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KwaNobuhle residents demand their share of Uitenhage budget

Mayor promises 80% of capital spending will go to poor areas

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News | 15 May 2019

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Grabouw farm workers suspend protest

Union calls for release of arrested protesters

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Brief | 15 May 2019

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Informal settlements need better rubbish collection

Reform of the system is necessary to “keep Cape Town clean”

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Analysis | 15 May 2019

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Durban mayor facing corruption charges

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the.news.letter | 14 May 2019

Roads were blocked with burning tires and debris early in the morning inside Grabouw. Some residence who were watching were not sure why the the protest was happening or who the leaders were.

Grabouw community divided as protests continue

Tensions rise along racial lines

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Photo Essay | 14 May 2019

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City of Johannesburg can’t cope with Alexandra land occupations, inquiry told

“We do demolish but it is impossible to go there every day” says manager

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News | 14 May 2019

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Parents close school, want principal fired

“Do they want a child to drown in one of those pit toilets?”

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News | 14 May 2019

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Taps have been dry for five years in Eastern Cape village

Amathole District Municipality cannot deliver more water

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News | 14 May 2019

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“I am left with this blanket and winter is coming”

Strand land occupiers who are staying in community halls say they have nowhere to go

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Photo Essay | 14 May 2019

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“We are tired of being a charity township” Alexandra inquiry told

Residents call for probe into renewal Project

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News | 13 May 2019

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