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Farmers complain their cattle are being impounded

“The herd was our pride,” farmer says after Kouga municipality auctions off cattle

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News | 14 August 2018

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FEDUSA will go to court to get Gautrain financials

Two-week strike at Gautrain ends

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News | 13 August 2018

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East London residents demand illegal electricity connections be restored

Harry Gwala shack dwellers have been waiting for ten years to be formally electrified

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News | 13 August 2018

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Hout Bay protest turns violent after poaching death

Hangberg residents accuse law enforcement of shooting Durick van Blerk

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News | 12 August 2018

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Gay Congolese man’s harrowing journey to reach asylum in South Africa

But Saadi Ali Tokiti says he feels unsafe and unwanted in Cape Town

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News | 10 August 2018

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We want to get child rapists out of Khayelitsha, says police boss

Implement gender-based violence recommendations of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, demand residents on Women’s Day

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News | 9 August 2018

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Train commuters take a ride with PRASA regional manager

Richard Walker hears commuters’ complaints about Metrorail

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News | 8 August 2018

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Owner breaks down house under tenants’ feet

Woodstock property stripped before eviction hearing starts

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News | 8 August 2018

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“Violence is the only language our government understands”

Ngcobo residents block R61, demand better roads

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News | 7 August 2018

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Nelson Mandela University students march against rape

Classes resumed after being suspended on Monday

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News | 7 August 2018

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Taxi strike makes Cape Town’s transport misery worse

Torched busses cause Golden Arrow to cancel services to much of the Cape Flats

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News | 6 August 2018

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Uitenhage housing protest ends in land occupation

“It pains me when you burn tar roads while you demand new ones” councillor tells protesters

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News | 6 August 2018

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87-year-old man walks three kilometres to fetch water

Smiling Valley has waited for basic services since 1992

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News | 6 August 2018

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Bureaucracy leaves Khayelitsha toilets uncleaned since last year

Because janitors don’t have inoculations residents live with shit

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News | 6 August 2018

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RDP houses built in a floodplain

Worst affected residents say they are prepared to relocate immediately

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News | 6 August 2018

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Port Elizabeth school refuses to play in a township

Parent asked if it was “worth the risk”

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News | 3 August 2018