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SASSA to start paying grants through Postbank in February

Cash payments still to be done by CPS — for now

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News | 16 January 2018

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Coalition calls for new measures to tackle drought

Fears grow as “Day Zero” looms closer

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News | 16 January 2018

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The forgotten mining town where rape is “normal”

Women and children bear the brunt of lawlessness at Durban Deep

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DUT employees strike after wage negotiations break down

Registration of new students affected

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News | 15 January 2018

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Maitland slumlord forced to fix up property

Overcrowded house under renovation following GroundUp investigation

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Brief | 15 January 2018

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KZN town without water for three years

But there’s water for the mayor’s imbizo, say residents

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News | 15 January 2018

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The Khayelitsha families who have to beg neighbours for toilets and electricity

Zusiphe Rwayi gets up at 3:30am to empty her bucket in the toilet of a nearby house

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News | 15 January 2018

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Head of Green Party versus four families in court

Noordhoek eviction case highlights complex land issues

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News | 12 January 2018

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Barberton prisoners go on hunger strike

Sparked by backlog in parole applications

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News | 12 January 2018

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JHB neighbourhood demands police station

“Crime is too high and people are dying. We need our own police station.”

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News | 12 January 2018

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What national government is doing about Cape Town’s water crisis

Voëlvlei Dam has been sped up, amongst other measures. But is it enough?

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News | 12 January 2018

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PRASA management fails to show up at wage talks

Workers given permission to strike after PRASA misses conciliation meeting

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News | 11 January 2018

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PRASA appoints a CEO who is under investigation for corruption

UniteBehind demands removal of Mthuthuzeli Swartz, acting CEO of Rail

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News | 11 January 2018

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Roadside artist uses tins to show life in informal settlements

I love using my hands, says William Mayere

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Feature | 11 January 2018

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Murder and corruption in the mining town the world forgot

Gold buyers in expensive cars extort rock-bottom prices from Durban Deep’s zama zamas, while the police look on

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Feature | 11 January 2018

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Silicosis case: we’re close to a settlement, say lawyers for both sides

Gold mines drop their plan to appeal against court ruling

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