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Zimbabwean receptionist publishes his first book

Oswald Kucherera tells the story of his travails from Harare to Cape Town

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News | 28 April 2016

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Motherwell brothers use art to stop illegal dump site

Rubbish dump paintings lead to fame for Port Elizabeth pair

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News | 28 April 2016

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We are targets for crime, say school students

Students march to demand safer schools

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News | 26 April 2016

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Blikkiesdorp residents demand to know where they’re to be moved

Protesters march to Civic Centre

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News | 26 April 2016

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McDonald’s shooting: family suspects police cover-up

Sister of dead man still in the dark

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News | 26 April 2016

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Sewage leaks from Langa’s apartment blocks

Hundreds of people are living in abject conditions in City-maintained flats

Text by Naib Mian. Photos by Masixole Feni.

News | 26 April 2016

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“I want them to feel my love before I die”

Khayelitsha mother longs to bring her disabled daughters home

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News | 26 April 2016

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Metrorail diary: Tuesday

In the second of a series of short reports, Bernard Chiguvare describes his daily battle to get to work using Metrorail.

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News | 26 April 2016

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Bonteheuwel residents demand more police

“There has been shooting on a daily basis” says resident of 50 years

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News | 25 April 2016

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Why didn’t police stop looting of immigrant shops in Dunoon?

“The police shouldn’t just protect South Africans”

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Feature | 25 April 2016

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Metrorail diary: Monday

In the first of a series of short reports, Bernard Chiguvare describes his daily battle to get to work using Metrorail.

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News | 25 April 2016

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“My school looks like a place for cows”

Eastern Cape students march on Bhisho

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News | 25 April 2016

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Cape Town flooded

Storm damages homes and knocks over trees

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Brief | 22 April 2016

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Quest for water in an Eastern Cape village

In March I visited a village in Pondoland in the Eastern Cape for two weeks as part of GroundUp's investigation into the province's dagga trade.

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Photo Essay | 22 April 2016

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Meet the entrepreneur who wants to bring cinema to Khayelitsha

Pilot cinema project set to launch at Lookout Hill in June

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News | 22 April 2016

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Copesville protesters burn councillor’s offices

“People are fed-up with promises”

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News | 22 April 2016

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