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Blikkiesdorp swelters in 33 degree heat

Residents battle blazing sun and mosquitoes

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News | 20 January 2016

Wolwerivier without running water

Residents battle in fierce heatwave

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News | 20 January 2016

Sassa system to refund unauthorised debits โ€œnot workingโ€

An 88-year-old Nyanga resident has had over R2,400 deducted from his pension since April last year for a loan he says he never made.

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News | 19 January 2016

Hefty fines for asylum seekers at Port Elizabeth refugee centre

Immigrants complain that officials humiliate them.

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News | 19 January 2016

Security guards accused of bribery

Social grant recipients say they have to pay to get to front of queue.

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News | 18 January 2016

No agreement on who will clean Barcelona’s toilets

The informal settlement's toilets are overflowing and unusable.

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News | 15 January 2016

Blikkiesdorp residents care for their animals despite challenges

Residents of Blikkiesdorp work hard to give their animals a good life, gathering with their pets to receive basic vet care, food and advice from volunteers at Tin Can Town animal rescue organisation.

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News | 15 January 2016

Teachers plea with parents: Register your children earlier

But for many students this is easier said than done.

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News | 15 January 2016

Man alleges homophobic assault by Shoprite security guard

A man claims to have been physically and verbally assaulted by a security guard in Site C’s Shoprite.

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News | 15 January 2016

Rastafarians protest against police brutality

An article by Eduard Grebe highlighting police brutality spurred the Cape Town Rastafarian community to protest outside Woodstock Police Station today.

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News | 14 January 2016

“Smoke was coming from the room where my children were sleeping”

Yesterday's fires left more than a hundred Capetonians homeless.

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News | 13 January 2016

How bus drivers and immigration officials fleece Zimbabweans in the December holidays

Bernard Chiguvare describes the shenanigans on his trip from Cape Town to Harare.

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News | 12 January 2016

Court case exposes violence in Wild Coast mining dispute

Four men accused of assaulting residents of the Amadiba coastal area were released on R2,000 bail each yesterday at the Mbizana Magistrates’ Court.

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News | 12 January 2016

Court stops City from evicting Newcastle residents

On 14 December, the Western Cape High Court temporarily suspended an eviction order against the group who have been living on the land directly behind the Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha since May 2014.

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News | 12 January 2016

How much do university students have to pay at registration?

Nationwide demonstrations at universities look set to begin again following protests today at the University of Johannesburg, Wits and Unisa, as the registration period began.

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News | 11 January 2016

Fire leaves over 50 homeless in Khayelitsha

Residents of BT section in Site B Khayelitsha lost their homes and belongings after a fire hit the area late afternoon yesterday. Many do not know where they will sleep tonight.

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News | 8 January 2016