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Student leaders have mixed reactions to Nzimande’s fees announcement

Wits SRC rejects fee increase, while UCT SRC describes approach to households below R600k as a "positive step"

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News | 19 September 2016

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Women traders at mercy of Harare police

“It is better to pay the $20 fine, than pay daily bribes,” says defiant sadza seller

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News | 19 September 2016

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State is reinforcing apartheid injustices in rural areas

Traditional leaders have jurisdiction over land within the same apartheid boundaries that were carved out under Bantu Authorities Act

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Opinion | 19 September 2016

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Does Zweli Mkhize have the integrity to be president?

He has put his own political interests above public health

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Opinion | 19 September 2016

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Streets of Mfuleni flooded

Much needed rain comes to Cape Town, but it's a mixed blessing for residents of informal settlements

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Photo Essay | 17 September 2016

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Minister freezes mining in Xolobeni

Activists hail “important” victory

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News | 16 September 2016

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Still no justice in Ashton farm murder case

18 months after farmworker’s death, no-one has been charged

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News | 16 September 2016

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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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