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Spinning is a sport dominated by men

But now some women are bucking the stereotype

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Video | 19 May 2017

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Homeless and hungry at UWC

Some students at the University of the Western Cape live in makeshift conditions and go to bed on empty stomachs

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News | 19 May 2017

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Why protests become violent

And how to prevent that from happening

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Opinion | 19 May 2017

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What needs to be done about Cape Town’s water crisis

“Decision making … is now lagging too far behind our current reality”

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News | 18 May 2017

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Judge defends his behaviour in case to have him replaced

Leslie Weinkove says he wasn’t being antagonistic when he referred to Charnell Commando as “just a kitchen assistant”

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Law | 18 May 2017

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Cape Town’s bursting trains

Commuters complain of overcrowded and delays

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News | 18 May 2017

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The moral dilemmas of embedded journalism

I was excited to go on a police ride-along but by the end of it I wondered if I’d compromised my ethics

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Opinion | 18 May 2017

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“No-fee” school charges parents R207 a year

Crisis brewing: evidence suggests the problem is widespread

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News | 18 May 2017

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An open letter to Premier Helen Zille

Domestic workers’ struggle for housing, not a hidden agenda, is behind the campaign for Tafelberg

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Opinion | 18 May 2017

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Here’s where to find data on Cape Town’s water crisis

Government, the weather service and academics need to do better at making data and analysis of the water crisis available

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News | 17 May 2017

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Marikana residents clean up rubbish dump

Garbage has not been removed for nine months

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News | 17 May 2017

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Study finds that climate change threatens fynbos

Damaged ecosystem would have consequences for water catchment in Western Cape

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News | 17 May 2017

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Dunoon residents capitalise on thriving rental market

Residents in the overcrowded settlement are building apartments and adding storeys

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Photo Essay | 17 May 2017

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Blind students terrorised by dog

College boarders allege headmaster’s dog has attacked them

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News | 17 May 2017

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Living with an open sewer for 15 years

Residents in East London say election promises were made to fix the problem

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Brief | 17 May 2017

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SASSA has two weeks to show plan to phase out service provider CPS

“CEO says everything is going to plan, but where is this plan?”

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News | 16 May 2017

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