS dealings

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News | 7 June 2018

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The right to protest is being violated in small mining towns

Municipalities, mine management and police collude to prevent protests

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Opinion | 7 June 2018

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Dozens of families evicted at Cape Town’s largest social housing project

Previous attempt to remove Steenvilla households who are behind on their rent failed

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News | 6 June 2018

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Will Prasa’s new board get it back on track? An interview with Khanyisile Kweyama

PRASA is in ICU but not the morgue, says new chairperson

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Interview | 6 June 2018

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Some bank accounts blocked while customers wait for new Zimbabwean Exemption Permit

Banks remind customers to bring proof of application

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Brief | 6 June 2018

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Uber and City of Cape Town locked in licence battle

Drivers caught in middle as more cars are impounded

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News | 6 June 2018

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Court gives community right to fish without permit

Landmark judgment for customary rights

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Law | 6 June 2018

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Expropriating land without compensation: shack-dwellers have their say

“People just want decent homes. They are not asking for palaces.”

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News | 5 June 2018

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Western Cape could be testing ground for land expropriation without compensation, says minister

Mcebisi Skwatsha says government is considering action to protect families from eviction in Drakenstein

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News | 5 June 2018

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Domestic worker attacked by employers’ dogs

Police refused to investigate, says victim’s brother

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News | 5 June 2018

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Protests close down Cape Town business district

Westlake marchers walk 8km to councillor’s office demanding housing

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News | 4 June 2018

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Tsunami residents demand toilets and a clean neighbourhood

“Sometimes residents return from the bushes undressed after thugs rob them of their clothes and hard-earned cash.”

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News | 4 June 2018

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Former Angolan refugees face uncertain future

They were expecting permanent residence, but they have been offered four years in South Africa instead

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News | 4 June 2018

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