Government

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Joe Slovo residents resist move to Delft

1,590 houses to be built by 2018

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News | 7 September 2016

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ANC protests against itself

Pro- and anti-Zuma factions face off at Luthuli House

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Photo Essay | 5 September 2016

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Politicians dodge responsibility for house repairs

Buffalo City tenants still waiting after decades

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News | 5 September 2016

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Beach front car wash business told to move

Buffalo City municipality tells washers to go

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News | 5 September 2016

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How the Wild Coast is denied access to basic healthcare

Eastern Cape Health Department's neglect makes life difficult for this idyllic area

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Opinion | 31 August 2016

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Patients wait in line from 5am at Lusikisiki Clinic

Diabetic patient has to leave grandchildren sleeping alone

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News | 30 August 2016

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Residents of Chris Hani municipality battling with broken toilets

Pit toilets built in villages have collapsed

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News | 29 August 2016

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Salt River man’s daily battle “to put a candle and bread on the table”

Residents of settlement under bridge collect cardboard and plastic for recycling

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News | 25 August 2016

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Residents and police clash in Elsie’s River after homes demolished

“We are indigenous people and we have a right to be here” says community leader

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News | 25 August 2016

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Right2Know protesters call for Motsoeneng and Muthambi to go

“They are becoming opposition” Motsoeneng reportedly says in Parliament

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Brief | 23 August 2016

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School denies fee exemption to woman because she’s an asylum seeker

Lawyer and provincial department say school is legally wrong

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News | 22 August 2016

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ANC members tell Kgalema Motlanthe: Remove corrupt councillors

Meeting on new legislation turns into complaint session about local government

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News | 18 August 2016

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Here’s what Diepsloot residents want their newly elected councillors to do

But lack of availability of councillors does not bode well

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News | 18 August 2016

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Taps run dry in drought-stricken Butterworth

Dam at 13% capacity

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News | 16 August 2016

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City says relocation is ideal solution for Jim se Bos

Residents unlikely to see major improvements to their neighbourhood on the edge of Cape Town

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News | 16 August 2016

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I’m an ANC supporter but I didn’t vote, says fed-up Hankey resident

Woman describes desperate plight while government fails to assist

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News | 15 August 2016