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Habib commits to securing Wits

Apologises to university for protesters disrupting Braamfontein campus yesterday

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News | 4 October 2016

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GroundUp goes shelter-hopping in Durban

Some charge R20 for a night in a filthy building

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Feature | 4 October 2016

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Fort Hare University students to fight management in court

Students say they were evicted from residences

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News | 3 October 2016

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Students close down most of UWC and CPUT

“Our fight is not just for free education”

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News | 3 October 2016

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Arrested UKZN students to remain in custody

State opposes bail for 19 protesters

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Brief | 3 October 2016

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Mayhem at UCT

Campus blocked, classes disrupted and no clarity on what happens next

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News | 3 October 2016

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If UCT shuts down, I’ll have to get a job, says student

Commerce student supports protests but fears for future

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News | 3 October 2016

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Students are aiming at the wrong target, says Equal Education’s Tshepo Motsepe

"The only institution that can deliver free education is the government"

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News | 3 October 2016

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UCT students speak out against disruptions

“I have to pay my NSFAS loan back next year. Are they going to help me pay that loan back?”

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News | 3 October 2016

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Touring Cape Town’s secret underground tunnels

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The Zikhali family have always made traditional mats, but hope their youngest daughter will have other options

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Where has all our money gone? A look at government’s wasted billions

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Failing water systems will cost R400-billion to fix, says minister

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Cape Flats murders are on the rise

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What the latest tests say about beach water quality

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Lesotho’s failed multi-million rand high-altitude sports centre

The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.

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Ethics company told to pay back Lottery money

ProEthics and its director Dr Janette Minnaar tried to stop us publishing this article

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We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China

Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy

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Judges should respect press freedom

There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times

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I have the privilege of living in the "koephuise" (the houses people bought) abutting Manenberg. So… Read more

Lesotho: Is it a separate country or a province of South Africa?

If Lesotho is made to be a province in South Africa and gives up its independence then passports an… Read more

Lesotho passport control: Hands Off Basotho Organisation

We are agreeing with this petition because as the organisation that's what we are always praying fo… Read more

Covid-19: Legality and separation of power

I write to highlight legality and separation-of-powers concerns arising from a CCMA arbitration awa… Read more

Pool closures: Thank you Woodstock for reopening community pools

I'm not a big swimmer but every so often I like to pop down to my local community pool, Wynberg, to… Read more