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Allegations of abuse at Kimberley prison

But report also finds much that works well

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News | 24 May 2017

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Wait for houses causes bad blood in Mdantsane

Residents in Komponi say they should be prioritised over informal settlement

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News | 24 May 2017

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Cape Town students and teachers address diversity

Programme teaches inclusivity whether gay, lesbian, transgender, black, white, brown, girl, boy, from the city or the country, says activist founder

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News | 24 May 2017

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Joburg’s new budget claims to benefit the poor

Rabelani Dagada explains how R56 billion will be spent in coming year

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News | 23 May 2017

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Biggest land occupation in Cape Town in recent years is taking place

This is what’s behind it

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News | 23 May 2017

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Farm labourers dumped in remote town after wage dispute

“It is unfortunate that in this age people are still being treated like animals.”

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News | 23 May 2017

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Woman makes extraordinary sacrifices to look after nephew

“I cannot stand here and lie by saying all is well”

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News | 23 May 2017

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Cops close shop because it is “foreign-owned”

Wallacedene residents react angrily to what appears to be officially sanctioned xenophobia

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News | 22 May 2017

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Street lighting in Khayelitsha and Nyanga – a crime story

“You can never send your child to the shop after 7pm. Parents live in fear.”

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News | 22 May 2017

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Small Jo’burg businesses left in the dark

City blames cable theft and previous administration

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News | 22 May 2017

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Thousands march against violence against women

Woman tells of how she jumped from moving car to escape abductor

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News | 22 May 2017

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Helen Zille responds to Sheila Madikane’s open letter

“We regard the provision of more affordable housing on well-located land a top priority for our government”

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Opinion | 22 May 2017

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Massive land occupation in Khayelitsha

Residents say the land has stood unoccupied for decades

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News | 19 May 2017

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Masiphumelele residents reject City mediators

They want to select their own person, and they also want a plan for the development of the township to be made public before negotiations over contested issues begin

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Brief | 19 May 2017

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600 land occupiers facing eviction in Port Elizabeth

“We will not leave this place after suffering so much”

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News | 19 May 2017

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What happens when the dams run dry?

Mayor Patricia de Lille: “We are going to have to cut the water off for long hours like with load-shedding”

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News | 19 May 2017

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