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Shack fire claims three lives

Two people narrowly escape Nyanga backyard blaze

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Brief | 30 May 2017

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Court “mustn’t feel sorry” for killer and artist Zwelethu Mthethwa

“In many cases the perpetrators are never found and the [victim] remains unidentified for some time”

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News | 29 May 2017

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How Nedbank sold a family’s fully paid home for R10

And other stories of bank repossessions

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Feature | 29 May 2017

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Lawyer calls for City to find homes for evicted families

Woodstock families are opposing their eviction in Cape Town Magistrates’ Court

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Law | 29 May 2017

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People relieve themselves in bushes in forgotten part of East London

“Paraffin is very expensive … that is why we steal electricity”

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Brief | 29 May 2017

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Nquthu residents explain why they gave ANC the boot

“We have suffered enough and we hope we won’t have to experience this again.”

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News | 26 May 2017

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SA director pulls out of Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival

“It is impossible to look past the fact that the festival could serve as a diversion from the human rights violations being committed by the state of Israel”

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News | 26 May 2017

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MPs and minister argue over social grants in Parliament

Bathabile Dlamini says government is “paying our people properly” because of the work done by Net1

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News | 26 May 2017

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Picket targets minister as Parliament votes on social development budget

Protesters shout “Dlamini Must Fall”

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News | 25 May 2017

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Dilapidated shack is a day care centre for children

Parents in Isilatsha Village near East London hope for a good Samaritan

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News | 25 May 2017

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Protest after health care worker stabbed to death

Deputy police minister promises mobile station outside Gugulethu Community Health Centre at KTC Day Hospital

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Brief | 25 May 2017

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City cleans up rubbish dumps at Marikana

After nine months, the City has started to remove piles of garbage at the Philippi East informal settlement

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Brief | 25 May 2017

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Students protest against rape culture

Rush hour traffic stopped on Nelson Mandela Bridge in Johannesburg

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News | 25 May 2017

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Psychologist recommends against prison for guilty artist

Zwelethu Mthethwa murdered Nokuphila Kumalo, a sex worker

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Law | 24 May 2017

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Summons served on environmental rights lawyers by mining company

Mineral Sand Resources (MSR) is suing attorneys of the Centre for Environmental Rights

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Brief | 24 May 2017

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Brief | 24 May 2017

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