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This water crisis won’t be Cape Town’s last

It’s time to implement long-term strategies in the face of climate change and population growth

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Analysis | 17 February 2017

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Betrayal of the mind: living with bipolar disorder

For many people, care is out of reach

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News | 17 February 2017

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Taxi drivers told: respect women passengers

Campaign to stop sexual violence in taxi industry

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News | 16 February 2017

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Call to give prisons inspectorate more powers

Sonke brings court application

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Law | 16 February 2017

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Mdantsane schools face closure, leaving learners stranded

Parents say they can’t afford transport to new schools

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News | 16 February 2017

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Marikana: Judge must rule whether to compel state to buy, compensate or evict

“They live here not out of choice. They live here out of desperation.”

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News | 15 February 2017

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Registration to resume on all WSU campuses

Student leaders and Walter Sisulu University management reach agreement

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Brief | 15 February 2017

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Learners study in middle of road in protest

Protesters finally get access to new classrooms

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News | 15 February 2017

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Fisantekraal residents want to build their own RDP homes

March to Parliament to protest against receiving Garden City houses

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Brief | 15 February 2017

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Nyanga residents say they are too scared to report crime

Police tell community to “play your part”

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News | 15 February 2017

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Activist lays assault charge against police after SONA

Right2Know member opens case over “bumper sticker” incident

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News | 15 February 2017

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Attorney accuses Cape judge of being “racist and classist”

Complaint against Leslie Weinkove filed with JSC

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News | 15 February 2017

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R21-million urban renewal project left to rot

Jeffreys Bay park abandoned to vandals and weeds

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News | 15 February 2017

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Woman entrepreneur survives Wild West of informal gold mining

After her husband was gunned down, ‘Kensani’ took over the business

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News | 15 February 2017

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R1k loan balloons to R13k in two years

Money lender now controls woman’s bank account, wages and children’s grants

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News | 15 February 2017

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Masiphumelele residents march to Fish Hoek to demand better living conditions

Protesters call on municipality to provide electricity and sanitation to everyone living in the township’s informal settlement

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