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Activists crash Ramaphosa’s train launch

“We have written to Ramaphosa at least five times about some of the things happening at PRASA and have not received a response”, says #UniteBehind

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News | 9 April 2019

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Politicians have failed us, say Alexandra residents

Ramaphosa, Mashaba to visit township after protests

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News | 9 April 2019

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Give HIV home test kits to men who have sex with men, say researchers

But public health expert expresses scepticism

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News | 8 April 2019

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“Agents” charge R300 to jump Home Affairs queues

“Come straight to me with the money and you will get inside”

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News | 5 April 2019

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Makhado municipality fails to keep promise

No sign of promised markets upgrade

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News | 5 April 2019

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“We need buses for the children going to school”

Learners and parents demand better school transport

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News | 4 April 2019

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Man with disability has waited 11 years for temporary accommodation

Councillor says temporary housing was given to people who did not need it

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News | 4 April 2019

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Alexandra shut down as residents take to the streets

Protesters complain about overcrowding and problems with water and electricity

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News | 3 April 2019

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Immigrants fear for their lives in Durban

Municipality dismantles tents and sends displaced foreign nationals back to their homes

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News | 3 April 2019

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Dunoon’s streets are running with raw sewage

City blames the mess on “misuse of the sewer system”

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News | 3 April 2019

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Hout Bay taxi bosses in hiding after flare-up of violence

Fight over lucrative route leaves five drivers dead

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News | 2 April 2019

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Tensions rise as 600 RDP houses stand empty in Nigel

High time we got answers, say Alra Park residents

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News | 2 April 2019

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RDP house not finished after seven years

Woman in Khayelitsha has been moving from shack to shack as she waits for her house to be completed

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News | 2 April 2019

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International tuberculosis commission praises SA government’s increased investment

TB killed 1.6 million people worldwide in 2017

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News | 1 April 2019

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One thousand new homes earmarked for Masiphumelele

City commitment to start settling people in October follows long period of community discussions

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News | 1 April 2019

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Swimmers promote alternatives to mining the Wild Coast

Over five days, eight people will swim 22 km along the Pondoland Marine Protected Area

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News | 31 March 2019