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Community gardeners dig in against attempts to evict them

New Khayelitsha vegetable garden is on land set aside for a provincial housing project

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News | 18 February 2021

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Four children died after eating toxic food from this dumpsite. A year later, it has not been cleared

Yet Mayor promised R4 million to clear dumpsites

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News | 17 February 2021

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Unemployed people wait in vain at company gates

Job-seekers in Germiston sit outside major local employer hoping for work

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News | 17 February 2021

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Forced closure of Humansdorp co-op hits farmers

Striking workers vow to keep co-op shut until grievances addressed

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News | 17 February 2021

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Desperate job-seekers are falling victim to fake employment offers

Fraudsters demand money for fees and police clearance checks

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News | 16 February 2021

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West Coast mining magnate due in court in March on assault charges

Australian courts drop one charge against Mark Caruso, two still pending

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News | 16 February 2021

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People’s lives left on hold while Master of the High Court turns away clients

People are struggling to wind up the estates of family members because they cannot access court services

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News | 16 February 2021

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Helping immigrant children get into schools

The Scalabrini Centre’s #access4EVERYchild campaign is assisting families

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News | 16 February 2021

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Spaza owners protest after Port Elizabeth murders

“We cannot live like hunted animals”

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News | 15 February 2021

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Police accused of failing to act on complaints against SANDF

Lawyers for Human Rights to compel police to investigate string of alleged assaults and torture carried out by soldiers

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News | 12 February 2021

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R45-million victory for PRASA

In a decision that vindicates Martha Ngoye, an arbitrator has ordered SA Fence and Gate to pay back the money

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News | 12 February 2021

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Applying for grants is a nightmare for early childhood development centres

“People are pulling their hair out because they have no idea how to do it”

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News | 12 February 2021

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Civic farming campaign opposes Philippi Horticultural Area development

Proposed massive urban development opposed by small farmers

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News | 12 February 2021

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So who really is on the PRASA board?

Confusion over Department of Transport representative as CEO appears to contradict chair of board

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News | 10 February 2021

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Families without water as City of Cape Town contract expires

Residents of Dunoon informal settlement block roads in protest

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News | 10 February 2021

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Covid-19 grant beneficiaries find post offices offline, closed or chaotic

Beneficiaries spend R50 of their R350 grant to reach a functioning post office

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News | 10 February 2021