South Africa|Western Cape

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No tenant will be evicted from flats owned by the province, says Madikizela

MEC addresses concerns about rents and evictions

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News | 19 May 2016

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Refugees face social grant barrier

SASSA is turning us away, say families

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News | 19 May 2016

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Masiphumelele police station out of service

Stationary vehicle sent for airbag repair

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News | 19 May 2016

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Bureaucratic budget leaves school kids hungry

Nutrition programme stretched at many schools classified as less poor

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News | 18 May 2016

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Delft housing project grinds to a halt

Sub-contractors demand higher rates

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Brief | 18 May 2016

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Man taken to court after he films alleged police brutality

Saps watchdog recommends prosecution of constable

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News | 18 May 2016

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Grabouw: “We are sitting here, lost”

Siyanyanzela residents face uncertain future

Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana and Stephanie Kelly. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Feature | 17 May 2016

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Bread and jamming: a different approach to homeless people in Observatory

Friday night community sessions offer food and live music

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News | 17 May 2016

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Students demand more teachers at technical school

Sizimisele students protest again

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Brief | 16 May 2016

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“I can’t even use the toilet in my own house”

Disabled man feels imprisoned in his unfinished RDP house

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News | 16 May 2016

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More shops for Philippi Village

GroundUp spoke to some of the new tenants

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News | 16 May 2016

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Buy our land - Siqalo residents tell City

Residents from the informal settlement say landowners are willing to sell

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News | 12 May 2016

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UCT Shackville protesters effectively expelled

Protest on campus in response

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Brief | 12 May 2016

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UCT students hold event against rape culture

Meeting ends in acrimony between participant and vice-chancellor

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News | 11 May 2016

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Award-winning Zimbabwean N7 farmers’ version of events disputed

Landowners give different account

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News | 11 May 2016

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Government tenants march to human settlements MEC

Tenants from a number of areas fear removals

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News | 11 May 2016