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Khayelitsha meeting calls for Zuma’s dismissal

“The ANC of Jacob Zuma is not the ANC of the people”

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Brief | 27 April 2017

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Court finds nuclear deals unconstitutional

Agreements with Russia, Korea and US have been scrapped

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News | 26 April 2017

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Ward Councillor Andile Lili calls for residents to rebuild demolished shacks

“We will investigate as councillors should not incite illegal land invasions” says Mayco Member

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News | 26 April 2017

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Port Elizabeth’s biggest taxi rank has no toilets

“The infrastructure is now an eyesore and dilapidating.”

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News | 26 April 2017

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Cape Town airport faces land claim

Family members seeking compensation believe they have been cheated

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News | 26 April 2017

Photos of Saartjie Baartman sculpture, before and after

This is probably the list of artworks UCT has removed

University claims there are errors in our list that we obtained from a reliable source, but refuses to provide corrections

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News | 25 April 2017

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How you can help save the Karoo

South Africa’s National Biodiversity Institute is calling on nature lovers to help it save the Karoo — with science

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News | 25 April 2017

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Meet the people who collect our garbage

Some residents frantically run out in satin nighties determined to stop the truck so they can empty their bin for the week

Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Photo Essay | 25 April 2017

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Five hour wait for ambulance

Eastern Cape Department of Health says awaiting delivery of over 100 emergency vehicles

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News | 25 April 2017

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Durban march for science

Youth, women encouraged to join science industry

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News | 24 April 2017

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The case for public school partnerships

“If we can’t find ways to make public schools as attractive as private schools, they will become increasingly stigmatised as places where only poor kids go.”

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Opinion | 24 April 2017

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Mining company to begin mediation talks with Northern Cape community

Conditions in Dingleton are intolerable says attorney

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Brief | 24 April 2017

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New police stations promised for Cape Town townships

Deputy Minister vows to divert funds from Muizenberg “palace” police station project

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News | 24 April 2017

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The no-fee school where parents were forced to pay fees

Long history of corruption at primary school in Gauteng

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News | 24 April 2017

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Hangberg residents demand a police station

Community march against crime and drugs

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News | 23 April 2017

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New union federation launched

SA Federation of Trade Unions tackles issue of worker control

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