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Battle to stop dagga spraying

Activists take steps to prevent Saps helicopters destroying marijuana crops

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 20 April 2016

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Burned bodies of murder accused found in Motherwell

Grisly find on way to school

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News | 20 April 2016

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UCT students launch rape awareness initiative

Campaign spreads from Stellenbosch and Rhodes universities

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News | 19 April 2016

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Langa children unable to travel to school

Between taxi strike and Metrorail problems, delays are too long

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News | 19 April 2016

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Thousands march against ANC ward councillor

Thandi Ndlovu “is like a statue - just there and doing nothing”, says protester

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News | 19 April 2016

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Imaginative gay rights campaign launched

Scalabrini hopes to change attitudes in immigrant communities

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News | 19 April 2016

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Delft residents march for electricity

Provincial official says township's Tsunami informal settlement will be improved

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News | 18 April 2016

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Immigrant-owned shops looted in Dunoon

Cops accused of not being there to protect stores

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News | 18 April 2016

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Tension over rent at pioneering housing complex

Some residents say Steen Villa has become too middle-class

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News | 18 April 2016

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Weaving mats for survival in rural KwaZulu-Natal

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

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In photos: Iconic minstrels entertain Cape Town

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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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Whatever Trump says, whites are not doing badly in South Africa

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Features

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

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

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It's very sad people are still suffering the same tragedy in 2026. May our government intervene, so… Read more

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The report on the six villages in Sicwenza who have been without running water for seventeen years … Read more