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Residents point fingers at municipality after children poisoned on dumpsite

Motherwell families say rubbish is not collected and there is nowhere for children to play

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News | 7 January 2020

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Neighbour saves children from burning shack

“He heard little voices coming from the inside”

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News | 7 January 2020

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Grim life of families living in “Little Zimbabwe”

“I came to South Africa thinking that l would find greener pastures but things haven’t been easy”

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News | 18 December 2019

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Huge West Coast wind project generates strongly opposing views

The 140MW Boulders Wind Farm will consist of 45 turbines standing 165m high

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News | 18 December 2019

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Polluted Milnerton lagoon “particularly disgusting”

City pollutes its own nature reserve

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News | 17 December 2019

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Families who lost loved ones demand bridge over PE river

Residents fear more people will drown when the rains come

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News | 17 December 2019

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Fynbos residents blame municipality for racial tensions over housing dispute

Municipality to make fourth attempt to evict people illegally occupying RDP houses

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News | 17 December 2019

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Greenmarket Square occupation to continue into new year

Court case reveals parties are at an impasse

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News | 16 December 2019

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Asylum seekers accuse Pretoria police of taking bribes

SAPS urges complainants to come forward

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News | 13 December 2019

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Steep bus fare hike stops some Zimbabweans in PE going home

Bus companies in PE have increased prices from R800 to R1,500 for a single trip

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News | 13 December 2019

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City of Cape Town moves to evict occupiers of old circus school

Court gives residents until end of January to find lawyer to fight eviction

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News | 12 December 2019

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Reprieve for farm families facing second eviction

But municipalities wash their hands of responsibility for providing alternative accommodation

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News | 12 December 2019

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Parents mourn their dead daughter, while her suspected killer is out on R300 bail

Family blames police for wrong charges

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News | 11 December 2019

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Mamelodi floods: “I watched as my shack was swept away”

Shackdwellers pick up the pieces

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News | 11 December 2019

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Khayelitsha court doesn’t cater properly for rape survivors, report finds

Rape Crisis demands better conditions at sexual offences court

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News | 10 December 2019

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Picket for children’s rights outside Home Affairs office

Protesters demand better access to documentation

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News | 10 December 2019