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Court blocks development on Cape Flats Aquifer

City of Cape Town and provincial government told to consider new evidence

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News | 19 February 2020

Heritage Western Cape slams River Club development plan

The area along the Liesbeek is recognised as a sacred space, says HWC

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News | 19 February 2020

Metrorail driver stoned by angry commuters

Assaults of crew have become a daily occurrence, says injured driver

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News | 18 February 2020

Uitenhage residents want their pothole left alone

Land occupiers use water from the pothole for bathing and boil it for cooking

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News | 18 February 2020

Precarious life for immigrant job-seekers

Suburban Johannesburg street corners attract many people seeking casual work

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News | 18 February 2020

Wind farm says massive new rival could cost it “hundreds of millions” in lost energy

Existing West Coast One wind farm wants recent approval for upwind Boulders project to be reviewed, because it will “reduce its access to the wind”

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News | 18 February 2020

Stand-off between Langa residents after tavern reopens

Owner accuses those opposing his business of being xenophobic

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News | 17 February 2020

Raw sewage flows into Sundays River, possibly for years already

Municipality says mechanical and electrical failure causing spillage

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News | 17 February 2020

Prison officials explain Ramaphosa’s decision to reduce sentences

Officials ask Dunoon residents to accept ex-convicts back into society, as nearly 900 released from Pollsmoor

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News | 17 February 2020

PRASA vs Siyangena: #UniteBehind joins court case to force rail agency to fight for billions of rands

PRASA doesn’t even have a law firm to represent it in huge upcoming legal battle

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News | 14 February 2020

Equality Court orders shop to accommodate wheelchairs

“I want to give my son as full a life as I can, even if it means fighting so he can go to the shop like anyone else” says mother

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News | 14 February 2020

Parents shut down Eastern Cape school over teacher shortage

“It is almost seven years now encountering the same problem” says SGB

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News | 14 February 2020

Court increases compensation for Ekurhuleni workers from R6,000 to R24,000 each

Former participants in municipal job creation programme not given status of permanent employees

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News | 14 February 2020

Khayelitsha schools demand security guards and metal detectors

Province says that it has allocated money for security; condemns protest during school hours

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News | 13 February 2020

Soiled Milnerton lagoon cannot wait three years, says OUTA

Joe Slovo informal settlement needs proper sanitation and the Potsdam Wastewater Treatment Works needs to be fixed

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News | 13 February 2020

N2 highway blocked as Butterworth residents protest over water

Protesters want President Ramaphosa to intervene

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News | 13 February 2020