South Africa|Western Cape

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Councillor boasts about forced removal on Facebook

Nine-month pregnant woman delivers baby day after her shack is demolished

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Feature | 31 March 2016

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Opposition to annual Metrorail price hike

Activists run petition against fare increases without improved service

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News | 31 March 2016

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Voters fed up with councillor in Cape Town’s vegetable garden

Urban pressure on Philippi can affect food prices across city

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Analysis | 31 March 2016

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1960s pass law protests commemorated in city

Symbolic march led by Philip Kgosana

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Brief | 30 March 2016

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Activists take police minister to court

Demand equitable allocation of resources between rich and poor areas

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News | 30 March 2016

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Charges against #FeesMustFall protesters dropped

Case against 29 arrested at march on Parliament will not proceed

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Brief | 30 March 2016

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How a slave from Mauritius led a rebellion in Cape Town

And how he was influenced by a revolution in Haiti

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Information | 30 March 2016

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UCT sisters doing it for themselves

Eunice Mtsweni and her sister battle to make ends meet as they fund their studies at UCT

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Feature | 29 March 2016

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Grandmother and student battle to pay loan

Karabo owes UCT R70,000

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Feature | 29 March 2016

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Student describes why he considered suicide

Mbulelo owes UCT R40,000

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Feature | 29 March 2016

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“We’re not going anywhere” say Dunoon backyarders

"The lack of housing has forced us to become victims of the landlords."

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News | 24 March 2016

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Medicine offers hope for heroin users in Mitchells Plain

But government unlikely to make it widely available

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Feature | 24 March 2016

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Wellington community evicted under apartheid still waiting for land

Municipality fails to implement land restitution for 11 years

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News | 24 March 2016

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Workers march on Prasa offices

SATAWU demands an end to outsourcing

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News | 22 March 2016

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ACSA agrees to keep Blikkiesdorp residents informed about runway plans

Residents welcome progress after months of secrecy

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News | 22 March 2016

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Gugulethu school marches against crime

Lwazi Primary has been the target of criminals for weeks

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News | 18 March 2016