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Anglo American owned company rains rocks down on residents

Residents allege Kumba is trying to force them to leave

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News | 13 January 2017

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Raising South Africa: informal crèches are desperate for aid

Despite lots of formal rules and lip-service, the state provides little help

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Feature | 13 January 2017

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National minimum wage: not enough protection for part-time workers

Some of the most vulnerable could be left in the cold

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Opinion | 13 January 2017

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8% matric pass rate - and this year could be worse, warn teachers at Libode school

Eastern Cape schools start the year short of teachers

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News | 12 January 2017

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Philippi fire victims demand more taps

City of Cape Town promises upgrade for Sweethome Farm

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News | 12 January 2017

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Less than half of Masiphumelele matrics pass

Violence and disruptions blamed for poor results

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News | 11 January 2017

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In photos: A new generation starts school

Khayelitsha’s Isiphiwo Primary welcomes Grade R learners

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Photo Essay | 11 January 2017

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New dispute at Robertson Winery

Union and management at odds over post-strike deal

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News | 11 January 2017

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Government finishes Sans Souci investigation

School principal Charmaine Murray retires

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Brief | 10 January 2017

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Presidential housing project bogged down in corruption and fraud

Hundreds of residents of Gauteng townships cheated out of housing

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Feature | 10 January 2017

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The making of the minstrels

How the colourful faces of the Kaapse Klopse are created

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Photo Essay | 3 January 2017

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Teenager’s joy at wheelchair gift

Public response “overwhelming” for Palesa Kwayiba

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Brief | 23 December 2016

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Blind man gets water tank and new house

Ernest Mdunge will no longer have to walk three kilometres to fetch water

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Brief | 22 December 2016

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No Christmas celebration for Rwandan asylum seeker

For Beatrice Ingabire and her four children, Christmas is just another day

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News | 21 December 2016

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“Locals are in love with spinach” says gardener

Zimbabwean widow grows hard to access fresh vegetables in PE

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News | 20 December 2016

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Immigrants picket Mashaba’s anti-immigrant comments

“Overwhelming evidence that some migrants do not possess paperwork because of corruption, maladministration and bureaucratic hurdles” at Home Affairs, says protest leader

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