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Tafelberg site could house 200 families at rents from R700 a month

2012 study laid out plan for social housing

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News | 18 April 2016

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“Our school of snakes and criminals”

At Vukile Tshwete high school, students study in fear

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News | 18 April 2016

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Civil society organisations rally against Zuma

Speakers in Soweto urge people to take to the streets

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News | 16 April 2016

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My hectic Metrorail trip

Delays, jumping off carriages, no refunds and no improvement

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News | 15 April 2016

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Rubbish piles up in Khayelitsha street after dispute

Jafta Masemola Road strewn with litter

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News | 15 April 2016

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Whose voices really matter in the City of Cape Town’s budget?

Most of the city’s residents are excluded from the budget process

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Opinion | 15 April 2016

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Economics: Time to design a new curriculum

Criticism is easy; working out what the syllabus should look like is much harder

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Opinion | 15 April 2016

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Mother of poisoned farmworker demands answers

18-year-old died after drinking insecticide

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News | 15 April 2016

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Reclaim the City claims a victory in Tafelberg battle

Sale of Sea Point site to be halted

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Brief | 15 April 2016

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Philippi ward councillor’s office set alight

Tensions and allegations over ANC’s choice of councillors as well as housing lists

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News | 14 April 2016

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Khulani students win battle for a maths teacher

Teacher appointed after protests

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Brief | 14 April 2016

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Art and UCT: an opportunity to encourage debate

We need more art, not less

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Opinion | 14 April 2016

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Mobile police station is a “sleep van”, says resident

Vusi Pikoli hears Masiphumelele residents' complaints about cops

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News | 14 April 2016

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“If they understood, they would have stopped drinking”

Pregnant women warn others about dangers of alcohol

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News | 14 April 2016

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Why we are taking the Minister of Police to court

Police resource allocation is an apartheid remnant

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Opinion | 14 April 2016

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Bleak future for Eastern Cape descendants of Karretjie people

They want better services, but municipality says they must move first

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Feature | 14 April 2016

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