South Africa

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Legislation to stop predatory wage deductions underway

Debt collectors have been exploiting involuntary and uninformed agreements with debtors

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News | 8 July 2016

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Man stuck with R98,000 hospital bill after police shooting

Investigation into 2005 incident still incomplete

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News | 8 July 2016

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A year of living dangerously on the streets of Durban

"I need a hug and the words of a father”

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News | 8 July 2016

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From security guard to Kasi artist

Eastern Cape painter works from a small mud room

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News | 8 July 2016

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Public cut-out for gay rights

Scalabrini Centre stages “Let’s Face It” campaign outside parliament after South Africa's UN vote

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Brief | 7 July 2016

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Please don’t kill us, say people with albinism

"Our bodies do not cure anything"

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Brief | 7 July 2016

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Manenberg in dire need of more police

One of South Africa’s most dangerous areas has far less police than it did a decade ago

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Opinion | 7 July 2016

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Disappointment at SA’s vote against UN move to strengthen civil society

Resolution passed without South Africa’s support

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News | 7 July 2016

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Deductions from social grants: Reserve Bank enters the fray

Debit orders worth R550 million at stake

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News | 6 July 2016