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City of Cape Town intends to take over commuter trains

Metrorail service “on the brink of collapse”

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Brief | 10 October 2017

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PE houses stand in “dams of human faeces”

Municipality blames blockages on “foreign objects”

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Brief | 10 October 2017

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Everything’s just fine, say Railway Police in response to damning PRASA letter

Cop spokesperson says they are not aware of any dissatisfaction

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Brief | 10 October 2017

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Karate much more than a sport for Khayelitsha kids

Goju-Kai style karate has become popular with dojos in Khayelitsha, Langa, Mfuleni and Gugulethu.

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Photo Essay | 10 October 2017

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Gogos get a health kick out of soccer

Bafana Bafana better watch out says team of 60 to 80-year-olds

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News | 10 October 2017

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Malawian High Court narrows scope of HIV Criminalisation Laws

Decision provides relief for people on antiretrovirals

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Law | 10 October 2017

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Fired parliamentary security boss speaks out

Zelda Holtzman was suspended in 2015 a short while after she raised questions about the misuse of state vehicles

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Parliament | 10 October 2017

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Zimbabweans battle with VFS’s application system

Elderly people with little computer know-how are becoming desperate

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News | 9 October 2017

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Wolseley residents complain of no refuse collection for five years

Municipality says iIlegal electrical connections and land occupations hinder service delivery in Zakhele

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News | 9 October 2017

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Rent owed to City goes from R3,400 to R260,000 in one month

Mayco Member says “bureaucratic error” was behind massive increase for Grand Parade vendors

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News | 9 October 2017

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Marikana community “tired” of begging for police protection

Dan Plato says it’s up to the City of Cape Town to install lights on the border of the informal settlement

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Brief | 9 October 2017

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Police watchdog needs R50 million from the people it watches

Conflict of interest in the funding of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate

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Analysis | 9 October 2017

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Gugulethu residents fight eviction

Cape Town Community Housing Company says residents owe money

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Feature | 9 October 2017

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Learners protest for transport grant

No decision yet but negotiations with Treasury are ongoing, according to DBE official

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News | 6 October 2017

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Education department’s “accelerated” school infrastructure programme hardly moves

620 schools left without electricity, 270 without water, 256 without sanitation in the financial year the department planned to provide them

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Parliament | 6 October 2017

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Only one third of SASSA disputed deductions resolved

MPs grill agency on damning annual report

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Parliament | 6 October 2017

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