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ā€œJobless youthā€ move onto Khayelitsha land

ā€œWe want our own place where we can live in peaceā€

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News | 30 January 2018

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Wits and unions fail to reach wage agreement

Union leader calls for campus to be made ungovernable on Tuesday

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News | 29 January 2018

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Broken Motherwell drains fixed at last

Municipality sends a team after GroundUp story

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Brief | 29 January 2018

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Abortions: women donā€™t know where to go

Right to terminate pregnancy is limited by poor information

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Opinion | 29 January 2018

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A Manenberg motherā€™s desperate struggle to save her son

Shereen Adams fought for her sonā€™s life when he was shot during gang violence. Now sheā€™s fighting to keep him at school.

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Feature | 29 January 2018

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Hundreds protest against City over water crisis

ā€œDay zero an invention of the Cityā€ says a protest leader

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Brief | 29 January 2018

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Dlamini accused of ā€œparallel decision makingā€

Despite apologising, Dlamini continued to do it, testifies Thokozani Magwaza

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News | 27 January 2018

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Drought: City answers your questions

Ian Neilson, JP Smith and Priya Reddy respond to readersā€™ questions

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Interview | 27 January 2018

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Have you started your water committee yet?

Hereā€™s how weā€™re preparing for Day Zero

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Explainer | 26 January 2018

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Parents blame unqualified teacher for poor results

Eastern Cape Department of Education fails to replace him despite years of complaints

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Brief | 26 January 2018

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Itā€™s already Day Zero in Siyahlala

Living with 20 litres of water a day

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Photo Essay | 26 January 2018

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Dlamini defends her decision to ignore legal advice

She was advised in October 2016 to inform the Constitutional Court urgently that SASSA was not ready to take over the social grant payment system

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News | 25 January 2018

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We canā€™t afford a bigger salary increase, says DUT management

Negotiations between unions and university management stalled

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Brief | 25 January 2018

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Pietermaritzburg blockaded by taxi drivers

Protest against high traffic fines leaves residents stranded

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News | 25 January 2018

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Slow progress for victims of huge Durban fire

Municipality accused of failing to provide vital information after Foreman Road disaster

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News | 25 January 2018

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Dlamini blames Magwaza at SASSA hearing

Judge scolds Minister of Social Development for evasive answers

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