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“What is the use of voting while we are still suffering”

Pietermaritzburg residents say they were promised houses years ago

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News | 2 December 2019

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Elderly couple rewards kind stranger with … a business

Rhadi’s Meat Place is booming

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Brief | 2 December 2019

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Call for JSE to act on climate change

Extinction Rebellion pours cold water on Black Friday

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Brief | 29 November 2019

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Decision on disputed Sea Point property expected in 2020

“The applicants’ rights and the state’s obligations are two sides of the same coin”

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Law | 29 November 2019

Muizinberg is famous for its colourful changing rooms, soft sand, warm water ,easy going nature and diversity.

Muizenberg: Where South Africans play together

People of all classes, races and nationalities enjoy the beach and its surrounds

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Photo Essay | 29 November 2019

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Commuter Lunga Zawa uses a wheelchair. But Nyanga station is only accessible by stairs

Cape Town Association for the Physically Disabled has been fighting since 2015 for better access

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News | 29 November 2019

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Gay activist stages pop-up theatre in city streets

“My performances are for the mother with a gay son who is hiding”

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News | 29 November 2019

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Huge new housing project in Retreat

5,000 homes to be built, says MEC, but Parkwood residents still sceptical

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News | 29 November 2019

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Mbalula under fire following train arson

Eighteen coaches “gutted” at Cape Town station at a cost of over R60 million

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News | 28 November 2019

Elections 2026

How is your municipality doing?

We are doing in depth reports on municipalities across the country ahead of the 2026 local elections.

Elections 2026

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Cape Flats murders are on the rise

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What the latest tests say about beach water quality in Durban and Cape Town

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