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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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Thousands of Sundays River Valley farm workers strike for higher wages

Farmers claim deal was reached and blame SANCO for strife

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News | 4 June 2018

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Five children die in Philippi fire

Nearest tap was hundreds of metres away

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News | 3 June 2018

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People’s Health Movement withdraws from NEHAWU

Anger at failure of union to “distance itself” from hospital protests that endangered patient lives

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Brief | 1 June 2018

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Dispute over legality of Khayelitsha shack demolitions

Social Justice Coalition claims shacks were occupied and that City didn’t have eviction order

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News | 1 June 2018

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Land occupiers set building alight with family inside

“All I could hear was frantic screaming” says employee of Cremona Cheese Factory

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News | 1 June 2018

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Vastrap residents demand houses, roads, toilets and electricity

Despite tensions, black and coloured residents protest together

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News | 1 June 2018

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No sign of promised Masiphumelele houses

Construction was due to start six months ago

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Brief | 1 June 2018

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Mayhem at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital as workers demand performance bonuses

Hospital staff were intimidated and patients had to be locked inside for their safety

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