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“We are struggling” says Robertson Winery worker as strike enters 13th week

Latest company offer rejected as union demands R8,500 per month

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News | 18 November 2016

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TAC pickets against alleged shoddy treatment at Khayelitsha clinic

Complaints over treatment of pregnant women, lack of confidentiality and other issues

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Brief | 18 November 2016

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Let’s resist the securocrats

State security apparatus is overreaching - dangerously

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Opinion | 18 November 2016

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Vendors in Springs fight back against police raids

"Enough is enough"

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News | 18 November 2016

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ANC begs councillor to resign

Party had promised voters its councillor for Khayelitsha BM Section would resign after election

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News | 18 November 2016

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Toilet City eviction postponed by court

Port Elizabeth Municipality has until 15 December to report on alternative land and accommodation for occupiers

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News | 18 November 2016

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Victory for right to protest

Convictions of 94 Free State health workers set aside

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Law | 18 November 2016

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Social clubs offer respite for elderly

"Here I get to relax and not think about my problems"

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News | 18 November 2016

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Feasibility study for Tafelberg to be released tomorrow

"We have waited long enough" says activist

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Brief | 17 November 2016

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SRC president is not a registered student, says Walter Sisulu University

Election procedure will be probed

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Brief | 17 November 2016

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Thriving car wash started with one man in a wheelchair

"I have gained my independence, doing things that I didn’t think I would be able to do,” says owner

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News | 17 November 2016

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Fees are an issue at school too, not just university

For many learners, school fees are a barrier to education

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Analysis | 17 November 2016

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Feud over electricity in East London

Residents in RDP houses blame illegal connections for power failures

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News | 17 November 2016

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Blind man has to walk three kilometres to fetch water

The daily struggle of Ernest Mdunge and his disabled sister

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News | 16 November 2016

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Small scale fishers say they face bleak Christmas

Protesters say government policy designed to empower them is failing

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News | 16 November 2016

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Social grant recipients want answers from SASSA

Pietermaritzburg beneficiaries still waiting for their money

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Brief | 16 November 2016

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