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Angolan refugees with expired permits in line for permanent residence

Scalabrini Centre processing applications following court victory

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Brief | 17 January 2017

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Shelter residents fight City of Johannesburg over “lock-out” rules

Court asked to declare policy unconstitutional

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Law | 16 January 2017

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School in resort town starts 2017 in crisis

Shortage of teachers, textbooks and classrooms in Jeffreys Bay school

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News | 16 January 2017

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“How I was kidnapped and forced to marry”

A woman tells how her ambition to be a nurse was thwarted by ukuthwala

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Feature | 16 January 2017

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Rubbish piles up in Masiphumelele after tender expires

New contractors will only start in February

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News | 13 January 2017

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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

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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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How the colourful faces of the Kaapse Klopse are created

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