South Africa|Eastern Cape|East London

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Land occupiers say they won’t move from Ramaphosa Square

Ward councillor says land they’ve occupied was meant for development

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News | 21 June 2018

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Exams at Fort Hare disrupted by staff strike

East London and Alice campuses affected

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Brief | 12 June 2018

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Illegal electricity connections are our only option, say shack-dwellers

“We know how dangerous these cables are”

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News | 12 June 2018

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No help for East London orphanage

For 27 years, Duncan Village woman has been offering a home to orphans

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News | 11 June 2018

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“We had no thermometer in the whole clinic”

Nurses at East London clinic say they are battling

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News | 23 May 2018

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East London has no budget to clean toilets, says official

Duncan Village communal toilets in terrible state

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News | 15 May 2018

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Women wait for work on the side of the road

“We cannot give up because we have children that depend on us.”

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News | 19 January 2018

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No shelters for homeless people in East London

Fourteen people live in a public toilet

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News | 18 January 2018

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Roadside artist uses tins to show life in informal settlements

I love using my hands, says William Mayere

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Feature | 11 January 2018