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Hermanus backyarders hope government will buy land

Court case to remove land occupiers postponed pending negotiations

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News | 6 September 2019

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“The list of Mugabe’s crimes is endless”

GroundUp’s Zimbabwean reporters write about what Robert Mugabe meant to them

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News | 6 September 2019

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“I was raped by someone who belonged to my church at the age of 15”

Athlone residents speak out against violence against women

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Brief | 6 September 2019

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Ten years later, still no action on Hlophe complaint

Accusation that Western Cape Judge President tried to intervene in favour of Jacob Zuma has still not been dealt with

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Analysis | 6 September 2019

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“Proper shelter can change a person completely”

The City of Cape Town has relocated people to the Pickwick site close to the city centre. And it’s working.

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News | 6 September 2019

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Ebrahim Patel recommends criminal case in Lottery debacle

Minister expresses displeasure with Lottery’s own investigation into controversial grant

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News | 6 September 2019

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#AmINextProtest: Ramaphosa promises action to a sceptical crowd

Protesters refuse to sing the national anthem

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News | 5 September 2019

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Immigrant shop owners left stranded after looting in Pretoria

“Why do people think that all Nigerians commit crime?”

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News | 5 September 2019

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Interns march on Eastern Cape Premier’s office demanding jobs

Some want funding for their own businesses

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Brief | 5 September 2019

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Judge rules that Prisons Inspectorate must be given independence

Government must change law within two years so that the inspectorate’s funding is not controlled by the Department of Correctional Services

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Law | 5 September 2019

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I tipped off the police before the murder of Glebelands resident, says state witness

Witness tells court how he helped one of the accused

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News | 5 September 2019

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Mnangagwa’s critics and supporters face off in Cape Town

Rival groups demonstrate in front of the World Economic Forum meeting

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Brief | 5 September 2019

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South African killed during xenophobic violence in Springs

Man who allegedly shot him was trying to defend an immigrant

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News | 5 September 2019

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“Too poor to be treated”: Gugulethu residents demand better healthcare

Residents march to clinics and police station

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News | 5 September 2019

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Transgender activists parade in Uitenhage

“It is very difficult to be who we are”

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Brief | 5 September 2019

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#AmINextProtest: police use water cannons against protesters

Demonstrators demand action from Ramaphosa

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