South Africa|Kwazulu-Natal

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Housing allocation “chaos” in Umlazi

eThekwini Municipality admits “confusion” over who benefitted from housing project

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News | 10 December 2018

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Strikers barricade mortuary

Workers’ issues remain unresolved at Fort Napier Medico Legal Mortuary in Pietermaritzburg

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News | 7 December 2018

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People robbed of ARVs because of whoonga myth

No ingredients in ARVs help people get high

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News | 7 December 2018

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Informal miners risk their lives to make R25 from a wheelbarrow of coal

Villagers dig for coal in Newcastle

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Brief | 5 December 2018

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Court victory for disabled Umlazi residents

Enduduzweni Centre members celebrate as their electricity is reconnected

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News | 28 November 2018

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Angry workers shut down mortuary

Families turned away when they come to fetch bodies of loved ones

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News | 27 November 2018

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Durban Metrorail commuter loses job after train delays

Several commuters complain of overcrowded carriages, delayed trains

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Brief | 27 November 2018

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Workers march to premier’s office demanding better working conditions

The working class are the main voters and we are giving government a warning, says COSATU chairperson

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News | 23 November 2018

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Durban teen desperate for passport to get to Special Olympics

Her soccer team will be among over 50 athletes representing South Africa in the UAE

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News | 23 November 2018

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Activists lose bid to stop coal mine

Interdict application to halt operations at the Somkhele coal mine thrown out with costs

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Law | 21 November 2018

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Inside the Pietermaritzburg mortuary where workers are on a go-slow

GroundUp found corpses piled up and decomposing

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News | 20 November 2018

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Abahlali activist claims he was left out of electricity project as punishment

But municipality says project can’t be completed because area is not safe

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News | 20 November 2018

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Budding KZN scientist wins film award

Jamila Janna is becoming an expert in snails

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Solutions | 15 November 2018

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Families can’t bury loved ones as mortuary workers on go-slow

Relatives shocked by conditions in Pietermaritzburg mortuary

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News | 14 November 2018

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“We are only good for votes” say Cato Crest families

Residents face more evictions in their new community

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News | 6 November 2018

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KZN school scoops top water conservation awards in London

Learner says Water Explorer programme taught them different ways to use water sparingly beyond just turning off the taps.

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Solutions | 5 November 2018