Articles for Barbara October

Photo of Athekosi Myoli and Mzamo Sidelo outside the Sonke men's clinic.

HIV-positive prisoner denied antiretroviral treatment

Pollsmoor detainees speak out

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News | 3 February 2016

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UCT students and staff share stories of exclusion

Management promises staff contracts by the end of the week

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News | 2 February 2016

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Softball body battling to keep its head above water

R100k needed to send Cape Town teams to national competition

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News | 28 January 2016

Parents want the Education Department to provide transport to their children attending Le Chasseur Primary School. Photo by Masixole Feni.

Robertson parents vow to close down school

They are calling for the Education Department to provide transport for their children.

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News | 21 January 2016

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Sassa system to refund unauthorised debits “not working”

An 88-year-old Nyanga resident has had over R2,400 deducted from his pension since April last year for a loan he says he never made.

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News | 19 January 2016

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Court stops City from evicting Newcastle residents

On 14 December, the Western Cape High Court temporarily suspended an eviction order against the group who have been living on the land directly behind the Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha since May 2014.

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News | 12 January 2016

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Where are the traffic death statistics?

The government agency responsible for publishing them has not done so since March 2011.

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Feature | 11 January 2016

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Joy and agony as students get their matric results

Most students at Belgravia, Thandokhulu and Athlone high schools were thrilled with their results. In Masiphumelele students were relieved after a tough year.

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News | 6 January 2016