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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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Port authority and Sabic fail to come clean on Durban cargo spill

Still unclear how many nurdles are floating in the sea following 10 October storm

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News | 27 October 2017

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City’s food basket faces uncertain future

The Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign have taken the City’s rezoning decision for judicial review

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News | 27 October 2017

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I came home with R70 of my R1,140, says social grant beneficiary

SASSA beneficiaries battle to get recourse for unexplained deductions

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News | 27 October 2017

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My session with Maama Sarafina

R500 and some fingernail clippings to improve university results

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News | 27 October 2017

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Western Cape needs half-a-billion rand for water crisis

MP demands to know why National Disaster Management Centre refused requests for help, yet underspent its budget by R300m

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Parliament | 26 October 2017

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Money for police forensic services diverted to Home Affairs

Forensic services gets R1.7 billion; VIP protection gets R1.4 billion

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Parliament | 26 October 2017

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UCT suspends classes following disruptions

New SRC member condemns shutdown, while administration seeks interdict

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News | 26 October 2017

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Human Settlements admits state is failing Cape Town’s informal settlements

R100 million left unspent

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Parliament | 26 October 2017

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Metrorail makes passing matric harder

Grade 12 learners are struggling to get to school and exams

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Brief | 26 October 2017

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Coke on strike

Workers at beverage company enter second week of strike

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News | 26 October 2017

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Government probes KZN cargo spill

Saudi company will pay, says Plastics SA

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Feature | 26 October 2017

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Nohle drank steel wool and brandy to induce an abortion

How stigma drives an underground industry

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