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Metrorail: Commuters stranded for 2 hours between stations

“My boss changed my starting time from 7am to 8am, but still I am late. I really don’t know what to do.”

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Brief | 20 November 2017

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Why Woodstock needs affordable housing

Affordable housing is necessary. Let’s work together to make it a success

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Opinion | 20 November 2017

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Zimbabweans look forward to post-Mugabe era

But frustration as president fails to resign

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News | 20 November 2017

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Health department wants to close informal facility for destitute people

Khululabantu Bam centre in Butterworth described as “not appropriate” for mentally ill

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News | 20 November 2017

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In photos: Zimbabwe’s “second independence day”

Jubilation in streets of Harare, but a new age of freedom is far from assured

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Photo Essay | 19 November 2017

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Thousands march against Mugabe in Harare

“He lost the plot and should just go. Enough is enough.”

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News | 18 November 2017

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Day 5: Psychologist describes suffering of drowned boy’s family

Mother distant and withdrawn, battles with ongoing sadness and depression

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Law | 17 November 2017

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Beacon Bay community takes protest to mayor

Showdown looms as residents demand timeframes but Xola Pakati refuses to give any.

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News | 17 November 2017

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Meet Masiphumelele’s budding violinists

“We like the African beats and we also play classics”

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Photo Essay | 17 November 2017

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Victory for community organisations in Mining Charter battle

Chamber of Mines fails to block activists from taking part in upcoming court case

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Law | 17 November 2017

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What Zimbabwe’s coup looked like

An eye-witness account from Harare

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News | 16 November 2017

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Day 4: State claims family wants to get rich out of Michael Komape’s death

SECTION27 accuses state lawyer and Department of Education of attempting to trivialise the family’s suffering

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Law | 16 November 2017

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Slow progress bringing new water to Cape Town

Seven million litres daily added to supply, but this is only 1% of consumption

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News | 16 November 2017

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Vital Eastern Cape clinic has only one doctor twice a month

Building had no water or electricity when GroundUp visited

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News | 16 November 2017

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Water crisis: the more we know, the better we can respond

More transparency will improve the public response

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Analysis | 16 November 2017

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Soldiers to be sent to gang-ridden areas, says Mbalula

Minister announces new arrests in Marikana massacre case

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News | 15 November 2017

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