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There’s not much left of Netreg train station in Cape Town

Neglect and vandalism have destroyed the station since the train service on the Central Line was suspended in 2018

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News | 18 May 2021

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Ekurhuleni “dumps” evicted families in dilapidated church for two years

The City says a team will revisit the site to assess the living conditions

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News | 18 May 2021

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Unfinished RDP houses a crime den in Nyanga

“These houses have been like this for ten years if not more”

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News | 18 May 2021

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“The air we breathe is killing us”: “Deadly Air” case finally goes to High Court

Environmental organisations want the government to compel coal mining companies to stop polluting communities on the Highveld

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Law | 17 May 2021

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No budget for janitors at Cape Town informal settlement

Residents of Siyanyanzela have been buying their own pipes to fix communal toilets

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News | 17 May 2021

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Johannesburg garbage removal: reclaimers relieved that Pikitup’s R50 levy has been withdrawn

Although the decision has brought some relief, reclaimers still say they have not been made a part of the city’s recycling programme

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Brief | 17 May 2021

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Strike at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University enters second week

NEHAWU is demanding a 6% pay increase; management initially offered 3.5%

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Brief | 17 May 2021

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Learners sent home as taps run dry at Eastern Cape schools

Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber to adopt over 30 schools to help with water saving measures

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News | 17 May 2021

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Imbali brought to standstill by fury over electricity cut

Eskom says it isn’t safe for its teams to complete their work

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Brief | 14 May 2021

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Wynberg’s unwanted hounded homeless

“Everyone wants a place to put their head down” says community leader

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Brief | 14 May 2021

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How to vaccinate millions as quickly as possible

Don’t try to micromanage the rollout

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Opinion | 14 May 2021

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New Pretoria clinic is a case study in why many township projects fail

The site is a dump after contractors became fed up and left

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News | 14 May 2021

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Paddling to progress: The Soweto Canoe and Recreation Club

Zanentlantla Mbala says he doesn’t know what would have become of him without the club

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Feature | 14 May 2021

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Dozens march in Gugulethu demanding justice for woman murdered by her boyfriend

The accused is set to appear in the Athlone Magistrates Court on Friday

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Brief | 13 May 2021

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Researchers call for full reopening of schools after report shows more than half of children miss meals

The total lost days of meals could be as high as 133 out of 211 school days

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News | 13 May 2021

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Dlamini finally pays R650,000 owed in legal costs

The former Minister of Social Development was ordered to personally pay the Black Sash Trust and Freedom Under Law

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Brief | 13 May 2021

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