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A year of living dangerously on the streets of Durban

"I need a hug and the words of a father”

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News | 8 July 2016

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From security guard to Kasi artist

Eastern Cape painter works from a small mud room

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News | 8 July 2016

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Public cut-out for gay rights

Scalabrini Centre stages “Let’s Face It” campaign outside parliament after South Africa's UN vote

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Brief | 7 July 2016

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Please don’t kill us, say people with albinism

"Our bodies do not cure anything"

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Brief | 7 July 2016

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Manenberg in dire need of more police

One of South Africa’s most dangerous areas has far less police than it did a decade ago

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Opinion | 7 July 2016

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Disappointment at SA’s vote against UN move to strengthen civil society

Resolution passed without South Africa’s support

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News | 7 July 2016

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Deductions from social grants: Reserve Bank enters the fray

Debit orders worth R550 million at stake

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News | 6 July 2016

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Disputes over Pietermaritzburg election candidates spill over into violence

ANC office-bearers lay charges of assault

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News | 6 July 2016

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Tension between those with and without electricity in Mdantsane

Illegal connections of shack-dwellers cause power outages for neighbours

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News | 6 July 2016

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Corporal punishment is like daily bread in our school, says student

Survey finds students fear violence from teachers and each other

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News | 6 July 2016

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Education MEC must remember she works for the people

Debbie Schafer snubbed students and ignored their submissions

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Opinion | 6 July 2016

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South Africa opposed UN resolution on internet access

But by consensus, Human Rights Council now officially recognises that people have a right to internet access and online freedom of expression

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Brief | 6 July 2016

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The difficult exit from the gang

Each step in makes it harder to get out

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Feature | 5 July 2016

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South Africa abstains from UN vote to protect human rights

Resolution on gay rights watchdog passed without SA support

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News | 5 July 2016

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Plastic View devastated by fire

Hundreds homeless and five dead in informal settlement east of Pretoria

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Photo Essay | 4 July 2016

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City taken to court over toilets

SJC says Cape Town municipality has failed to provide adequate sanitation to decades-old informal settlements

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