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Philippi residents evict community leader for corruption

Two arrests made after demolition of committee member’s shack

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News | 1 November 2017

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“All I want to know is who killed my son”

Father of young man murdered by vigilantes says police have done nothing

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News | 1 November 2017

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Philippi’s vegetables feed the hungry

Lavender Hill soup kitchens and businesses depend on cheap supplies

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Photo Essay | 1 November 2017

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SASSA, post office in desperate bid to solve grants crisis

MPs grill SASSA and Minister over failure to sign contract

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News | 31 October 2017

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PE crèche burns down

Under The Tree Early Childhood Centre provided free care and food for 60 children

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Brief | 31 October 2017

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Eviction and the law: what the Constitutional Court says

Western Cape farm case shows the limits of legal battles in the struggle for decent housing

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Law | 31 October 2017

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Selling fake medical certificates is “big business” in Cape Town

Health Professions Council of South Africa releases names of bogus practitioners

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News | 31 October 2017

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Railway workers’ safety not our problem, police tell court

Union demands better security for train drivers and guards

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News | 31 October 2017

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Stop killing farmers, demand protesters

“We spend millions of rands on security instead of growing food for the nation”

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Brief | 30 October 2017

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Doctors protest against armed robberies

Port Elizabeth doctors complain about spike in crime

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Brief | 30 October 2017

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SASSA will have one month to test new grants payment system

Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini acknowledges that “time is an issue”

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Brief | 30 October 2017

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Extra police for Nyanga: residents sceptical

“We will celebrate when we see the police on the ground”

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Brief | 30 October 2017

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Neighbours to the rescue as health system fails epileptic man

58-year-old Pietermaritzburg resident Dumisani Zuma says he’s never seen a Community Health Worker

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News | 30 October 2017

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Protecting the precious Philippi aquifer

If we stop producing, there’ll be empty shelves in the shops, say vegetable farmers

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Photo Essay | 30 October 2017

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Thousands march for school safety

“Gangsters are able to enter freely to sell drugs and rob us because our schools have broken fences and no security guards”

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News | 27 October 2017

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Council approves plan to take over Cape Town’s trains

City hopes to restore the Metrorail service

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Brief | 27 October 2017

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