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Toilet cleaners lack vaccinations and safety clothes in Philippi

Workers fear losing their jobs if they complain to management

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News | 2 March 2017

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Gugulethu residents fight over future of Tambo Square

City wants to put in services for shack dwellers, but local residents want community facilities

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News | 2 March 2017

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No sign of promised R30 million Eastern Cape science centre

Cofimvaba schools were promised centre would open in March 2017

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News | 2 March 2017

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Drug offers new option for patients with TB and Aids

Clinical trial shows positive effects of steroid for patients on ARVs

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News | 2 March 2017

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SASSA withdraws application to Constitutional Court hours after filing it

Dlamini to meet provincial ministers over “chaos” at SASSA

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News | 1 March 2017

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Land reform favours businesses, not the poor, say researchers

Eastern Cape study suggests system provides “little or no tenure security” for intended beneficiaries

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News | 1 March 2017

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SASSA’s last-ditch Constitutional Court bid

Agency asks Court to allow extension of Net1 grants payment contract

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News | 28 February 2017

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Last-minute contract may cost SASSA 30% more

Black Sash asks Constitutional Court to take back oversight of grant payments

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News | 28 February 2017

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SASSA beneficiaries coerced into “green” cards to get loans

Grant recipients told by SMS to move to EasyPay Everywhere card

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News | 28 February 2017