South Africa|Eastern Cape

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Story of a dirty town

Rubbish piles up in Lusikisiki

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News | 7 October 2016

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NMMU students appeal to business

Protesters march to PE Business Chamber

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News | 7 October 2016

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Centre for disabled children closes

Attempts to get more support from Eastern Cape government were fruitless

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News | 7 October 2016

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Opposing groups protest at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

#OpenNMMU versus #FeesMustFall

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News | 5 October 2016

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Fort Hare students to be evicted

Bhisho High Court grants order

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Brief | 4 October 2016

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Former prisoners launch marimba band

Sakhulutsha project aims to keep others out of jail

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News | 4 October 2016

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Fort Hare University students to fight management in court

Students say they were evicted from residences

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News | 3 October 2016

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NMMU students canvass support in the streets of PE

University is currently closed

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News | 30 September 2016

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Protesters burn down new hospital wing

They accuse construction company of hiring people from outside the area

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News | 29 September 2016

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Police and students clash in Grahamstown

University concerned by video footage showing heavy-handed police response

Text by Yasthiel Devraj. Photos by Greg Roxburgh.

Photo Essay | 29 September 2016

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Xolobeni goes to court over community rights versus mining

Case will shed light on land ownership and customary law

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Law | 28 September 2016

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Fort Hare stayaway continues, but WSU operating

“We are anticipating that when the University Council meets it will come back with a decision that favors the students” - WSU SRC member

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News | 26 September 2016

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Man on mission to make the Khoisan language official

He will walk from PE to Pretoria to present President Zuma with a petition

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News | 26 September 2016

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Fees Must Fall protesters disrupt Rhodes University

Call for government to increase university funding from 0.5% to 1% of GDP

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Brief | 23 September 2016

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RDP houses worse than shacks

Residents in East London have waited for over a decade for their homes to be completed

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News | 23 September 2016

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Giving birth where there are no clinics

Women in rural areas struggle to access midwife care

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News | 23 September 2016