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Woodstock Hospital security guards axed on short notice

Security company director says he has no money to pay them

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Brief | 28 September 2018

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Dunoon youths get opportunity to become film-makers

Short movie nominated for audience award in international project

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Solutions | 28 September 2018

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Renewed effort to occupy land in Wallacedene

SANCO has come out in support of the land occupation

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News | 28 September 2018

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Bathabile Dlamini could face perjury charges

Constitutional Court rules she must pay 20% of costs of social grant litigation

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News | 27 September 2018

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JP Smith wants the Western Cape government to take over policing

City councillor blames national government for poor policing on Cape Flats

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Brief | 27 September 2018

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Wimpy targeted by animal rights campaigners

Faith-based collective wants restaurants to source eggs from chickens which are not caged

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News | 27 September 2018

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Shortage of maths teachers in the Eastern Cape

The province has been the lowest achiever in the matric pass rate for years

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Brief | 27 September 2018

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Cape Town firefighters demand better pay

Picket held outside Belhar fire station in Cape Town on Wednesday

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Brief | 27 September 2018

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Deny bail to dangerous criminals, say Despatch protesters

Residents protest outside court after tavern killing

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Brief | 27 September 2018

Graph showing rate of late judgments by court

Two thirds of reserved judgments in SA courts are late

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News | 27 September 2018

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Toilet topples over, trapping woman inside

A concrete public toilet in a Cape Town informal settlement fell over while a resident was using it

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Brief | 27 September 2018

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Police slam PRASA on rail safety

Top policeman shocks provincial legislature with list of complaints

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News | 26 September 2018

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Come and experience life here, Bonteheuwel leader tells Cele

“You’ll hear how the bullets are going”

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News | 26 September 2018

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Mantashe: I didn’t give the go-ahead on Xolobeni

Minister distances himself from claims made by Australian company on controversial Eastern Cape mine

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News | 26 September 2018

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Chaos at Bellville taxi rank

MEC said rank will be open when it is safe

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Brief | 26 September 2018

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Dodgy Western Cape security contract: still no answers from Donald Grant

Documents supplied in response to PAIA request raise more questions

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Brief | 26 September 2018

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