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The grim life of a Philippi farm worker

But farmers say they too are struggling

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News | 22 November 2019

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From plastic bottle to … plastic bottle: how Cape Town recycles

90% of South Africa’s waste is not recycled

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Feature | 22 November 2019

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“We do not have streets, but during elections you will find big black cars driving between our shacks”

Mdantsane shackdwellers’ fight for toilets and housing

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News | 22 November 2019

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Nelson Mandela Bay is drowning in rubbish

Garbage piling up in spite of clean-up programme

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News | 22 November 2019

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Picket at Saldanha Steel over plant closure

“Despite what the company says, we will not give up”

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News | 21 November 2019

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Some clinics reopen after closing for three days during security strike

Strike by Phiko Security guards in Motherwell is not over

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Brief | 21 November 2019

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Concern over unclean conditions at initiation schools

Forum launches initiation season in Nelson Mandela Bay claiming no deaths since 2016

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Brief | 21 November 2019

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RDP housing is at a snail’s pace in Eastern Cape

Construction companies blame government budget constraints

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News | 21 November 2019

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Makana residents blame municipality for filthy dump site

Children play in the rubbish, say residents

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Brief | 21 November 2019

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Healthy baby for Shoprite cashier who was assaulted while pregnant

Video of assault shocked SA

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Brief | 21 November 2019

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Thieves steal children’s musical instruments from Khayelitsha school

Trumpets, saxophones, trombones and keyboards taken from a container store

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News | 21 November 2019

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Dispute over electrification in Tembisa

Land occupiers say they are being excluded from the project

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News | 21 November 2019

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Social Development asks for extension to clear foster care grant backlog

The battle to resolve the huge backlog dates back to 2011

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News | 20 November 2019

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Eleventh-hour delay in court case involving King Goodwill Zwelithini

Zulu royal land trust is accused of “extorting” millions from rural residents

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News | 20 November 2019

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Constitutional Court rejects coal mining company’s attempt to appeal

High Court judgment blocking proposed mining stands – but the saga isn’t over

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News | 20 November 2019

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Toilets built eight years ago, but no sign of houses

Makana Municipality says the matter is with the Public Protector

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Brief | 20 November 2019

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