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Police allegedly beat man from Congo to death

IPID refers case to Director of Public Prosecutions

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News | 21 February 2017

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Meet Khayelitsha’s adorable pets

Volunteer facility provides essential medical care to residents’ best friends

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Photo Essay | 21 February 2017

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Police fire rubber bullets at Spar protesters

Residents say retailer has fenced off pathway to taxi rank

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Brief | 20 February 2017

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South African study offers hope against drug-resistant TB

New simpler, shorter regimen has high cure rate

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News | 20 February 2017

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De Lille threatens to sue professor over Bo-Kaap spat

Fabio Todeschini accuses mayor of causing “crass development-at-all-costs culture”

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News | 20 February 2017

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“To people dustbins smell bad. To me they smell of money.”

Thembisile Kubheka makes a living by picking through bins

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News | 20 February 2017

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Critical court showdown on mining and environment

Tormin case will decide if government’s environmental watchdog still has power when it comes to mining

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Law | 19 February 2017

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Land Claims Court halts eviction of 2,000 people in Kempton Park

Some residents have been on the land since 1958

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Law | 17 February 2017

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Bongiwe Ninini’s murder shines a light on inequality

Field in which she was dumped was supposed to be developed

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Opinion | 17 February 2017

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Life in Cape Town’s most controversial informal settlement

Future of Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East in the hands of a judge

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Photo Essay | 17 February 2017

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Qunu residents desperate to relocate

Informal settlement has no services and a road will soon be built through it

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News | 17 February 2017

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This water crisis won’t be Cape Town’s last

It’s time to implement long-term strategies in the face of climate change and population growth

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Analysis | 17 February 2017

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Betrayal of the mind: living with bipolar disorder

For many people, care is out of reach

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News | 17 February 2017

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Taxi drivers told: respect women passengers

Campaign to stop sexual violence in taxi industry

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News | 16 February 2017

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Call to give prisons inspectorate more powers

Sonke brings court application

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Law | 16 February 2017

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Mdantsane schools face closure, leaving learners stranded

Parents say they can’t afford transport to new schools

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News | 16 February 2017

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