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Mentally disabled Sipho Mpinda was arrested on Thursday. On Monday his family found out he was dead

Police are investigating his death

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News | 12 June 2019

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Durban shack dwellers dispute legality of repeated demolitions

Cato Manor occupiers say their homes were not unfinished nor left vacant, contradicting municipalityā€™s claims

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News | 12 June 2019

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AIDS drug shortage in Limpopo, says TAC

Global shortage of essential antiretroviral lamivudine, reports Department of Health

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News | 12 June 2019

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Khayelitsha school plans to cut water bill by R50,000 a month

Design collective seeks to establish urban farms and sustainable infrastructure at township schools

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News | 12 June 2019

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KZN district is beating the HIV epidemic

Eshowe has reached UN targets a year ahead of schedule

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News | 12 June 2019

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Gang unit not enough for Cape Flats, says Cele

ā€œIn the Western Cape, 1,875 people were murdered in the past six months alone,ā€ says MEC

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Brief | 12 June 2019

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Sewage floods PE streets

Residents say the problem started a year ago

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Brief | 12 June 2019

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Teacher shot dead at primary school

Parents fear for the safety of their children at Durban school

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News | 11 June 2019

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Homeless but living in a community hall

Hangberg shack fire victims say they should be given houses

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News | 11 June 2019

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Victory for childrenā€™s rights in the Western Cape

Commissioner for Children to be appointed

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Opinion | 11 June 2019

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Filthy pit latrines and no water at Pietermaritzburg primary school

ā€œOur children donā€™t deserve such conditions,ā€ says parent.

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Brief | 11 June 2019

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Extinction Rebellion comes to South Africa

We interview the local leadership

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Interview | 11 June 2019

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Public Protector lets PRASA off the hook

But Busisiwe Mkhwebane recommends Hawks investigate destruction of records

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Feature | 10 June 2019

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Two years after fire, Hout Bay residents are crammed in disused buildings

City blames ongoing court case for delays in re-establishing settlement in Imizamo Yethu

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News | 10 June 2019

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Residents told not to dump rubbish illegally ā€¦ but municipality fails to collect their waste

For months Uitenhage residents have had infrequent garbage collection

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Brief | 10 June 2019

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How Wynberg court is evading public scrutiny

Magistrates are ignoring Constitutional Court judgment

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