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Masiphumelele fire station set to open this year

The project was set back by nearly two years over the appointment of the contractor

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Brief | 27 June 2019

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Pietermaritzburg municipality lets water go to waste, but residents have to queue at the tap

100 people to one tap in Pavilion informal settlement

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News | 27 June 2019

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The people of Plastic City cannot even afford zinc shacks

People live in homes built of discarded board and plastic next to a Brakpan dump site

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Photo Essay | 27 June 2019

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Inquest into death of baby after teargas fired in Marikana

Alunamda Mncedane died during Monday’s protests in Philippi, Cape Town

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News | 26 June 2019

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Transport minister dreams of bullet trains … but commuters want Metrorail to work now

Civil society and commuter groups tell Fikile Mbalula their demands

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News | 26 June 2019

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Three children rebuild their shack – again

City of Cape Town says only unoccupied shacks were demolished, but residents disagree

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News | 26 June 2019

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Employees at luxury guesthouse win unfair dismissal case

CCMA rules against theLAB Lifestyle

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News | 26 June 2019

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Courts should not refuse bail to immigrants without good reason

Being foreign does not justify a refusal of bail

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Opinion | 26 June 2019

Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula took a train from Khayelitsha to Langa but it didn't go as planned.

Minister abandons commuters on train

After severe delays on Metrorail, transport minister Fikile Mbalula went back to his sirens and “blue light brigade”

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News | 25 June 2019

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

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