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More broken promises at Port St Johns school

Leaking classrooms still haven’t been fixed

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News | 22 May 2019

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Union pushes for recognition by PE municipality

But accusations from leader receive strong response from SAMWU AND IMATU

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Brief | 22 May 2019

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Journalist receives strange letter from supposed lottery beneficiary

Letter follows exposé of controversies over lottery funding

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News | 22 May 2019

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Judge dies of mamba bite

And other essential news of the day

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the.news.letter | 21 May 2019

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New charges in Aussie mining “SLAPP” suit

Amadiba activist sued for R7.5 million

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News | 21 May 2019

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Family killed by fire in RDP house

Twayisa Myathaza and her three children were the victims of a faulty electricity box, say witnesses

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News | 21 May 2019

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Garden for psychiatric patients struggles to find funding

Lentegeur Market Garden may not make it through the year

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News | 21 May 2019

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Evicted Durban residents say City had no court order

Dozens left homeless after shacks demolished on Sunday

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News | 21 May 2019

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One door of learning has opened, but the others are still firmly shut

Unless we fix the school system, the gains won by the #Feesmustfall campaign will mean very little

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Opinion | 21 May 2019

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Pietermaritzburg protesters injured by police, says village chief

Police deny anyone was hurt during dispersal of water protest

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News | 20 May 2019

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