South Africa

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South African youth take to the streets over climate change

Hundreds protest in Johannesburg and Cape Town

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News | 14 June 2019

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Shack dwellers’ homes demolished and possessions burnt

Land occupiers to take eThekwini Municipality to court for “criminal” act

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Brief | 14 June 2019

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Crime prevention volunteers in KZN vow to fight termination of contracts

MEC’s private sector plan criticised

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News | 14 June 2019

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70-year-old shackdweller gets R18,581 water bill

City of Cape Town says residents of informal settlements are not charged for water

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News | 14 June 2019

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Mother gave up her sick child because she lives in a shack without services

Nomaphelo Nomala says her only wish in life is to have her four-year-old daughter live with her

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News | 14 June 2019

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Western Cape seniors taste benefits of Ikamva Labantu clubs

Confidence returns as elderly enjoy activities, company and affirmation

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News | 14 June 2019

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Health workers sit in at PE clinic following attack on nurse

Health department says it cannot deploy security guards into a room where confidential consultations take place

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News | 13 June 2019

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Vehicles torched as Philippi East residents demand toilets

Siyangena settlement without water and toilets after more than a year, raising flags about sanitation and safety

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News | 13 June 2019

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Aussie company show big profits from South African West Coast mine

Shareholders ask MRC to finance reward for information about murder of activist

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News | 13 June 2019

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Activists camp outside SAPS to demand more police in poor areas

Protest follows shooting of six officers and the death of mentally disabled man who had been in police custody

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News | 13 June 2019

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After three generations, Kliptown shack dwellers are still using communal toilets

“These toilets don’t reflect a democratic South Africa”

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News | 13 June 2019

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One third of domestic workers are still not registered for UIF

Employers cite problems with uFiling system

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News | 13 June 2019

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Mentally disabled Sipho Mpinda was arrested on Thursday. On Monday his family found out he was dead

Police are investigating his death

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News | 12 June 2019

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Durban shack dwellers dispute legality of repeated demolitions

Cato Manor occupiers say their homes were not unfinished nor left vacant, contradicting municipality’s claims

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News | 12 June 2019

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AIDS drug shortage in Limpopo, says TAC

Global shortage of essential antiretroviral lamivudine, reports Department of Health

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News | 12 June 2019

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Khayelitsha school plans to cut water bill by R50,000 a month

Design collective seeks to establish urban farms and sustainable infrastructure at township schools

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News | 12 June 2019