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Gugulethu community complain of bad policing at poorly attended imbizo

Residents hope police deputy minister will follow up their individual cases

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Brief | 5 June 2017

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Bekezela residents accuse Red Ants of violence and theft

“Everyone does something to try to make a living but we are pleading for people to assist us with food and warm clothing until we manage to get back on our feet”

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News | 5 June 2017

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Shack demolitions in Philippi

Displaced resident says she can’t keep on paying rent with her child grant money

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Brief | 5 June 2017

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Sarah Baartman sculptor speaks out against art censorship

“I was trying to understand my own suffering” says Willie Bester, whose work has been covered up at UCT

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Feature | 5 June 2017

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Gugulethu clinic gets its mobile police station

Police deputy minister delivers on promise

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Brief | 5 June 2017

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Schaumberg residents protest against years of state neglect

A community that has built its own preschool needs government support

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News | 5 June 2017

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Protesters chant in support of penile amputation

COSATU leads march against violence against women

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News | 5 June 2017

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Evictions turn violent in Newtown

The legality of the action initiated by Prasa under dispute in court

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Photo Essay | 2 June 2017

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School governing body members accuse Mohlakeng principal of maladministration

Corruption Watch is investigating the claims

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News | 2 June 2017

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Community leader shot dead after massive Khayelitsha land occupation

Backyarders vow to continue battle for land

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News | 1 June 2017

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Eastern Cape community gets water after protests

Kei Road residents agree to liaise with government

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Brief | 1 June 2017

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Couple to receive a house after 50 years in a shack

Plan for 180 houses to be built in Pella, near Atlantis, within 12 months

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News | 1 June 2017

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Rocky start to reblocking at Imizamo Yethu

The reorganisation of the informal settlement, meant to take three months, is struggling to make progress

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News | 31 May 2017

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Doctors say commission ruling on sex work is bad for HIV prevention

Many organisations condemn SALRC report

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News | 31 May 2017

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Asylum seekers targeted by thieves at Home Affairs

More security needed outside refugee centre

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News | 31 May 2017

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RDP recipients want mouldy, cracked houses fixed

Khayelitsha residents say badly built homes should be fixed and maintained by the state

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