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Activist groups unite to fight evictions

Scathing criticism of Durban Municipality for not responding adequately to Foreman Road fire

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News | 24 November 2017

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Blind students evicted from school

Training centre in Port Alfred shut because it can’t pay its rent

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Brief | 24 November 2017

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Zimbabwean’s endless temporary permit renewal nightmare

In eight years Althea Roberts has had 21 extensions to her asylum seeker permit

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News | 24 November 2017

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Day 9: State offered a pauper’s burial for Michael Komape

Department of Education contests that it could have fixed dilapidated toilets

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Law | 23 November 2017

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Families evicted at Cape Town’s biggest social housing complex

Tenants cried as their furniture was moved onto lawns outside Steenvilla

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Brief | 23 November 2017

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Stink-up at Cape Flats school

“My stomach turns and I feel as if I’m about to vomit”

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News | 23 November 2017

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No progress reblocking Imizamo Yethu since devastating fire

Divided community and City cannot reach agreement

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News | 23 November 2017

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Railway’s R1 billion accident and crime bill

Not enough security personnel to manage overcrowded trains and platform safety

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News | 23 November 2017

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Energy minister insists on nuclear

Committee demands clarity on costs but gets none

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Parliament | 23 November 2017

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Protesters demand equal distribution of police officers

Case on SAPS resources will be heard next week

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News | 22 November 2017

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Day 8: Education department had funds to fix toilet in which Michael Komape drowned

Expert witness gives damning testimony against Limpopo government

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Law | 22 November 2017

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uMlazi swamped by rubbish and sewage

Residents accuse municipality of neglect, while councillor says residents must clean their own mess

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News | 22 November 2017

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Kraaifontein sports complex stripped by vandals

City says it will cost one million rand and take three years to restore

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Brief | 22 November 2017

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Trollip offers R25,000 reward to catch electricity and water saboteurs

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says supply to poor areas is being sabotaged on weekends

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Brief | 22 November 2017

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Rent instead of owning: Is it a better model for low-income housing?

We explain an important part of the government housing programme

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Feature | 22 November 2017

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Day 7: Limpopo education department a “quagmire” of maladministration

“We drew attention to life-threatening situations in schools … it is not good enough to say there is no budget.”

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News | 21 November 2017

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