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Khayelitsha residents close down school in protest

Protesters angry at ANC’s choice of election candidates

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News | 30 May 2016

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Turn Tafelberg into affordable housing, pleads novelist

"To sell off the Tafelberg land is to discard the opportunity to plan for a city that is built on integration, compassion, trust and justice."

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Opinion | 30 May 2016

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Complementary medicine companies are destroying consumer protection

Series of court actions aimed at Advertising Standards Authority

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Opinion | 30 May 2016

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Gugulethu man dies in shack fire

Brother says cooking oil over-heated

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News | 30 May 2016

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Student wants answers following alleged police assault

Unclear if proper investigation has taken place

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News | 27 May 2016

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Refugees desperate as Home Affairs system fails

Woman describes how she cannot access her bank account and is on the brink of being fired

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Brief | 27 May 2016

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Residents furious with councillor after weeks without water

"We have been smelling for days"

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News | 27 May 2016

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Safety for Diepsloot’s cyclists just got better

Appeal to donate safety gear to cyclists across the country

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News | 27 May 2016

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“Milestone” for Langa old age home

Sizamile Foundation signs lease on City property

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News | 27 May 2016

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Health care students in protest march

Our training is not recognised, say College of Cape Town students

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News | 26 May 2016

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UCT aims to shed staff

Morale at “all-time low”, says Academics Union official

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News | 26 May 2016

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On denialism: the journey of Patricia de Lille

Mayor has chosen expediency over justice

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Opinion | 26 May 2016

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Africa Day celebrated in Philippi

But no foreign nationals attend

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News | 26 May 2016

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Uber and out: Drivers in Cape Town are working 24-hour shifts for low pay

“You must be prepared to sleep on the road”

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Feature | 26 May 2016

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Minister wins battle with Lion

Insurance company backs down in battle over deductions from social grants

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News | 26 May 2016

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No mining in Xolobeni, demand activists

Protests against Australian company in Cape Town and Perth

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