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Teacher accused of sexual assault wants case thrown out

Lawyer accuses state of delaying court process

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Brief | 2 November 2017

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Anti-Zuma protesters released

Eight #UniteBehind members arrested for trespassing will appear in court in December

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Brief | 2 November 2017

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UCT trashed as fee protests escalate

Large amount of faeces dumped in computer science building and students arrested

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News | 2 November 2017

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Girl alleged principal hit her after epileptic fit

A 17-year-old learner says she was slapped, then beaten a few days later by a security guard at her school

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News | 2 November 2017

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Weekend outages trigger protests in PE

Municipality blames service disruptions on sabotage by workers unhappy with new overtime policy

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Brief | 2 November 2017

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Treasury steps in to break social grants deadlock

SASSA and Post Office fail to reach agreement

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Parliament | 2 November 2017

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Why communities have gone to court over the Mining Charter

“Nothing about us without us”

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Opinion | 2 November 2017

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Veterans arrested in anti-Zuma protest

Zackie Achmat calls on all in South Africa to go to police stations on 30 November

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News | 1 November 2017

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Is Cape Town’s drought the new normal?

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Science | 1 November 2017

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Woodstock woman evicted from her home of 26 years

Carmina Vieira’s case has been taken up by housing activists

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Brief | 1 November 2017

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Philippi residents evict community leader for corruption

Two arrests made after demolition of committee member’s shack

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News | 1 November 2017

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“All I want to know is who killed my son”

Father of young man murdered by vigilantes says police have done nothing

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News | 1 November 2017

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Philippi’s vegetables feed the hungry

Lavender Hill soup kitchens and businesses depend on cheap supplies

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Photo Essay | 1 November 2017

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SASSA, post office in desperate bid to solve grants crisis

MPs grill SASSA and Minister over failure to sign contract

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News | 31 October 2017

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PE crèche burns down

Under The Tree Early Childhood Centre provided free care and food for 60 children

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Brief | 31 October 2017

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Eviction and the law: what the Constitutional Court says

Western Cape farm case shows the limits of legal battles in the struggle for decent housing

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