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Cape Town taxi drivers’ strike marred by violence

Strike called off after MEC intervenes

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News | 18 September 2017

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Protest at Soweto school engulfed in race tensions

Exams disrupted as parents prevent teachers from entering school

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News | 18 September 2017

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What is a fair price for expropriated land?

Supreme Court of Appeal has to decide hotly contested issue

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Law | 18 September 2017

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Debate on key fishing bill stalled in Parliament

No responses yet to angry fishing communities

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News | 18 September 2017

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Hundreds protest against arrest of murder suspects in Philippi

Police use teargas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters who were demanding release of community patrol members

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News | 18 September 2017

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Do immigrants “steal” jobs in South Africa? What the data tell us

Overall, immigration probably creates employment

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Analysis | 18 September 2017

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Backyard veggie gardens put food on the table

Zimbabwean turns from teaching marketing to marketing vegetables

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News | 18 September 2017

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Learners in Limpopo town unable to write exams

Department of Basic Education under fire for shifting blame and not putting in place contingency plans

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Parliament | 15 September 2017

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John Fredericks: “I’ve been labelled a skollie all my life”

Author talks about how his acclaimed movie is helping to change lives on the Cape Flats

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Interview | 15 September 2017

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Police confirm investigation into shooting of Ona Dubula

Teenager is recovering in hospital

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News | 15 September 2017

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City of Cape Town to provide eight new spaces for homeless people

Councillor admits current law enforcement approach a “lost cause” that’s “foolish” to continue

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News | 15 September 2017

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Women farm workers’ rights routinely violated

Government unresponsive say workers

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News | 15 September 2017

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How beer is smuggled across the border and sold in Springs

“This is real Zimbabwe beer, a sweet memory of home”

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News | 15 September 2017

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West Coast phosphate mine stopped - for now

Activists and state departments fear Elandsfontein mine could damage area

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News | 15 September 2017

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Mayhem in Hangberg after Deputy Minister of Police cancels imbizo

Construction vehicle burnt as residents and police clash

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Brief | 14 September 2017

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UCT and five unions reach agreement

Second notice of strike by insourced workers withdrawn

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