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Elderly couple abandoned in mud house with grandchildren

Councillor’s promises came to nothing

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News | 21 February 2018

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“I sent my child to the school to learn, not to be raped”

School security guard in Ngcobo court charged with rape of 15-year-old

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News | 21 February 2018

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City demolishes shacks in Philippi

“It broke my heart to watch officials, who have places to stay, destroy my shack and leave with my building material”

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News | 20 February 2018

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Crime mars Cape Town’s largest social housing project

Tension between residents paying rent and those who are not

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News | 20 February 2018

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Angry mother lays charges against PRASA after son’s death

19-year old lost his life on Metrorail lines

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News | 20 February 2018

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Philippi land occupiers describe desperation

Running battles between residents and police

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News | 19 February 2018

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Police system unintentionally discriminates, argues civil society lawyer

Advocate for Social Justice Coalition defends expert witness

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News | 16 February 2018

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Two years later, still no arrests for murder of Xolobeni activist

Bazooka Rhadebe was gunned down outside his house in 2016

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News | 16 February 2018

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Principal accused of pocketing money for school uniforms

Eastern Cape education department investigating

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News | 16 February 2018

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MPs instruct SASSA to drop CPS

We really need the enquiry into CPS, says ANC MP

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News | 15 February 2018

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Addo residents sick of sewage spills

Municipality says system is ageing and blocked

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News | 15 February 2018

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Police resources: there’s nothing wrong with the allocation system, SAPS tells court

Lawyer says expert evidence is flawed

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News | 15 February 2018

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Developers accused of “capturing” Sea Point ratepayers association

“A committee representing property interests is responsible for vetting their own development applications”

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News | 15 February 2018

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PRASA has no solutions to rail crisis, say MPs

Transport committee slams board’s presentation

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News | 14 February 2018

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Metrorail is failing us, say school children who miss classes daily

Commuters will just have to get up earlier, says Metrorail

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News | 14 February 2018

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SASSA files explosive papers in court

Agency turns on CPS, accuses company of abusing its position

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News | 14 February 2018