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Cars and buses torched in electricity protest

Protesters accuse Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality of breaking its promises

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News | 22 February 2021

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Two brothers, accused of stealing shack roofing, burnt to death

Mounting number of people murdered by vigilantes in Port Elizabeth informal settlement

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Brief | 22 February 2021

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Parents shut down high schools, demanding places for their children

“No learners will attend school while others don’t” says Kraaifontein community leader

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Brief | 22 February 2021

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Deadline extended for early childhood development centres’ fund

ECD centres now have until 26 February to apply for relief funds

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Brief | 22 February 2021

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Still no answers to why police used a water cannon on people in a SASSA queue

Independent Police Investigative Directorate considering an investigation

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Brief | 22 February 2021

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“God always puts something out for us” says scrap collector

Even shack fires can be an opportunity

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Brief | 22 February 2021

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Continued prohibition of political gatherings is irrational

“Government appears to be leveraging the pandemic to suppress dissent”

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Opinion | 22 February 2021

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The court battle for Kannaland

Councillors try to wrest municipality from control of provincial government

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Law | 22 February 2021

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Covid-19: Regulatory delays cost South Africa vital pandemic information

Here is why the blood donor seroprevalence results from five provinces are not available

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News | 19 February 2021

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Eersteriver residents demand a local school

Parents reject department’s offer to transport 500 learners to Khayelitsha for schooling

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News | 19 February 2021

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Bankrupt municipality’s R735-million electricity plan

“Energy vault” will pay for itself, says bidding company

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Feature | 19 February 2021

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“Bridge for my sweetheart” washed away

Cement company has been waiting for approval to build this bridge since August 2020

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News | 19 February 2021

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R66-million bridge left up in the air

Foundations for the Umdloti Bridge were finished in October 2018

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Brief | 19 February 2021

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Community health workers disrupt clinics in Eastern Cape

They have been demanding to be made permanent for years

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News | 18 February 2021

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“The slow violence of malnutrition”

One in four children under five is undernourished and one in eight is overweight or obese, say researchers

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News | 18 February 2021

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Little Karoo municipality is falling apart

Kannaland has a history of strange politics

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Feature | 18 February 2021

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