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Taxi violence on Mthatha route

Five drivers to appear in court

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Brief | 11 August 2016

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Telkom workers demand 11% and end to retrenchments

Striking workers march through Cape Town

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News | 11 August 2016

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Controversial Mfuleni councillor elected in new ward

Themba Honono still the target of criticism

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News | 11 August 2016

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Seven years later, Tokyo Sexwale’s promise has not been kept

East Bank residents still waiting for their houses to be fixed

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News | 11 August 2016

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All we want is a letter, protesters tell councillor

Mfuleni residents accuse councillor of failing to help them access electricity

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Brief | 11 August 2016

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Should you be prosecuted for exposing someone to HIV?

Many have been found guilty despite lack of scientific evidence

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Feature | 11 August 2016

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Community centre in informal settlement is derelict

“No-one seems to be doing anything to fix it”

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Brief | 10 August 2016

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Living next to a blocked drain for 15 years

Complaints to East London municipality go unheard

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News | 10 August 2016

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Visa company bureaucracy trips up Zimbabweans

Over 4,000 Zimbabwean still do not have their special permits

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News | 8 August 2016

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Car guard gets thieves arrested

Quick thinking by Tshepo Molaoele helps cops set up sting

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News | 5 August 2016

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Wolwerivier’s only creche threatened with closure on Monday

City refuses to provide its contingency plan for how children will be looked after

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News | 5 August 2016

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We’ll change our councillors after the elections, says ANC official

Win the ward, then we’ll change the councillor, official tells protesting Eastern Cape voters

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News | 4 August 2016

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Aspen workers on strike across Eastern Cape

Employees want 10% versus company offer of 7%

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Brief | 4 August 2016

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Mayor in hot water after municipality car used for election campaign

Driver to face disciplinary hearing

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Brief | 4 August 2016

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Imizamo Yethu library has been closed for six months

School students have to go to Hout Bay library

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News | 4 August 2016

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Why another book on Thabo Mbeki?

Mahmood Mamdani and others have written a 500 page praise-song

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Opinion | 2 August 2016

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