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Shambolic Home Affairs leaves immigrants who are legally in the country undocumented

Since lockdown asylum seekers and refugees have been denied crucial services

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News | 4 April 2022

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Former Lotteries boss claims a dodgy “professorship”

Alfred Nevhutanda’s professorship acquired from a questionable “university”

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News | 4 April 2022

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Over 3,000 people in Madibeng face eviction

Occupiers to oppose their removal in court on 26 May

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News | 3 April 2022

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City of Cape Town stops Brass Bell restaurant from building on beach

Owner wanted a wooden deck to provide people with “an area to sunbathe without getting covered in sea sand”

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News | 1 April 2022

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“I struggle to study because I’m thinking about where my next meal will come from”

Students at South Cape College’s Bitou Campus say their NSFAS allowances have not been paid

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News | 1 April 2022

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Benoni residents petition government to stop illegal mining near their homes

“They’ll be digging for gold in our backyards if something is not done”

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News | 31 March 2022

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ICASA issues radio licence to deregistered company

Regulator ignores compliance requirements

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News | 30 March 2022

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Parole backlog piling up on minister’s desk

Prisoners spend years in jail beyond their minimum detention periods waiting for parole

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News | 30 March 2022

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Funding crisis in North West as Social Development department fails to pay subsidies

One organisation has already had to close three offices

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News | 30 March 2022

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Water protests erupt in Limpopo town

Molemole shut down by protesters angered by municipal water bills

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News | 29 March 2022

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In Fort Beaufort the children eat fish caught next to the sewage pipe

Angry residents march to municipality demanding clean water, proper sanitation and electricity

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News | 29 March 2022

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City-run hostel has been hijacked by criminals

City of Johannesburg blames the deplorable state of the building on frequent incidents of vandalism and theft

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News | 29 March 2022

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“Maggots crawl up your legs”: toilets in Siyathuthuka settlement are filthy

Ablution blocks have been closed since 2018 and chemical toilets are overflowing

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News | 29 March 2022

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“We have nowhere to go” say Mamelodi occupiers as eviction looms

Gauteng Department of Human Settlements have obtained a court order to evict occupants of government-owned apartments

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News | 28 March 2022

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Fort Beaufort’s thirsty villages

In one village boreholes stopped working four years ago and were never repaired

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News | 28 March 2022

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Protest against xenophobia goes ahead after court overturns ban

Marchers call for Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi to step down

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News | 26 March 2022