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Court blocks planned bus driver strike

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Asylum seekers protest in Gqeberha

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Sugar workers end four-week strike

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Protesters block Cape Town roads, demanding electricity

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Mpumalanga municipality admits taps are dry – but blames City of Tshwane

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Pollution from Sasol’s Secunda plant could cause 1,000 deaths a year, study finds

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The broken system behind our worst cattle epidemic

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