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School in resort town faces shortage of textbooks and teachers

Jeffreys Bay high school battling as student numbers soar

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News | 12 September 2016

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Khayelitsha students protest gangsterism in schools

Students took their demands to the offices of the Western Cape Education Department today

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Brief | 9 September 2016

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UCT’s rocky start to the day after mini-protest

A student and his "brother" protested against workers' new conditions under insourcing

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Brief | 9 September 2016

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KSD students clash with police

Rubber bullets used and residences set alight. Protesters say this is just a warning message

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News | 9 September 2016

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Building for a better world: Khayelitsha’s new activist centre

Isivivana built to house organisations campaigning for social justice

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News | 9 September 2016

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Mother of three left with R20 a month after illegal deductions from her social grant

Problem has gone viral, says Black Sash

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News | 9 September 2016

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Joe Slovo High: parents back students on fines

Parents demand to be involved in investigation

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News | 8 September 2016

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Bromwell Street evictions: last minute reprieve

Resident expresses relief as tomorrow's eviction postponed

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News | 8 September 2016

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Undocumented Zimbabweans detained while trying to return to their country

Home Affairs says it's the law

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News | 8 September 2016

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Karoo dam is dangerously empty

Threat of job losses on farms as drought bites

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News | 8 September 2016

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Home in Port Alfred stands in human waste

After sewerage pipes were fixed, municipal workers did not clean up the mess

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News | 8 September 2016

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Classrooms torched in protest at Khayelitsha school

Police fire rubber bullets as students protest about fines

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News | 7 September 2016

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Elections for SRC at UCT suspended

Campus ban on candidate would make elections unfair, says commission

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News | 7 September 2016

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Cape Town community farm residents face eviction

21-year run of local 'eco-village' may be coming to an end soon

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News | 7 September 2016

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Growing success of school vegetable garden

Port Elizabeth school garden has turned into a flourishing business

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News | 7 September 2016

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Joe Slovo residents resist move to Delft

1,590 houses to be built by 2018

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