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Ground-breaking Marikana case heads to court

Lawyers for Philippi residents aim to force City to expropriate land

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Analysis | 16 September 2016

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Student protest disrupts UCT activities

Protest centred on the student disciplinary tribunal

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News | 15 September 2016

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Education department likely to miss school infrastructure deadline

Students denied basic rights, say activists

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News | 15 September 2016

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Bromwell Street tenants chastise mayor

Tenants say Mayor Patricia de Lille has not fulfilled her promise to find a solution to their housing problem

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Brief | 15 September 2016

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Masiphumelele holds vigil for murdered 14-year-old

Amani Pula had dreams of becoming a soccer player

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Brief | 15 September 2016

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Neighbourhood watch patrollers in Khayelitsha find themselves locked out

Ward 98 Youth Development Council say they had the office closed

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Brief | 15 September 2016

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Leticha and the debt trap

A case study of how vulnerable people are preyed upon

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Feature | 15 September 2016

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Rubbish piling up in Nelson Mandela Bay

Municipal workers have been on strike all week

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News | 15 September 2016

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The economics of African women’s hair

School protests for rule changes are not only about race and identity

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Analysis | 15 September 2016

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Thandokhulu High School students protest about hair rules

Students want to be allowed to wear braids

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Brief | 14 September 2016

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Ambulance workers demand safety

Emergency medical service personnel need police escorts before responding to calls

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News | 14 September 2016

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Most people can’t afford “affordable” housing

Less than 10% of new Conradie development set aside for the poor

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Analysis | 14 September 2016

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Drought leaves women farmers open to exploitation

In Mozambique, women are caught between jealous absent husbands, money lenders and corrupt local chiefs

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News | 14 September 2016

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Fort Hare students boycott classes

Students want security company changed

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Brief | 14 September 2016

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Classrooms torched at junior secondary school in Mthatha

Children allege corporal punishment and that a teacher was having inappropriate relationships with students

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Brief | 13 September 2016

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King Hintsa campus closes after protests

Students at odds with management over administration of registration fees

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News | 13 September 2016

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