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After five trips from Cape Town to Pretoria, Malawian immigrant still has no papers

Charles Mkwapatira has spent a month in prison, and R15,000 - all for nothing

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News | 27 October 2016

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Concourt closes loophole used in municipal evictions

"Meaningful engagement" is required, not optional

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Law | 27 October 2016

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Thousands in Fees Must Fall march on Parliament

Violence breaks out just before protest was set to end

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News | 26 October 2016

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Hundreds of King William’s Town learners in bid to disrupt exams

Students protest poor conditions in schools

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News | 26 October 2016

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City drops graffiti charges against activist

Ndifuna Ukwazi claims victory for freedom of expression

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News | 26 October 2016

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“We want Blade” chant UCT staff at Parliament

"Funding is the key element to resolving this crisis"

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News | 26 October 2016

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Teachers attacked at Khayelitsha primary school

Department agrees to investigate community grievances over school management

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News | 26 October 2016

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Paralysed teenager bitten by rats while sleeping

14-year-old Palesa Kwayiba, who uses a wheelchair, puts a brave face on the daily struggle of living in an informal settlement

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News | 26 October 2016

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Civil society leader shot in the mouth with a rubber bullet at campus meeting

“The gathering was peaceful and no-one was causing any trouble”

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Brief | 26 October 2016

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No toilets, no water, no shelter at teeming taxi rank

We have to beg for our basic needs as human beings, says trader

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News | 26 October 2016

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UCT acts against disruptive protests

Interdict obtained from Western Cape High Court

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News | 26 October 2016

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Day of protests in Cape Town tomorrow

Staff, students and a political party to demand a resolution to the university crisis

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News | 25 October 2016

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Vegetable garden faces chop for being too ‘untidy’

"Not in our backyard," say library staff

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News | 25 October 2016

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Mfuleni backyarders vow to stay where they are

Residents claim that land was promised in election campaign

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News | 25 October 2016

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Robbers beaten to death by students

Campus residents say security is lax and residences are often targeted by criminals

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News | 25 October 2016

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Why National Minumum Wage negotiations are deadlocked

Are business negotiators representing the best interests of their constituency?

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