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Philippi High students march to Provincial legislature

Learners have been protesting over conditions in the school for years

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Brief | 24 March 2017

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Street lights don’t work in Mdantsane

Residents complain about crime

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News | 24 March 2017

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Paarl families living in apartheid hostels

Some residents have been waiting since the 1980s and 90s to convert their accommodation to family units

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News | 24 March 2017

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Fire victims in Imizamo Yethu agree to halt rebuilding

Residents want City to explain re-blocking plans on site

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News | 24 March 2017

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Activists vow to continue fight for Tafelberg site

Campaigners sceptical of Province’s commitment to social housing on Woodstock and Waterfront sites

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Brief | 24 March 2017

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Immigrant finds her feet selling shoes

Melania sells second-hand footwear smuggled from Mozambique

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News | 24 March 2017

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School children sent home to use toilets during school hours

Bathrooms stripped bare by thieves

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News | 23 March 2017

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MPs and labour officials on factory visits

Inspection finds “minor” safety infringements in Elsies River plant

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Brief | 23 March 2017

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The World Bank’s role in SA’s social grants payment system

Bank invested R1.6 billion in Net1 last year

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Analysis | 23 March 2017

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Tafelberg sale to proceed: no social housing

Reclaim the City slams the Western Cape government decision

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News | 22 March 2017

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Mbekweni residents march against crime

Memorandum handed to station commissioner

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Brief | 22 March 2017

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Satellite police station not enough, say Nyanga residents

Nyanga has the highest number of murders in the country: 279 victims in a year

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News | 22 March 2017

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Prayers for Ahmed Kathrada at Liliesleaf

Condition of struggle stalwart improved but “unpredictable”, says Kathrada Foundation

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News | 22 March 2017

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Warrant for search-and-seizure at West Coast mine ruled invalid

But Judge says environmental charges against the mining company “cannot be said to lack substance”

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Law | 20 March 2017

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Reblocking at Imizamo Yethu suspended

City obtains an interdict against rebuilders

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News | 20 March 2017

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Tafelberg decision: the moment of truth for Zille and her Cabinet

On Wednesday, the Western Cape government must decide if it will “continue with a legacy of apartheid spatial planning” or not

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Opinion | 20 March 2017

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