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Weā€™ve quelled gang violence in Cape Town, claims Mbalula

But residents disagree with police minister

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News | 8 February 2018

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Generations of Shackville residents abandoned by government

ā€œEven my toilet is better than the house Iā€™m living inā€

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News | 7 February 2018

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Thousands of train commuters still stranded in Cape Town

Metrorail canā€™t say when service will resume

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News | 7 February 2018

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No school for Eastern Cape village children

Department of Education leaves children stranded after closing their school

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News | 7 February 2018

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Rubbish piles up as workers protest

Angry former employees block garbage collection in Gauteng

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News | 7 February 2018

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PRASA board fails to pitch up for parliamentary meeting

Committee summons board to come on 13 February

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News | 6 February 2018

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Raw sewage swamps houses in Kraaifontein

City said it would fix the problem last week

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News | 6 February 2018

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Living in the hell of Whoonga Park

Murder, rape, crime, homelessness, abuse by police ā€¦ daily life for whoonga users

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News | 6 February 2018

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Public Protector investigating ā€œirregularā€ recruitments at Prasa

UniteBehind calls for urgent release of the findings

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News | 6 February 2018

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Itā€™s business as usual for some in drought-stricken Kouga

Residents say they are used to the taps running dry, but how long will Day Zero last?

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News | 5 February 2018

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Pietermaritzburg community waiting since 2013 for guard rails on deadly road

Ward councillor says he has ā€œsent a letterā€ and can do nothing more

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News | 5 February 2018

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Landmark court ruling on protests is a victory for citizens

Right to freedom of assembly gives a voice to the voiceless, says Court

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Law | 5 February 2018

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Bathabile Dlamini ā€˜deliberatelyā€™ excluded special advisor from grants process

Minister gave clear instruction that the SASSA executive should not interfere

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News | 2 February 2018

Michael Helsie works on a wooden sculpture of a cheetah

Homeless artist carves out a living

Michael Helsie makes wooden sculptures of animals

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Photo Essay | 2 February 2018

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Michael Komape died because he was a rural African child, says lawyer

Court asked to compel state to fix ā€œdireā€ state of school sanitation

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News | 2 February 2018

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Day 12: Lawyers for Michael Komapeā€™s family demand compensation for grief

State admits liability; court to decide how much money to award the family

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