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Residents in Motherwell left without a clinic

RDP house claimed by its owner

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Brief | 1 August 2016

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Parliament must pass new land claims act within two years

Constitutional Court ruling opens the way for future claims

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News | 1 August 2016

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Flemming Rose and academic freedom: a response to Nathan Geffen

Accusations of hypocrisy are complicated, and have been inappropriately levelled at Rose

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Opinion | 1 August 2016

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City snubs Khayelitsha meeting on toilets

"The truck meant to fetch the portaloos never comes"

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News | 1 August 2016

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Elections, the SABC and the unions

More than a touch of irony that Solidarity and Bemawu took SABC to court, while Cosatu-aligned union cozied up to management

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Opinion | 1 August 2016

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Flemming Rose, academic freedom and Palestinian civil liberties

He should have been allowed to speak, but the Danish journalist is not the free speech champion he is made out to be

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Opinion | 31 July 2016

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Port Elizabeth’s ward 26: an ANC divided

While the ruling party is unlikely to lose this ward on Wednesday, it showcases its problems in the city

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Feature | 30 July 2016

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Taxi industry shrugs off minimum wage

Department of Labour has set new wage standards but taxi operators say they will continue paying their drivers with commissions and targets

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News | 29 July 2016

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Education funding formula needs to be fixed

Part two in the series: Towards equality in school funding

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Opinion | 29 July 2016

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Recyclers say how their lives could be made easier

Waste pickers in Khayelitsha ask for designated landfills

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News | 29 July 2016

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Man accused of assault in Xolobeni is ANC election candidate

Named in affidavits, Nthethelelo Madikizela denies involvement in attack

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News | 29 July 2016

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Strike starts in petrol industry

Workers want 9% but employers offer 7%

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Brief | 28 July 2016

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Court action to force political parties to disclose their funding

My Vote Counts has approached the Western Cape High Court

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News | 28 July 2016

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Anger at huge price tag for life-saving medicine

Price of effective treatment for hepatitis C is over 600 times what it costs to produce

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News | 28 July 2016

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Study links wage increase to job losses on farms

But researchers cautious about findings

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News | 28 July 2016

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“Glitch” with invoice delays R34 million Bhisho memorial centre

Department of Public Works did not pay engineers

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News | 28 July 2016

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