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Meet Khayelitsha’s guerilla gardeners

Ujamaa encourages people to be less dependent on supermarkets for food

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News | 17 July 2017

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Leader in Khayelitsha land occupation murdered

“We don’t know who to trust. We don’t know who is next.”

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News | 17 July 2017

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Court victory for workers hired via labour brokers

Client company is considered employer if worker has been at company more than three months

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Law | 17 July 2017

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In photos: City folk play in the snow

Ceres area covered in white blanket

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Photo Essay | 17 July 2017

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Red Ants accused of firing rubber bullets

Residents also claim their belongings were stolen during evictions

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News | 14 July 2017

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“Where must we go?” ask sisters facing eviction from wine farm

“But what do we do?” says owner of Excelsior

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News | 14 July 2017

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Raw sewage in my back yard – Port Elizabeth resident

Streets and yards flooded for two months in Wells Estate

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Brief | 14 July 2017

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Families in the dark waiting for Eskom

Many Wallacedene residents have been without electricity because of faulty installation

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News | 13 July 2017

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Court orders City to provide accommodation report for Woodstock families

Report is expected to describe alternative accommodation for Albert Road residents facing eviction

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Brief | 13 July 2017

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Joe Slovo Women’s Forum want houses not flats

Community members call for new steering committee for N2 Gateway housing project

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News | 13 July 2017

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Gang extorts money from Glebelands residents for murder accused

“We’re already anticipating a death. There’s been threats and signs.”

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News | 13 July 2017

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Heated civil society meeting debates secret ballot

Opposing positions presented by Makhosi Khoza, Bantu Holomisa and Steven Friedman

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News | 12 July 2017

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Municipality fails to fix public pool despite years of promises

It stands empty and overgrown in Mdantsane, a lost opportunity for the surrounding community

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News | 12 July 2017

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Children with disabilities grow old waiting for schools

Department has doubled placement but waiting lists are growing

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Parliament | 12 July 2017

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Metrorail’s smashing relationship with cars

“It will be fixed” says Metrorail – but it’s not clear when

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News | 12 July 2017

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Woodstock residents protest on symbolic bridge against their evictions

Case to be heard on Thursday

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Brief | 11 July 2017

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