South Africa|Kwazulu-Natal|Pietermaritzburg

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Seven UKZN protesters denied bail

Case postponed to December

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News | 14 October 2016

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Arrested UKZN protesters appear in court

"Shooting us won’t stop us from fighting” says student leader

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Brief | 12 October 2016

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Arrested UKZN students to remain in custody

State opposes bail for 19 protesters

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Brief | 3 October 2016

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Standoff between management and student protesters at DUT

“It’s either they listen, sort out the issues at hand, or we pause everything” - SRC member

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News | 30 September 2016

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Does Zweli Mkhize have the integrity to be president?

He has put his own political interests above public health

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Opinion | 19 September 2016

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GroundUp response to complaint about publishing photo and name of child

We believe we have acted ethically

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Analysis | 13 September 2016

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Mother of injured 10-year-old boy lays complaint against police

Sikhumbuzo Soni was shot in the mouth during protests in Pietermaritzburg

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News | 12 September 2016

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Pietermaritzburg residents protest over water cuts

Municipal workers briefly held hostage

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News | 6 September 2016

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Disabled man fetches water with a bucket tied to his crutches

Pietermaritzburg resident has little hope elections will change his plight

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News | 23 August 2016

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“Zuma Legacy must fall” says KZN ANC protester

Disgruntled residents protest against new councillors at inauguration

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News | 22 August 2016

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Learners told to shave their heads or leave school

Education department to investigate Pietermaritzburg school

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News | 17 August 2016

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No water, no tarred roads, no clinic, no schools: the forgotten community of eGoqweni

Residents haven’t seen their ward councillor since 2014

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News | 27 July 2016

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Fifty to a toilet in Pietermaritzburg

Resident says she’s been voting since 1994, but it has brought her nothing

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News | 22 July 2016

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ANC branch chair and children survive hail of bullets at home

Political factionalism in Ward 22 Pietermaritzburg blamed for violence

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Brief | 15 July 2016

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Accused in ANC double murder granted bail

While supporters of the families of the deceased wept, Bonginkosi Shabalala's supporters celebrated

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Brief | 15 July 2016

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Sassa fails to stop bribery in queues for social grants

We are a business for security guards, says pensioner

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News | 14 July 2016